Space News for Thursday, April 04, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Scout Space eyes military customers for space domain awareness sensor(00:51) China launches first of a new series of Yaogan reconnaissance satellites(01:28) Pentagon unveils strategy to harness commercial space tech for national security(02:02) Russia, China catching up to U.S. in space weaponry, new report finds(02:31) Lockheed Martin Ventures invests in Helicity Space(03:00) Fingers crossed for Tuesday’s ULA grand finale launch of Delta IV Heavy carrying the NROL-70 mission – SatNews(03:49) AFVENTURES Phase II SBIR contract – SatNews(04:20) UK-Autonomous + Connected Earth Network launches to unite communities through space technology – SatNews(04:40) Scientists use NASA data to predict solar corona before Eclipse – SatNews(05:04) SpaceX Starlink Group 6-47 Thursday launch – SatNews(05:35) Glenn Impact on the Apollo Program(06:16) Rock Sampled by NASA’s Perseverance Embodies Why Rover Came to Mars(06:44) NASA’s Webb Probes an Extreme Starburst Galaxy(07:09) How NASA Spotted El Niño Changing the Saltiness of Coastal Waters(07:41) NASA Receives 13 Nominations for the 28th Annual Webby Awards