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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) NASA considering returning Starliner astronauts on Crew Dragon
(00:50) PLD Space to start building French Guiana launch facilities next month
(01:19) Heavier smallsats weigh down market forecasts
(01:49) Firefly signs multi-launch agreement with L3Harris
(02:15) Little Place Labs and Loft Orbital to test analytics in orbit
(02:43) In the West, ties between space and defense are strengthening
(03:05) Oxford Space Systems shares Yagi antenna deployment
(03:33) NASA ‘getting more serious’ about backup plan to bring Starliner astronauts home if needed
(04:01) Firefly Aerospace announces contract with L3Harris for up to 20 launches on Alpha rocket
(04:35) As it happened: NASA discusses ISS schedule shuffle, SpaceX Crew-9 launch delay, Boeing Starliner questions
(05:07) SpaceX to launch Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission August 11-12 – SatNews
(05:43) SpaceX to launch Starlink 10-7, V2 mini satellites on Saturday – SatNews
(06:07) C-COM antenna deployed in Australia for fast, remote edge connectivity – SatNews
(06:40) Rocket Lab intros next generation satellite dispenser – SatNews
(06:54) Eyes on the Earth
(07:14) From Star City to Cape Canaveral, how a cosmonaut trains for a SpaceX flight