Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander has launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and is heading to the Moon. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development Agency (SDA) confirmed the successful launch of six satellites to low-Earth orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Varda has received long-awaited approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to bring its first spacecraft W-1 back to earth, and more.

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Our guest today is Dr Yarin Eski, Associate Professor in Public Administration at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. 

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Selected Reading

IM-1 Mission Nova-C Lunar Lander Successfully Enroute to the Moon Following its launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9

MDA, SDA Confirm Successful Launch of the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor and Tranche 0 Satellites- U.S. Department of Defense

US Space Force Cancels Northrop’s Multibillion-Dollar Military Satellite - Bloomberg

An update on Varda’s W-1 Mission

BlueHalo and Eqlipse Technologies Combine to Create Global Defense Technology Leader

Vast selects Addvalue for Haven-1 Space Station Connectivity

Millennium Space Systems Awards Contract to Voyager Space to Build Star Trackers

New funding ensures UK role in global exploration to the Moon, Mars and Venus - GOV.UK

Thales Alenia Space will provide communication equipment to NASA’s NEO Surveyor mission

Russia launches a Valentine's Day Progress supply ship to the ISS-  Space

Russia National Security Threat: Everything We Know About Space Rumors

Water found on the surface of an asteroid for the 1st time ever

Are we about to find out the moon's origin? Japan's space agency says it may now have clues

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