Space News for Tuesday, September 05, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) ESA to set target for first Ariane 6 launch after upcoming tests(00:54) DoD satellites in low Earth orbit promise more connectivity for military users(01:27) Chinese scientist proposes solar system-wide resource utilization roadmap(01:56) Crew-6 returns to Earth(02:23) India’s moon lander set for nighttime as solar mission soars(02:49) Crew Dragon safely splashes down east of Jacksonville(03:18) Month: (03:53) Space X’s two scrubs then a launch finally send U.S. military’s Space Development Agency’s 13 satellites soaring – SatNews(04:30) Launch Addendum: Lockheed Martin reports on their Transport Layer Satellites launch as part of the SDA’s Tranche 0 mission – SatNews(05:01) Goonhilly Earth Station: Continuing success with Aditya-L1 launch support – SatNews(05:32) India launches the Aditya-L1 solar space observatory mission – SatNews(06:02) iLAuNCH Trailblazer additive manufacturing hub to be established – SatNews(06:36) Fleet Space acquires an equity stake and collaboration agreement with Thor Energy – SatNews(07:08) Caltech/JPL Privacy Policies and Important Notices(07:34) NASA, Partners Study Ancient Life in Australia to Inform Mars Search(07:59) Launch Roundup: SpaceX surpass 2022’s launch count with Starlink Group 6-12; China to launch three missions