Space News for Tuesday, August 06, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) China launches first satellites for Thousand Sails megaconstellation(00:56) NASA budget pressures create opportunities for smallsats(01:25) Benchmark adds Starlight thruster to partner network(01:54) Aerospace CEO lauds smallsat innovation and risk-taking(02:23) SmallSat Conference relocates to Salt Lake City in 2025(02:57) Voyager Space to maintain subcontractor role in Lockheed Martin’s missile program(03:26) Space Force explores ‘small GEO’ options for resilient communications(03:57) NASA seeking student missions to send to space — new CubeSat Launch Initiative opened… – SatNews(04:22) USSF approves Orbit Fab’s RAFTI as accepted refueling interface for military satellites – SatNews(04:55) SATLANTIS set to launch 2 smallsats under the GARAI Project in partnership with OHB Sweden – SatNews(05:28) General Atomics awarded USSF contract For Phase 1 of the Enterprise Space Terminal program – SatNews(06:01) FCC approves AST SpaceMobile’s 1st commercial satellite launch – SatNews(06:37) Station Science Top News: August 2, 2024(07:07) AstroViz: Iconic Pillars of Creation Star in NASA’s New 3D Visualization(07:40) Amendment 38: A.43 Earth Action: Health and Air Quality Due Date Delay.(08:13) Using data from DART’s impact, scientists investigate characteristics of Dimorphos and Didymos