Space News for Tuesday, April 09, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Max Space announces plans for inflatable space station modules(00:52) Budget woes just a blip for unstoppable space industry growth(01:24) Office of Space Commerce calls for international cooperation in space situational awareness(01:56) America is losing its GPS dominance to China’s BeiDou satnav(02:20) ‘State of the Space Industrial Base’ highlights supply chain and workforce challenges(02:47) SAIC lands Pentagon contract for AI-powered small satellite, partnering with GomSpace(03:21) Pentagon ramps up investments in solid rocket motor suppliers to bolster domestic industry(03:52) ULA ‘Tomorrow’s the Day’, Delta IV Heavy’s Swan Song on NROL-70 mission – SatNews(04:29) Sierra Space launches Velocity, Horizon, and Titan satellite bus family – SatNews(04:59) Hydrosat awarded NOAA Grant – SatNews(05:31) Telit Cinterion unveils high-precision GNSS IoT module with centimeter-level – SatNews(06:04) Axiom Space teams with Astrolab to advance lunar exploration – SatNews(06:32) U.S. Space Force awards $14.49 million contract to Rocket Lab for Space Test Program-30 – SatNews(07:13) SpaceX debuts new Bandwagon rideshare service