Space News for Thursday, May 30, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) AI startup Wallaroo tapped to help Space Force operationalize machine learning(00:52) Ursa Major completes ground tests of new hypersonic rocket engine(01:21) Redesigned Vega C motor passes static-fire test(01:51) Verizon plots $100 million direct-to-smartphone satellite investment(02:21) Open Cosmos wins Greek government satellite contract(02:47) Update: ULA Atlas V launch of Boeing’s Starliner NASA astronauts mission progresses – SatNews(03:34) SKY Perfect JSAT selects Thales Alenia Space to build the JSAT-31 satellite – SatNews(04:10) ESA selects Open Cosmos to build an optical constellation for Greece – SatNews(04:41) RTX’s Collins Aerospace completes the industry’s 1st retrofit of Iridium Certus satellite connectivity – SatNews(05:17) HawkEye 360 expands their state-of-the-art advanced R&D facility – SatNews(05:48) Scout Space contracted to develop efficient collision analysis framework – SatNews(06:20) Solstar Space awarded AFWERX SBIR contract for radiation hardened WiFi for spacecraft research – SatNews(06:56) 25 Years Ago: STS-96 Resupplies the Space Station(07:26) NASA to Measure Moonquakes With Help From InSight Mars Mission(07:49) Launch Date Set for NASA’s Second PREFIRE Satellite