Space News for Tuesday, August 20, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Chinese spacecraft appear to reach lunar orbit despite launch setback(00:56) Planet signs deal with NATO to supply satellite imagery(01:21) RS-25 Engine Evolves for the Evolvable SLS Rocket(01:52) South Korea hires SpaceX to launch GEO satellite in 2027(02:26) Rethinking Safety in the Age of Machine Complexity(02:59) Rocket Lab-built Mars smallsats arrive at launch site(03:26) Polaris Dawn astronauts, set to perform first commercial spacewalk, arrive in Florida ahead of launch(04:03) Month: (04:30) SpaceX completes static fire of Falcon 9 rocket ahead of Starlink and Crew 9 missions(05:10) UK Space Command successfully launches first military satellite – SatNews(05:39) ISRO’s mission success with EOS-08 launch – SatNews(06:15) Terran Orbital’s Tyvak awarded million$$$ with a prototype agreement from SDA – SatNews(06:45) SpaceX reschedules Starlink Group 8-6 for Friday from the Cape and another from Vandenberg – SatNews(07:16) SpaceX’s Go! Tuesday Starlink smallsat Cape Canaveral launch – SatNews(07:53) NextSTEP R: Lunar Logistics and Mobility Studies(08:22) Station Science Top News: August 16, 2024