Space News for Tuesday, July 16, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) China reschedules planetary defense mission for 2027 launch(00:54) U.S. nuclear command satellites need hardening against attacks, report warns(01:24) NASA’s CAPSTONE is testing “Autopilot” software suite for cislunar operations(01:56) Rocket Lab’s launch window for the next Capella Space Mission – SatNews(02:35) USSF has announced space staff, international partnership – SatNews(03:01) SDF 70 yrs on —expanding roles / air self-defense force monitoring outer space; working with other countries to watch for debris, suspicious satellites – SatNews(03:35) Nokia 5G boost for Egypt – SatNews(04:07) Ericsson, OPPO patent licence deal – SatNews(04:40) 15 Years Ago: STS-127 Delivers Japanese External Platform to Space Station(05:07) Jonathan Lunine Appointed Chief Scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory(05:35) Episode 12: Secrets of the Mars Rovers(06:04) Astronomers use Hubble to discover rare intermediate-mass black hole in Omega Centauri