Space News for Tuesday, June 11, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Kepler demonstrates optical data relay service in LEO(00:54) Collaborative Frontiers: Merging Commercial Tech with Space Force Strategy(01:26) Assured Space and Phantom Space seek to disrupt data-backhaul business(01:55) NASA selects seven companies for MSR studies(02:22) Scout Space signs LSA for SDA satellite with ABL Space Systems – SatNews(02:51) Virgin Galactic completes 12th spaceflight – SatNews(03:18) SpaceX Starlink to launch smallsats Wednesday and Thursday – SatNews(03:56) Growing space safety + sustainability concerns to drive In-Orbit Services and SSA awareness uptake – SatNews(04:28) USSF billion dollar contract assigned to 20 firms – SatNews(04:55) XipLink’s LEO enhancement features optimize capabilities for Multi-Orbit networks – SatNews(05:23) Hubble Finds Surprises Around a Star That Erupted 40 Years Ago(05:51) NASA’s Webb Opens New Window on Supernova Science(06:15) North Carolina Volunteers Work Toward Cleaner Well Water(06:38) NASA Watches Mars Light Up During Epic Solar Storm(07:02) China Roundup: Chang’e 6 lands on the Moon, and record-breaking EVA