The Gist: Space News

Space News for Friday, August 09, 2024


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In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:24) Virgin Galactic outlines economics of its future spaceplanes
(00:58) Logan, Utah, bids farewell to the Small Satellite Conference
(01:24) Commerce Department preparing to turn on initial version of space traffic coordination service
(01:55) Gabrielle Carlisle, Millennium Space Systems – Leading Women in Space
(02:23) U.S. Army gears up for space warfare, drawing lessons from Ukraine
(02:51) Spanish defense contractor buys small satellite mission specialist Deimos
(03:24) NASA sends final command to its NEOWISE spacecraft, ending more than a decade of asteroid observations
(04:01) Rocket Lab’s ready now to launch Capella’s Acadia-3 SAR satellite eight days after previous mission – SatNews
(04:30) Indra acquires Spanish defense company Deimos to strengthen its capabilities in all phases of a space mission – SatNews
(05:00) Dcubed’s €4.4M in Series-A funding round will expand in-space manufacturing and open a Colorado office – SatNews
(05:33) Saudi Arabia to host HALO Space’s landmark test flight – SatNews
(06:04) Amendment 39: B.9 Heliophysics Low Cost Access to Space Proposal Due Date Delay
(06:43) NASA Mission Concludes After Years of Successful Asteroid Detections
(07:20) Here’s How Curiosity’s Sky Crane Changed the Way NASA Explores Mars
(07:49) ISS prepares for Starliner contingencies and resumption of EVAs
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The Gist: Space NewsBy Dr. Mason Nixon