Space News for Tuesday, November 28, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Pentagon looks to commercial space for an edge(00:56) Additional vendors selected for DoD’s low Earth orbit satellite services contract(01:26) China makes progress on Raptor-like engines for super heavy rocket(01:53) Astra secures $2.7 million in additional financing(02:21) Former NASA acting administrator Jurczyk passes away(02:47) Aerojet Rocketdyne, ULA mark 60th anniversary of RL10 rocket engine(03:16) Month: (03:45) SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral(04:17) Another successful nighttime SpaceX Starlink satellites launch – SatNews(04:52) SpaceX plans 23 Starlink satellites launch on Falcon 9 Monday from the Cape – SatNews(05:32) Axiom Space is all-in with Amazon Web Services – SatNews(06:04) SkyFi is expanding horizons with aerial, SAR + global satellite imagery – SatNews(06:31) Rocket Factory Augsburg names eight customers on second flight – SatNews(06:51) IEC Telecom floats their OptiShield cybersecurity solution for vessels – SatNews