Space News for Thursday, February 15, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Falcon 9 launches first Intuitive Machines lunar lander(00:50) Governments worldwide use satellite communication to close a critical gap(01:16) BAE Systems wins approval for Ball Aerospace acquisition(01:41) Fueling issue delays Intuitive Machines lunar lander launch(02:08) Space Force continues to tweak plan to partner with commercial industry(02:40) Future military target-tracking satellites to be operated by U.S. Space Force (03:09) Skylo raises $37 million to scale up direct-to-device partnerships(03:39) In honor of Presidents Washington and Lincoln… – SatNews(04:04) UPDATE 3: SpaceX successfully launches Odysseus on way to Moon – SatNews(04:35) SpaceX launches 6 prototype missile tracking satellites providing targeting info for Missile Defense Agency and Space Development Agency – SatNews(05:02) ISS National Lab-sponsored optical glass fabrication moves the Future of In-Space Mfg. – SatNews(05:37) SwRI scientists identify water molecules on asteroids for the first time – SatNews(06:06) In-Space Missions awarded additional UK Space Agency funding for Faraday Dragon – SatNews(06:52) SpaceX to deorbit 100 Starlink satellites due to detected flaw – SatNews(07:24) Sense the Solar Eclipse with NASA’s Eclipse Soundscapes Project(07:47) Flame Burns Out on NASA’s Long-Running Spacecraft Fire Experiment(08:18) Stars Sparkle in New Hubble Image(08:46) NASA Telescopes Find New Clues About Mysterious Deep Space Signals(09:14) Team Assessing SHERLOC Instrument on NASA’s Perseverance Rover(09:43) SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission from Florida(10:25) Starship Flight 3 Fully Stacked for WDR testing