India’s government approves several major new space initiatives, including the first module of the country’s own space station, the Bhatariya Antariksh Station (BAS-1). Japan’s government has approved a Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase 3 grant for Interstellar Technologies worth up to ¥4.63 billion ($32.5 million). China launched the last pair of backup satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3), and more. 

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Selected Reading

Cabinet approved Gaganyaan Follow-on Missions and building of Bharatiya Antariksh Station

Interstellar Secures ¥4.63 Billion SBIR Grant from Japanese Government 

China launches new satellites to enhance BeiDou-3 services - CGTN

NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Crewmates Return

Russian cosmonauts Kononenko, Chub to set new record for longest single stay aboard ISS.

Mission Space to Launch Commercial Payload for Space Weather Forecasting

Iridium Board of Directors Approves Additional $500 Million Share Repurchase Program; Since Inception Authorizations Now Total $1.5 Billion

NASA, NAACP Partner to Advance Diversity, Inclusion in STEM Fields

NASA Grants to Strengthen Diversity in Engineering, STEM Fields

Maine Space Conference

BlackSky Wins 2024 Novaspace Leading Earth Observation Business Award at World Space Business Week- Business Wire

Hubble finds more black holes than expected in the early Universe

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