Space News for Wednesday, July 26, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) House rejects satellite spectrum licensing bill because of space safety provisions(00:59) Spire to devise GNSS-independent aircraft tracking satellites for ESA(01:27) If you’re going to the south pole, go to the south pole(01:47) Space Force selects vendors for low Earth orbit satellite services(02:19) NASA selects companies to advance lunar power and other technologies(02:50) Space Force to further define details of a ‘commercial space reserve’(03:18) Varda waiting on FAA license to return space manufacturing capsule(03:47) EUTELSAT 10B satellite enters service – SatNews(04:04) Smallsat market continues growth – SatNews(05:10) Advanced aircraft tracking will come live from space – SatNews(05:45) ESA: Ariane 6 launch system tests are progressing well – SatNews(06:10) The UK’s NPL + RAL Space to deliver smallsat state-of-the-art facility – SatNews(06:43) ESA selects Thales Alenia Space for SOLARIS feasibility study – SatNews(07:12) Episode 11: Digging In: When Rovers Get Dirt on Mars(07:40) Episode 9: Before You Can Drive, First You Have to Fly(08:08) Episode 8: How to Drive a Mars Rover(08:27) Episode 7: Flying with Ingenuity: the Mars Helicopter(08:55) Episode 6: The Promise of Perseverance(09:21) Episode 5: A Ton of Curiosity(09:51) Episode 4: A Lifetime on Mars: The Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity