Space News for Tuesday, February 06, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Lynk Global finalizes SPAC merger deal(00:49) Virgin Galactic investigating dropped pin on most recent suborbital flight(01:21) First Intuitive Machines lunar lander mission set for Feb. 14 launch(01:47) The last vestige of old space architectural thinking(02:18) NASA compiling lessons learned from Artemis 1(02:47) SpacePath names new VP of Sales + Marketing – SatNews(03:16) Telespazio tasked with EU EO feasibility study – SatNews(03:45) mu Space and ispace’s MoU for future lunar missions – SatNews(04:17) SSTL engages in Lunar Pathfinder antenna tests – SatNews(04:46) What is Dark Energy? Inside our accelerating, expanding Universe(05:14) What’s Made in a Thunderstorm and Faster Than Lightning? Gamma Rays!(05:42) University High School Wins Regional Science Bowl at NASA’s JPL(06:13) XMM-Newton observes black hole winds, provides insight into galaxy and black hole interactions