Space News for Wednesday, March 20, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Intelsat expands OneWeb LEO partnership(00:58) China launches Queqiao-2 relay satellite to support moon missions(01:26) Neuraspace starts free space traffic management service(01:58) Pentagon’s innovation unit steps up role in Space Force’s responsive launch program(02:32) SpaceX planning rapid turnaround for next Starship flight(03:00) Loft Orbital and SkyServe partner on AI-powered Earth observation application(03:29) Benchmark Space Systems flies first electric thruster(03:53) Rocket Lab’s Thursday ‘Live and Let Fly’ mission is first launch for NRO – SatNews(04:33) Space Systems Command issues solicitation for On Ramp to OSP-4 launch contract – SatNews(05:00) Thales Alenia Space awarded one of two ESA LEO-PNT orbit demonstrators – SatNews(05:36) Tyvak International’s Milani satellite delivered to ESA for the HERA mission – SatNews(06:03) Space-based air traffic test by Startical to be managed on a NanoAvionics smallsat – SatNews(06:43) Astronics launches Typhon T-400 Ku SATCOM system – SatNews(07:10) Aerospacelab enters into a collaboration with Xona Space Systems – SatNews(07:35) US, Germany Partnering on Mission to Track Earth’s Water Movement(08:03) Sketch the Shape of the Sun for Science During the Solar Eclipse(08:20) NASA Study: Asteroid’s Orbit, Shape Changed After DART Impact