Space News for Wednesday, August 21, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) TrustPoint wins SpaceWERX contracts for alternative PNT(00:54) Globalstar gets conditional approval to replenish constellation(01:25) RFA first stage destroyed in static-fire test(01:53) German cubesat to test quantum key distribution(02:24) Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission ready for launch(02:55) SpaceX launches new Falcon 9 rocket on Starlink mission following ‘water intrusion’ issue(03:31) Exolaunch’s new CEO was their Chief Technology Officer – SatNews(03:59) SpaceX launches 22 Starlink smallsats on Tuesday and first flight for first stage booster – SatNews(04:44) Kuva Space successfully launches Hyperfield-1 with SpaceX – SatNews(05:15) Ecliptic Enterprises awarded ULA contract for RocketCam™ video systems – SatNews(05:51) Danish Instrument Helps NASA’s Juno Spacecraft See Radiation(06:25) Super Blue Moons: Your Questions Answered