Space News for Wednesday, April 26, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) X-Bow announces $60 million STRATFI agreement(00:54) Astrobotic purchases Falcon Heavy for third lunar lander mission(01:19) AST SpaceMobile conducts first direct-to-device voice test(01:46) SpaceX to take over West Coast launch pad previously used by ULA(02:18) First ispace lunar lander feared lost(02:42) Connecting the Dots | SES-Intelsat merger would face uphill regulatory struggle(03:10) Hydrosat collects $20 million in investment and grants(03:42) Emirati orbiter captures up-close view of Martian moon Deimos(04:05) Month: (04:35) Japanese company says commercial spacecraft crashed on moon landing attempt(06:52) Hydrosat receives million$$ in new funding – SatNews(07:20) NASA Retires Mineral Mapping Instrument on Mars Orbiter(07:50) Best of the Internet: NASA Wins Webby Award, 5 People’s Voice Awards for 2023