Space News for Wednesday, January 17, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX testing ruggedized terminals for self-driving tractors(00:56) Space Development Agency awards contracts worth $2.5 billion for missile-tracking satellites(01:24) New rocket motor for U.S. Air Force ICBM completes ground test (01:53) Vulcan launch demonstrates new solid rocket boosters(02:26) Airbus and Voyager finalize Starlab joint venture(02:55) SDA awards L3Harris million$$$ contract to build satellites for missile tracking program – SatNews(03:26) Axiom on Wednesday to send first all European commercial astronauts to ISS – SatNews(03:58) Kinéis to deploy IoT constellation – SatNews(04:24) Former NASA Administrator joins Starlab Space Board of Directors with goal of continuously crewed free-flying space station – SatNews(05:00) Forsway + Cloudpoint establish JV to launch low-cost streaming solution – SatNews(05:32) John Deere + SpaceX to expand rural connectivity for farmers – SatNews(06:07) Azerbaijan secures the 46° East orbital slot – SatNews(06:41) NASA’s IXPE Helps Researchers Maximize ‘Microquasar’ Findings(07:16) Special Report: X-59 Makes its Public Debut