China launches three taikonauts to Tiangong space station. Japan’s ispace blames software issues for the failed lunar landing mission. A Japanese public-private partnership has announced that it will attempt to beam solar energy from space as early as 2025. Spain signs the Artemis Accords, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest for today’s episode is Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency. Josef talks to our Executive Producer Brandon Karpf about ESA's cybersecurity strategy, security by design, and digital transformation.

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Selected Reading

China sends first civilian astronaut to space as Shenzhou-16 blasts off- CNN

Crash of private Japanese moon lander blamed on touchdown location switch- Oxford Mail

Japan to try beaming solar power from space in mid-decade- Nikkei Asia

The United Arab Emirates Is Heading for the Asteroid Belt- NY Times

SpaceX launches Badr-8 to bolster Arabsat’s satellite fleet- Space News

Soyuz 2.1a launches Kondor-FKA n°1 satellite from Vostochny- NASASpaceFlight.com 

Telesat selects Space Flight Laboratory to manufacture LEO 3 demonstration satellite- Yahoo Finance

Have Space Command HQ Requirements Changed? Investigations Underway- Military.com

NASA Welcomes Spain as 25th Artemis Accords Signatory- NASA

NASA inspector general faults agency on SLS booster and engine overruns- Space News

U.S. Department of Education, NASA Strengthen Partnership to Advance STEM and Space Education- Ed.gov

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