Space News for Wednesday, April 09, 2025

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Cobham Satcom announces acquisition by Solix Group to accelerate growth – SatNews(00:52) U.S. Space Force Field Commands announce accelerated GPS III mission – SatNews(01:28) L-1 – ULA Atlas V readies for Wednesday Kuiper 1 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper – SatNews(01:55) Space Force changes launch provider from ULA to SpaceX for GPS III-7 satellite – SatNews(02:26) Shield AI unveils V-BAT block upgrade powered by Hivemind: advanced autonomy, SATCOM + more – SatNews(02:54) Redwire + i-space-U.S. sign MoU to jointly pursue commercial lunar exploration missions – SatNews(03:35) NASA’s First Flight With Crew Important Step on Long-term Return to the Moon, Missions to Mars(04:02) NASA’s Deep Space Network Starts New Dish, Marks 60 Years in Australia(04:32) Meet Alex Olley: Air Force Veteran Powering the Space Station(05:03) Soyuz MS-27 launches three new crew members to ISS