Space News for Thursday, May 25, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Iceye introduces Dwell imaging mode(00:50) Impulse and Relativity target 2026 for launch of first Mars lander mission(01:20) Fleet Space secures $33 million for mineral exploration constellation(01:52) BlackSky, Spire roll out space-based maritime tracking service(02:25) Japan’s GITAI raises $29 million for space robotics business(02:55) Missile-warning satellite passes preliminary design review(03:21) Debut Astranis satellite beams first signals to Alaska(03:50) Month: (04:16) SpaceX delays launch of Arabsat telecom satellite until Friday night(04:49) Russian supply ship launches to International Space Station(05:23) UPDATE 2: The Arabsat BADR-8 SpaceX launch is now scheduled for Friday, May 26th… – SatNews(06:43) TRL11, Inc. closes pre-seed funding to bring nexgen video technology to the space economy – SatNews(07:45) BlackSky + Spire partner for AI-driven maritime custody service – SatNews(08:16) First Astranis satellite successfully deployed to GEO, beams first signals down to Alaska – SatNews(08:43) Russia’s Progress MS-23 resupply mission arrives at space station