Space News for Thursday, January 25, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Freedom Space’s ground network software selected for U.S. Space Force program(00:54) ESA sees strong interest in commercial cargo program(01:24) Europe weeks away from finalizing sovereign broadband proposal(01:55) Eyes in the sky: The increasing importance of very low Earth orbit (VLEO) for national security(02:24) Blue Origin gets U.S. Space Force funding for New Glenn ‘integration studies’(02:56) ESA and EU collaborate on launch initiative(03:22) Orbit Fab and ClearSpace to develop in-space refueling service(03:49) NASA ready for Monday’s Northrop Grumman cargo space station mission – SatNews(04:34) Lockheed Martin sends NOAA’s newest weather satellite to Florida for launch preparations – SatNews(05:16) NASA welcomes Belgium as the newest Artemis Accords signatory – SatNews(05:44) Moog successfully steers ULA’s Vulcan during the rocket’s inaugural launch – SatNews(06:23) Hubble Spies Side-by-Side Galaxies(06:50) NOAA’s GOES-U Arrives in Florida for Processing Ahead of Launch(07:27) NASA System Predicts Impact of a Very Small Asteroid Over Germany