Space News for Thursday, August 10, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Scout Space, Stanford University win Space Force contract extension(00:53) Chinese startup launches 7th Ceres-1 rocket, preps for first sea launch(01:20) Viasat not ready to declare Viasat-3 Americas a total loss(01:49) Japan’s Interstellar aims for orbital launch in 2025(02:17) U.S. intelligence agencies take steps to protect commercial satellites(02:49) Lynk Global starts initial direct-to-device services in the Cook Islands(03:15) ESA confirms Ariane 6 debut to slip to 2024(03:39) Russian cosmonauts make spacewalk at International Space Station(04:07) MAXAR’s images of devastating Maui fires – SatNews(04:41) BlackSky signs on for 5 Rocket Lab launches – SatNews(05:08) ICEYE US receives 1st NASA Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program Task Order – SatNews(05:53) ARQUIMEA and Aerospacelab agree to co-develop a high-performance Low Earth Orbit satellite – SatNews(06:21) Canadian Space Agency: SCISAT — 20 years of discovery – SatNews(07:23) NASA Data Shows Fierce Surface Temperatures During Phoenix Heat Wave