Dish Network fined $150,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for bad space debris management. Commercial space stations appear to be in trouble. The US Air Force Research Laboratory selects Lockheed Martin, Intuitive Machines and Westinghouse Government Services for the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-orbit Nuclear Power effort known as JETSON, and more.

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Selected Reading

FCC enforces first space debris penalty in Dish Network settlement

NASA Seeks Feedback on Requirements for New Commercial Space Stations

Northrop Grumman likely to end its bid for a commercial space station | Ars Technica

Exclusive: Bezos' Blue Origin expects split on space station partnership -sources | Reuters

Mines researchers get $2M from NASA to advance technology for extracting aluminum from lunar soil- PR

AFRL picks 3 contractors for JETSON effort to develop fission powered spacecraft - Breaking Defense

Vega preparing to fly on October 6th- Avio PR

Astroport Space Technologies forms European subsidiary in Luxembourg- Aviation Analysis

China opens up global collaboration opportunities in Chang'e-8 lunar exploration mission- CGTN

DLA Energy Supports Space Missions From Coast to Coast- US Gov

Building more cyber-resilient satellites begins with a strong network- Apple News

A Day Without Space: GPS Is Ground Zero For The New Space Race- Forbes

Japan's SLIM 'moon sniper' spacecraft leaves Earth orbit- Space.com

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