Space News for Thursday, April 20, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) With a new medium rocket, Firefly plans to compete for national security launches(00:56) Space investors see a return in industry growth capital(01:24) Rocket Lab to refly Electron engine(01:50) Space Force chief: ‘We must pivot’ to new ways of doing business(02:15) Air Force Secretary to seek new congressional authorities to speed up acquisitions(04:21) SpaceX resumes launching upgraded Starlink satellites(05:32) Comtech’s Executive Leadership Team adds Chief Strategy Officer – SatNews(06:29) DIU awards 1st contracts for prototyping hypersonic systems – SatNews