Space News for Wednesday, July 24, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SaxaVord prepares for first orbital launch(00:52) Review concludes proposed NASA budget cuts would end Chandra(01:22) Orbital Insight wins NGA contract for maritime surveillance in Indo-Pacific region(01:55) Europe sees Ariane 6 launch as an end to its “launcher crisis”(02:24) Pentagon’s Arctic strategy emphasizes space and satellite capabilities(02:54) Astroscale unlocks remaining space agency funds to de-orbit OneWeb satellite(03:21) US Space Force is set to install 24 satellite jamming stations capable of disrupting Russian or Chinese communications – SatNews(03:55) Rocket manufacturer Orbex launches the first base in London and expands Scotland’s headquarters – SatNews(04:26) Customers and partners ‘Xperience the NDS factor’ at ND SATCOM’s factory event – SatNews(04:54) SpaceX gears up for July 24 launch of smallsats for the Starlink constellation – SatNews(05:21) NASA’s 21st Northrop Grumman Mission Launches Scientific Studies to Station(05:51) Eileen Collins Broke Barriers as America’s First Female Space Shuttle Commander