Space News for Wednesday, September 11, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Congress, industry criticize FAA launch licensing regulations(00:56) OneWeb launches alternative navigation service amid GPS vulnerability concerns(01:28) U.S. military investing in reentry vehicles for space-to-Earth cargo delivery(01:58) Boeing plots 2026 quantum networking satellite demo(02:25) In Slingshot, a mission to Titan goes off course(02:48) Crew Dragon launches on Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission(03:15) SpaceX’s Success at last as Polaris Dawn soars to the highest orbit with humans since the Apollo 17 – SatNews(03:56) SpaceX to launch Galileo L13, Europe’s alternative to American GPS – SatNews(04:27) BAE Systems awarded million$ from DARPA for tactical autonomy program – SatNews(04:59) PlanetiQ awarded million$ NOAA Contract – SatNews(05:33) SpaceX ready for Patriots’ Day Starlink satellite launch, wind may cause issues – SatNews(06:04) Direct-to-Cell market revenue to reach $2.8 billion globally over the next 5 years – SatNews(06:39) Childhood Snow Days Transformed Linette Boisvert into a Sea Ice Scientist(07:08) Voyager 1 Team Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap