Space News for Tuesday, December 12, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) 2024 promises opportunities to study the solar corona(00:52) Startup raises $55 million for portable Starlink-dedicated data centers(01:17) China’s reusable rocket race heats up with new hop test(01:56) Space Force chief tempers expectations: ‘Go government fast, not SpaceX fast’(02:26) Helicity Space raises $5 million for fusion engine development(02:53) Polaris Dawn rescheduled for April(03:22) UPDATE: Delay again as Falcon Heavy readies for U.S. Space Force’s X-37B launch – SatNews(03:55) Millennium Space Systems completes missile track custody CDR ahead of schedule – SatNews(04:22) Momentus’ contract with student team CalgaryToSpace for 2025 orbital delivery services – SatNews(05:00) LeoLabs + Aalyria team together plus Aalyria receives ESA contract – SatNews(05:26) Momentus’ update of successful deployment of two satellites and investigation of three uncertains – SatNews(05:58) NASA Sensor Produces First Global Maps of Surface Minerals in Arid Regions