Space News for Tuesday, January 23, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) French SSA startup Aldoria raises $10.9 million(00:58) Industry report calls for greater use of AI to extract untapped value from satellite data(01:36) Video Replay – Not Invisible Anymore: How satellites monitor atmospheric methane(02:07) The White House versus the private sector in space(02:40) Space race 2024: A critical year ahead for U.S. Space Force(03:08) Japan’s moon lander forced to power down but may yet be revived(03:36) Sierra Space tests full-scale inflatable module(04:04) UPDATE #3: SpaceX holding steady to Tuesday for launch of 22 smallsat Starlinks – SatNews(04:40) Iran satellite launch raises concern over missile program – SatNews(05:08) Innoflight delivers initial engineering development units to L3Harris for SDA Tranche T1TL – SatNews(05:36) Advanced future military laser achieves UK first – SatNews(06:05) Pixxel to launch six home-built hyper-spectral Fireflies satellites in June – SatNews(06:34) Hubble Observes an Askew Galaxy Coaxing Star Formation from its Partner(07:03) Hubble Views a Galactic Supernova Site(07:27) Episode 4: A Lifetime on Mars: The Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity