Astra’s planned reverse stock split. Benchmark gets a series B, and Astranis lands a deal in the Philippines. Key lessons from Ukraine for US Space Command. Longshot wants to make space launch less of a launch and more of a throw. And today we speak with long-time friend of N2K Networks, Kathleen Smith from ClearedJobs.net on workforce strategies, jobs, and recruiting in the cleared aerospace and space communities.

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Kathleen Smith from ClearedJobs.net, on workforce strategies and cleared jobs in the space industry.

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Selected Reading

Astra plans a reverse stock split, seeks to raise up to $65 million in offering- CNBC

Muon Space Awarded Additional Funding for Space Weather Data Collection- Press Release

Benchmark raises $33 million in Series B round - SpaceNews

Astranis to bring satellite internet to 2 million people in the Philippines next year- CNBC

Russia-Ukraine war holds key lessons for US Space Command: top official- The Hill

Defense Innovation Unit teams with companies on space-based internet- C4ISRNET

Orion Space Solutions and Microsoft are revolutionizing U.S. national security space domain with the NEXUS Space Network- Press Release

Scientists Have Found a Hot Spot on the Moon’s Far Side- The New York Times  

Iris satellite ATC system takes a step forward with ESSP management- Airport Technology

NASA Expands Options for Spacewalking, Moonwalking Suits, Services- NASA

Longshot Space wants to make space launch dumb — and really cheap- TechCrunch

New ExoMars lander contract will be issued in a few months- Space  

Why Africans must go to space- Gadget

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