Space News for Thursday, September 05, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Final original Vega launches Sentinel-2C(00:46) The artificial divide between the space and geospatial sectors(01:18) Atlas sets course to triple sales after raising $15 million (01:47) Benchmark wins $4.9 million award for ASCENT propulsion systems(02:18) Sierra Space completes acoustics tests of Dream Chaser cargo module(02:49) Telesat sells remote communications services business(03:10) Poor recovery weather causes SpaceX to scrub the launch of 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral(03:42) Godspeed as Arianespace’s Vega soars on its grand finale launch for ESA’s Sentinel-2C mission – SatNews(04:30) SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn commercial astronauts’ mission launch date moved again – SatNews(05:05) Infostellar providing GSaaS support for Panasonic’s CURTIS Satellite using partner ground stations – SatNews(05:46) Cobham Satcom’s new generation Maritime Safety Terminals with voice, messaging and data functions at SMM 2024 – SatNews(06:23) WISeKey Subsidiary WISeSAT.Space Announces Strategic Alliance with Global Radio Systems – SatNews(06:55) Reps from NASA, ESA, JAXA, ASI, KASA meet during COSPAR 2024 to coordinate and reinforce cooperation for asteroid Apophis mission – SatNews(07:37) NASA’s Webb Reveals Distorted Galaxy Forming Cosmic Question Mark