Space News for Thursday, January 04, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) SpaceX launches Ovzon’s debut broadband satellite(00:49) Ingenuity lessons being incorporated into Mars Sample Return(01:16) More Than Just LEO: A Framework for SPD-8 and Space Critical Infrastructure(01:47) SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Ovzon-3 satellite, kicking off launch year at the Cape(02:17) UPDATE #4 SpaceX launches the Ovzon 3 revolutionary geostationary communications satellite – SatNews(02:53) New spacecraft engine under development by Diversified Technologies – SatNews(03:22) Inaugural exercise RED SKIES elevates USSF readiness – SatNews(03:53) NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) to undertake the GSAT-20 mission – SatNews(04:21) WTA to soon release “The Teleport Business Model in a Software-Driven World” report – SatNews(04:53) Joshua Schlieder: Feet on the Ground, Head in the Stars(05:22) Finalized Environmental Assessment for the planned OSIRIS-REx mission