Space News for Wednesday, May 22, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX launches NRO’s first batch of next-generation spy satellites(00:53) Pentagon working with SpaceX to cut off Russian military’s illicit use of Starlink internet(01:23) Global navigation jamming will only get worse. The U.S. needs to move fast(02:00) Ariane 6 inaugural launch planned for first half of July(02:26) China to expand commercial spaceport to support upcoming launch surge(02:53) Month: (03:24) Boeing Starliner launch Saturday ruled out as helium leak analysis continues(03:54) iDirect Government to build 5G co-channel interference mitigation prototype for DIU – SatNews(04:27) UPDATE SpaceX schedules Wednesday to launch NROL146 on a secret mission – SatNews(04:54) Starlink open for business in Indonesia, Fiji – SatNews(05:20) SpacePNT completes demo of PNT technology in LEO – SatNews(05:46) Welcome Back to Planet Earth, Expedition 70 Crew!(06:18) Discovery Alert: Mini-Neptune in Double Star System is a Planetary Puzzle(06:50) NASA Tool Gets Ready to Image Faraway Planets(07:15) 5 Things to Know About NASA’s Tiny Twin Polar Satellites(07:43) NASA’s Juno Provides High-Definition Views of Europa’s Icy Shell(08:07) How ‘Glowing’ Plants Could Help Scientists Predict Flash Drought(08:38) NASA to Discuss New Polar Climate Mission During Media Teleconference(09:10) NASA Images Help Explain Eating Habits of Massive Black Hole(09:39) NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet(10:15) Launch Roundup: 100th launch of the year, Starliner delays, NASA’s PREFIRE-1 mission