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The FAA and DoT propose new rules for government and commercial space launches. The Space Development Agency selects Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer contract worth $1.5 billion. Axiom Space secures $350 million in its Series-C round of growth funding, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Andrew Williams, External Relations at the European Southern Observatory.

You can connect with Andy on LinkedIn and learn more about the European Southern Observatory at their website and the Center for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Skies from Satellite Constellation Interference, or CPS at their website.

Selected Reading

Federal Register:: U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act Incorporation 

Space Development Agency Makes Awards to Build 72 Beta Variant Satellites for Tranche 2 Transport Layer

Axiom Space Raises $350M at Series-C Close with $2.2B+ in Customer Contracts

Sierra Space and Redwire Partner to Bring In-Space Biotech Facilities to Customers via the Sierra Space Platform- Sierra

US Intelligence Community warns of cyber threats to space systems. 

Intelligence Agencies Warn Foreign Spies Are Targeting U.S. Space Companies- The New York Times

Russia's first lunar mission in 47 years smashes into the moon in failure- Reuters

Visit of the Mauritius Minister to ISRO enhanced the scope of India-Mauritius space cooperation- ISRO

Dr Sherif Sedky Reappointed as EgSA CEO- Space in Africa

The Spirit of Camp David: Joint Statement of Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States- White House

NASA spacecraft reunites with Earth after 17-year trip around the sun- The Washington Post

Why startups are investing millions to make drugs and semiconductors in space- CNBC

Bezos’ Blue Origin Methane Emissions Were Spotted by the Space Station- Bloomberg

BAE Systems wins DARPA contract to develop next-gen airborne signal processing technology- Shephard

Canadian space agency shares ‘Moon Crater’ picture, but it has roads, buildings

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