Space News for Tuesday, October 31, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:26) Falcon 9 adds 23 satellites to Starlink network, pushes total in orbit over 5,000(00:57) Month: (01:28) SDA awards billion$ for 100 Alpha variant satellites for Tranche 2 Transport Layer – SatNews(02:02) Update: SpaceX launch abort at T-30 – SatNews(02:31) Solstar Space names an expert Space Advisor – SatNews(02:54) Sidus Space expands management leadership – SatNews(03:24) Scientific Systems awarded SpaceWERX Orbital Prime contract – SatNews(03:54) WTA’s Tier 4 certification of Hispasat’s Lurín (Peru) teleport – SatNews(04:27) Salts and Organics Observed on Ganymede’s Surface by NASA’s Juno(04:57) 25 Years Ago: STS-95, John Glenn Returns to Space(05:30) The Crab Nebula Seen in New Light by NASA’s Webb(05:56) Data From NASA’s WISE Used to Preview Lucy Mission’s Asteroid Dinkinesh(06:32) See SWOT Mission’s Unprecedented View of Global Sea Levels(07:03) Using Webb, scientists measure high-speed jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere