Space News for Thursday, July 25, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Sierra Space conducts second full-scale burst test of inflatable module(00:57) Rocket engine startup Ursa Major adds 3D printing lab in Ohio(01:27) New Frontier Aerospace tests rocket engine for point-to-point travel(02:00) Raytheon partners with Italy’s Avio to boost solid rocket motor production(02:24) Month: (02:45) SpaceX completes Falcon 9 static fire test amid return to flight campaign(03:12) NASA prepares to roll Artemis 2 core stage to the Vehicle Assembly Building(03:46) Rocket Lab’s date set for Synspective satellites launch – SatNews(04:14) Avio partners with Raytheon (RTX) to build solid rocket motors – SatNews(04:44) BAE Systems + Stellar Blu Solutions complete multi-orbit antenna qualification for IFC – SatNews(05:15) DoD’s 2024 Arctic Strategy publication “is critical to the defense of our homeland” – SatNews(05:45) SpaceX launch of smallsats for the Starlink constellation now planned for July 26 – SatNews(06:25) NASA’s Webb Images Cold Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away(06:54) Watch Carbon Dioxide Move Through Earth’s Atmosphere