Space News for Thursday, February 01, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Orbital Composites and Virtus Solis announce space-based solar power demonstration(00:58) NASA workshop to examine options for Apophis asteroid mission(01:23) Final preparations underway for launch of first Intuitive Machines lunar lander(01:53) Office of Space Commerce seeks SpaceX’s constellation coordination expertise(02:30) Space Systems Command weather group to review requirements and long-term plans(02:59) Space Force seeks to clear up confusion over selection of Northrop Grumman’s refueling tech(03:29) China’s secretive spaceplane raises its orbit, but yet to deploy satellites(04:02) Rocket Lab launches first recovery Electron mission of 2024(04:30) Polaris Dawn astronauts discuss training for historic commercial spacewalk(05:04) Month: (05:32) Mission Microwave expands sales footprint with new Regional VP for EMEA – SatNews(06:02) NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 ISS mission assignments – SatNews(06:32) Sidus Space’s 3D hybrid satellite ready for launch – SatNews(07:12) CACI awarded million$$$ task order to enhance the U.S. Army’s Cyber Defenses – SatNews(07:46) GKN Aerospace collaborates with Northrop Grumman on SMART Demo rocket test motor – SatNews(08:20) NASA’s PACE launch coverage – SatNews(08:58) NASA’s Fission Surface Power Project Energizes Lunar Exploration(09:24) Discovery Alert: A ‘Super-Earth’ in the Habitable Zone(09:55) Caltech/JPL Privacy Policies and Important Notices(10:24) NASA Puts Next-Gen Exoplanet-Imaging Technology to the Test(10:52) Rocket Lab kicks off 2024 with “Four of a Kind” satellite mission