Space News for Wednesday, April 05, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Apple executive Doug Beck tapped to lead the Defense Innovation Unit(00:55) Apex to launch first satellite in 2024(01:19) Arabsat blames thruster issue for temporary satellite outage(01:42) Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy(02:10) Arianespace to launch ESA’s JUICE mission to Jupiter via an Ariane 5 – SatNews(02:34) Lockheed Martin selected as the preferred bidder for the Australian Defense Satellite Comms System – SatNews(03:10) ClearSpace and LeoLabs’ MOU to advance a safer, more sustainable space environment – SatNews(04:16) Major space companies call on governments to adopt ‘highway code’ to combat space junk – SatNews