Space News for Tuesday, July 23, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) ABL loses rocket after static-fire test(00:56) NASA awards launch services contract for NOAA’s JPSS-4 mission – SatNews(01:29) Astra closes the firm’s take-private transaction – SatNews(01:59) Aldoria continues to track the Russian Luch-2 satellite as it approaches telecom satellites – SatNews(02:30) UK Space Agency launches million£ grant to Orbit Fab – SatNews(03:04) SpaceX is ready to begin launches with a July 23 Starlink smallsat Group 10-4 launch – SatNews(03:36) 25 Images to Celebrate NASA’s Chandra 25th Anniversary(04:05) Ground Antenna Trio to Give NASA’s Artemis Campaign ‘LEGS’ to Stand On(04:29) Curiosity discovers pure sulfur rocks, continues to explore Mount Sharp on Mars