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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:24) Congressional letter asks NASA to rescind Chandra cuts
(00:52) ESA-China moon cooperation could end with Chang’e-6
(01:21) Apex raises $95 million to increase satellite bus production
(01:51) Fifth helium leak detected on Starliner
(02:18) Rocket Lab wins government support to expand solar cell production
(02:48) Pentagon embracing SpaceX’s Starshield for future military satcom
(03:14) Kongsberg NanoAvionics strengthens government focus with new CEO
(03:45) SpaceX scrubs Wednesday Starlink satellites launch – SatNews
(04:11) Optical Surfaces receives order for extremely large reference flat for testing space optics – SatNews
(04:44) Digital Earth Africa’s major advancement in the observation + monitoring of Africa’s waterbodies – SatNews
(05:18) Rocket Lab to launch France’s “No Time Toulouse” IoT mission – SatNews
(05:41) Lakita Lowe: Leading Space Commercialization Innovations and Fostering STEM Engagement
(06:13) Coming in Hot — NASA’s Chandra Checks Habitability of Exoplanets
(06:40) NASA’s Repository Supports Research of Commercial Astronaut Health
(07:13) NASA’s Roman Mission Gets Cosmic ‘Sneak Peek’ From Supercomputers
(07:43) NASA Funds Study of Proposals to Investigate Space Weather Systems
(08:15) Ed Stone, Former Director of JPL and Voyager Project Scientist, Dies