Space News for Wednesday, September 04, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Collimate offers tool to predict downlink success(00:58) L3Harris Rapidly Advances U.S. Hypersonic Missile Tracking and Defense Capabilities(01:30) Evolution Space tests rocket on Spaceport Company sea-based platform(01:59) NASA moving ahead with Europa Clipper launch in October(02:27) ESA delays BepiColombo orbital insertion because of thruster problem(02:52) Month: (03:17) ESA scrubs swan song launch of its Vega rocket due to “electrical issues”(03:48) SpaceX’s new launch date for Polaris Dawn’s mission that includes risks for astronauts – SatNews(04:32) Arianespace scrubs grand finale launch of ESA’s Vega for Sentinel-2C mission, plans new date – SatNews(05:04) Rocket Lab sets launch date for 2nd dedicated Kinéis mission to deploy IoT constellation – SatNews(05:31) SpaceX plans Wednesday launch of 21 Starlink satellites including 13 Direct to Cell – SatNews(06:01) WTA Teleport Certification Program announces provisional certification of ST Digital’s Douala (Cameroon) teleport – SatNews(06:32) SSC announces major milestone met in Next-Gen OPIR missile warning program – SatNews(07:02) Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat, SoftBank collaboration – SatNews(07:27) NASA’s Mini BurstCube Mission Detects Mega Blast(07:38) September’s Night Sky Notes: Marvelous Moons(08:05) Carbon Nanotubes and the Search for Life on Other Planets(08:32) NASA Invites Social Creators to Experience Launch of Europa Clipper Mission(08:59) NASA Mission Gets Its First Snapshot of Polar Heat Emissions