In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:24) ULA gearing up for first Vulcan launch
(00:50) Lockheed Martin to demonstrate space-based 5G network
(01:14) OHB, feeling undervalued, going private in deal with KKR
(01:42) Norway buys Telenor’s satellite business to expand space ambitions
(02:10) Firms are tackling challenges to unlock the potential of hyperspectral imagery
(02:43) Project Kuiper ready for satellite production after successful prototype tests
(03:13) China launches new-gen Haiyang ocean monitoring satellite
(03:39) Lockheed Martin jets into nuclear electrical spacecraft power – SatNews
(04:19) SpaceX’s Starship’s second flight test tomorrow and ‘numerous lessons learned’ from first launch – SatNews
(04:50) Rogue Space Systems and RocketStar’s innovative water-based propulsion system to provide payload hosting program – SatNews
(05:29) Airbus’ patented “Detumbler” designed to tackle on-orbit debris – SatNews
(05:58) Space ready optics for satellite data relay systems – SatNews
(06:37) EUMETSAT Polar System satellites are now involved in testing + integration with Airbus D&S – SatNews
(07:21) NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comm Demo Sends, Receives First Data
(07:45) Webb Follows Neon Signs Toward New Thinking on Planet Formation
(08:15) NASA Data Reveals Possible Reason Some Exoplanets Are Shrinking
(08:53) NASA’s Cold Atom Lab Sets Stage for Quantum Chemistry in Space
(09:21) Trailblazing New Earth Satellite Put to Test in Preparation for Launch
(09:51) Launch Roundup: Waiting for Starship, three other flights planned this week