Space News for Wednesday, April 10, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Small satellites aim to fill big shoes for military weather data(00:54) Relativity Space delays NSSL bid, focuses on 2026 Terran R debut(01:21) Investment banks take stock of evolving space finance challenges(01:53) NASA rolls out new space sustainability strategy(02:24) NRO eyes diverse satellite fleet and AI-powered ground systems in modernization push(02:53) Planet unveils platform to merge data with analytics(03:23) Space Force budget inches upward in tight fiscal year(03:59) ULA’s success story — Delta IV Heavy’s last launch on an NROL-70 mission – SatNews(04:31) New NASA strategy envisions sustainable future for space ops – SatNews(04:59) Flight Works developing modular refuelable ASCENT propulsion unit for AFRL – SatNews(05:28) Iridium signs 5 year contract with L3Harris to protect FAA critical nfrastructure – SatNews(05:56) RTX announces grant for Space Foundation Discovery Center – SatNews(06:15) Through Astronaut Eyes, Virtual Reality Propels Gateway Forward(06:44) NASA’s Lola Fatoyinbo Receives Royal Geographical Society Prize(07:12) NASA's Curiosity Searches for New Clues About Mars' Ancient Water – NASA Mars Exploration(07:43) After Three Years on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends – NASA Mars Exploration(08:21) Launch Roundup: Delta IV swan song, Angara test flight from Russia, and three Falcon 9 flights