Space News for Wednesday, August 07, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Dcubed raises 4.4 million euros for in-space manufacturing(00:52) Impulse Space announces GEO rideshare program(01:14) Safran to open electric thruster production line in U.S.(01:44) Leaf Space deploys first ground antenna with high-speed Ka-band(02:14) BAE wins $48 million U.S. Air Force contract for data analytics platform(02:42) Perceptive Space raises $2.8 million for space weather platform(03:08) Leaf Space expands network with the company’s own teleport in Punta Arenas, Chile – SatNews(03:37) Safran boosts production of advanced satellite propulsion systems in the U.S. – SatNews(04:17) Benchmark expands partnership network with Starlight Hall Thruster – SatNews(04:49) Bright Ascension releases HELIX Flightkit, the 1st step to an end-to-end space software solution – SatNews(05:19) Celebrate Heliophysics Big Year: Free Monthly Webinars on the Sun Touches Everything(05:53) Quantum Scale Sensors used to Measure Planetary Scale Magnetic Fields(06:25) Launch Roundup: Starlink constellation continues to expand while China begins building G60 constellation