Space News for Thursday, June 20, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) ExoTerra raises $8 million to boost propulsion system production(00:53) Starliner ISS stay extended to complete thruster and helium leak testing(01:19) CesiumAstro banks another $65 million(01:46) Exolaunch integrates 42 satellites for SpaceX’s Transporter-11 rideshare mission – SatNews(02:27) SpaceX scrubs Junteenth launch of SES ASTRA 1P again – SatNews(02:58) Lockheed Martin to develop next generation weather satellite constellation – SatNews(03:27) Astrolight sets the stage for next generation secure space-to-Earth data transmission – SatNews(03:55) Astronics receives million$$$ contract for U.S. Army Radio Test Set TS-4549/T – SatNews(04:26) Unannounced launch from Vandenberg of U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin flight test of future intercontinental ballistic missile reentry vehicle – SatNews(05:02) Spirent successfully implements PULSAR™ signals into their product line – SatNews(05:34) The Next Full Moon is the Strawberry Moon(05:57) Artemis, Architecture, and Lunar Science: SMD and ESDMD Associate Administrators visits Tokyo(06:26) Sols 4216-4218: Another ‘Mammoth’ Plan!