Space News for Wednesday, March 01, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction(01:07) Apple lends Globalstar $252 million for satellite-enabled iPhones(01:32) Industry group to examine potential security threats in cislunar space (02:01) Blue Origin continues investigation into New Shepard anomaly(02:33) Lux Semiconductors raises $2.3 million for microelectronics packaging technology(03:02) China to expand its space station, international astronaut selection underway(03:34) Japan selects first new astronauts in 14 years to support Artemis program (04:04) SpaceX launches first upgraded Starlink satellites(04:27) Rocket Lab signs multi-launch agreement to deploy Capella Space satellite constellation – SatNews(04:54) Rock Entertainment Holdings renews channels on MEASAT – SatNews(05:34) Airbus Foundation supports explorer and scientist Jean-Louis Etienne’s Polar POD expedition – SatNews(05:57) News – SatNews(06:35) Sure South Atlantic selects Intelsat to connect three British island territories – SatNews(07:09) Removing Traces of Life in Lab Helps NASA Scientists Study Its Origins(07:10) Podcast Outro