The Federal Communications Commission reaffirms the Wireline Bureau’s prior decision to reject the long-form application of SpaceX’s Starlink to receive public support through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund program. Blue Origin is planning to relaunch its New Shepard suborbital vehicle as early as December 18. The European Space Agency’s Boost! Programme provides funding for HyImpulse and Orbex, and more.

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Our guest today is Planetary Geologist, Dr. Kirby Runyon. 

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Selected Reading

FCC Reaffirms Decision To Reject Starlink Application For Nearly $900 Million In Subsidies

Blue Origin aims to launch first New Shepard rocket in over a year

Announcing Two Starlab Demo Missions - Voyager Space

HyImpulse News

Orbex Awarded £3.3 Million as Part of European Space Agency’s Boost! Initiative

Open Cosmos And Connected Forge Partnership To Bring Actionable Data Solutions To The Market

In space missions- Faraday Dragon Asia Pacific-Philippines

https://bhoonidhi.nrsc.gov.in/bhoonidhi/index.html

Government Promotion of Safety and Innovation in the New Space Economy - U.S. Se...’

EXCLUSIVE: Freedom to maneuver key for future space ‘combat mindset,’ says ex-SPACECOM deputy

LeoLabs: Russia, China time suspicious space activity for some US holidays

NASA Sensor Produces First Global Maps of Surface Minerals in Arid Regions

Hair samples from JFK, 2 other presidents headed to deep space- The Hill

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