Space News for Thursday, March 28, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) China adds new moon base project partners, but struggles to attract national-level participation(00:57) Astrobotic hires space industry veterans to help with Griffin lander(01:22) Connecting the Dots | Incoming illegal NGSO service crackdown(01:54) Chinese scientists call for focus on asteroid missions(02:29) Boeing sues Virgin Galactic over mothership project(03:02) Month: (03:31) Tomorrow is ULA’s historic final launch for Delta IV Heavy carrying NROL-70 – SatNews(04:10) KRYTAR’s new compact 3 dB, 90-degree hybrid coupler covering the frequency from 0.4 to 7.125 GHz – SatNews(04:47) The number of telecare solution users in Europe and North America in 2023 reached 14.2 million totaling €6.4 billion – SatNews(05:24) Red Cat receives million$$ in contract awards for 2 NATO allied countries – SatNews(05:52) Thursday SpaceX is set for 22 Starlink launch – SatNews(06:23) US House of Representatives Columbia Accident Documents(06:55) NASA’s Europa Clipper Survives and Thrives in ‘Outer Space’ on Earth(07:28) China Roundup: Chinese Moon plans, commercial company updates, and Wenchang commercial pad