Space News for Thursday, November 09, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) ViaSat-3 failure investigation to conclude next week(00:56) Virgin Galactic to halt Unity suborbital flights by mid-2024(01:29) U.S. Air Force X-37B spaceplane to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket(01:56) Startups, universities selected for accelerator focused on space domain awareness(02:28) Webinar Replay | Battle of the Bands – What’s at stake for space at WRC-23(02:57) DoD signs $270 million agreement to acquire SES satellite communications services(03:27) SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards honorees: Unsung Hero(03:59) Veterans Day, Lest We Forget… – SatNews(04:24) Two Koreas race to launch first homegrown military spy satellites – SatNews(04:54) INTEGRASYS + Gilat strategic alliance to advance smart solutions compatibility – SatNews(05:24) U.S. Department of Defense awards MEO BPA to SES Space & Defense – SatNews(05:49) NASA launches its first on-demand streaming service + updated app – SatNews(06:17) AeroVironment’s JUMP 20 medium UAS demos maritime autonomous takeoff + landing at vessel speeds of more than 20 knot – SatNews(06:51) NASA’s Lucy Surprises Again, Observes 1st-ever Contact Binary Orbiting Asteroid(07:14) NASA Analysis Finds Strong El Niño Could Bring Extra Floods This Winter(07:49) First Science Images Released From ESA Mission With NASA Contributions