Space News for Tuesday, July 02, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Europe’s space funding gap threatens industry potential(00:53) Turion wins Space Force contract for debris-capture technology(01:22) SpaceX to launch Yahsat satellites(01:46) Delay again as NASA states Starliner on ‘indefinite hold’ from bringing astronauts home from ISS – SatNews(02:17) Wishing Everyone a Happy July 4th … Independence Day, U.S.A. – SatNews(02:47) Gilat receives million$$+ in IFC orders – SatNews(03:14) CNES awards 2 GEO on orbit services missions to Infinite Orbits and Telespazio France – SatNews(03:42) Distribution agreement signed for Transwing® VTOL UAS in the UK, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia + the UAE – SatNews(04:24) Forrester’s Digest: SpaceX valued at $200 billion plus Arianespace loses Meteosat 3rd gen launch – SatNews(05:02) NASA’s NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On(05:32) Amendment 24: D.18 Euclid General Investigator Program: Mission Involvement(06:06) Firefly set to launch Alpha on Noise of Summer mission