The Gist: Space News

Space News for Thursday, November 23, 2023


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In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) China’s Landspace aims to build a stainless steel rocket
(00:56) Viasat warns satellite power limit review would hurt GEO innovation
(01:27) Members of Congress seek increase in Mars Sample Return funding
(02:02) NASA acknowledges possibility of short-term post-ISS gap
(02:29) NASA Wallops supports hypersonic rocket launches – SatNews
(02:51) Viasat and Skylo Technologies launch world’s first direct-to-device network – SatNews
(03:17) SpaceX launches another 23 Starlink satellites just in time for Thanksgiving – SatNews
(03:51) Celestia TTI-led consortium’s €9.9 million ESA contract develops Tracking Radar for LEO Space Debris Tracking in Greece – SatNews
(04:23) U.S. will continue to be the largest single spender on Space ventures for the foreseeable future – SatNews
(05:02) Caltech/JPL Privacy Policies and Important Notices
(05:33) NASA Uses Two Worlds to Test Future Mars Helicopter Designs
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The Gist: Space NewsBy Dr. Mason Nixon