Space News for Thursday, September 07, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Japan launches moon lander and X-ray observatory(00:49) SpaceChain pivots to combine AI with Earth imagery(01:14) Psyche asteroid mission set for October launch(01:42) Pentagon’s new plan to counter China includes swarms of smart satellites(02:10) MAG Aerospace and SAS partner for Space Force data-analytics contract(02:41) Space Force rewrites mission statement(03:06) Stand up, Space Greta(03:29) Live Coverage: Next-generation X-ray space telescope and lunar lander launches from Japan(04:01) Musk declares Starship is ready for its second test flight, following stacking(04:32) Terran Orbital unveils new product line of seven satellite buses – SatNews(04:58) Firefly Aerospace awarded MLA with L3Harris – SatNews(05:31) US Electrodynamics, Inc. (USEI) appoints new leadership positions – SatNews(06:03) Ariane 6 core stage hot fire test on the launch pad is successful – SatNews(06:31) Orbit unveils multi-purpose SATCOM terminals for USVs and small vessels – SatNews(07:04) Freedom Space gains traction with Government customers – SatNews(07:34) NASA’s Psyche Mission on Track for Liftoff Next Month(07:50) NASA’s Oxygen-Generating Experiment MOXIE Completes Mars Mission(08:18) NASA, Partners Study Ancient Life in Australia to Inform Mars Search(08:43) Japanese H-IIA launches X-ray telescope and lunar lander(09:22) NASA modifies ML-1 for Artemis II, ML-2 under construction for SLS Block IB