Space News for Wednesday, June 26, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Falcon Heavy launches GOES-U weather satellite(00:52) Firefly to launch Alpha from Wallops(01:26) U.S. Space Command sees promise in rocket cargo initiative(01:54) U.S. Space Command ready for potential Russian satellite attack, general says(02:24) Skynopy raises funds for scalable ground station network(02:51) Europe aims to end space access crisis with Ariane 6’s inaugural launch(03:18) Month: (03:49) SpaceX launches final NOAA GOES weather satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket(04:22) SpaceX launches NOAA’s “monumental” GOES-U mission claiming “the nation’s most advanced weather observing and environmental monitoring satellite system” – SatNews(05:10) Firefly Aerospace adds Alpha Launch capability on Wallops Island, Virginia – SatNews(05:43) INNOSPACE’s HANBIT wins contracts to launch Italian + Thai satellites – SatNews(06:08) Thales unveils new range of tactical wideband High Frequency radios – SatNews(06:38) Hybrid SATCOM successfully tested at Sentry Aloha Exercise – SatNews(07:10) ispace-U.S. to use Swedish Space Corporation’s Lunar Ground Station Network for its M3 Lunar Mission – SatNews(07:48) Meteorological satellite to benefit from radiation hard CMOS sensor – SatNews(08:22) Hubble Captures Infant Stars Transforming a Nebula(08:50) First of Its Kind Detection Made in Striking New Webb Image(09:24) Unity in Orbit: Astronauts Soar with Pride Aboard Station(09:53) NASA Selects Participating Scientists to Join ESA’s Hera Mission(10:26) Launch Roundup: Falcon Heavy returns with GOES-U, Firefly launches an Alpha