Space News for Thursday, July 04, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Blue Origin, Stoke Space selected by U.S. Space Force to compete for small satellite missions(00:52) Sentinel-2C ready for transatlantic trip to farewell Vega launch(01:19) Chinese satellite manufacturer MinoSpace raises $137 million(01:47) Cosmic Shielding works with Aethero to protect Nvidia Jetson Orin NX GPU(02:17) Can “AltPNT” Really Replace GPS?(02:44) Rocket Lab signs preliminary terms for million$$ in funding to expand production of semiconductors that power spacecraft – SatNews(03:25) Shield AI’s V-BAT selected for million$$$ contract for USCG UAS services – SatNews(04:01) High energy particle strike simulation technique for new semiconductor devices – SatNews(04:33) U.S.S.F. SSC awards 2nd ramp for the Orbital Services program to Blue Origin + Stoke Space – SatNews(05:10) Amendment 25: New Opportunity: C.27 Lucy in the L4 Trojans Participating Scientist Program.(05:43) Launch Roundup: Second half of 2024 begins with more launches from front runners US & China