Space News for Wednesday, December 20, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Senate confirms senior military leaders, including two four-star Space Force generals(00:54) Intuitive Machines delays first lunar lander launch to February(01:19) Wallonia brings in Europe’s investment arm to boost space industry(01:51) New Shepard returns to flight with successful suborbital mission(02:19) Peregrine lunar lander ready for January launch(02:43) SpaceX to just miss goal of 100 Falcon launches in 2023(03:15) Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket on return to flight mission(03:44) Tata Advanced Systems + Satellogic sign strategic contract to build LEO satellites in India – SatNews(04:16) World Radiocommunication Conference revises the ITU Radio Regulations to support spectrum sharing and technological innovation – SatNews(04:43) World Teleport Association publishes Top Operator Rankings for 2023 – SatNews(05:15) Foxconn rockets into satellites in search of life beyond iPhone – SatNews(05:43) Firefly Aerospace ready to Launch Alpha FLTA004 for no earlier than December 20 – SatNews(06:12) Pale Blue teams with TOKYO KEIKI for prototype model of satellite propulsion system – SatNews(06:41) FreeWave joins the Viasat ELEVATE Partner Program – SatNews