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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) Thales Alenia Space and Argotec win IRIDE contracts
(00:51) Zeroing in on the Icons: The 2024 SpaceNews Shortlist
(01:25) China launches new Gaofen-12 remote sensing satellite
(01:53) Axiom and Prada unveil design of Artemis spacesuit
(02:20) Insuring commercial suborbital flight passengers could be tricky, at least initially
(02:55) No simple answers for debris mitigation
(03:23) Rocket Lab adds new mission to 2024 launch manifest + schedules launch in coming days – SatNews
(03:57) ESA orders 6 more radar-based satellites from Thales Alenia Space for IRIDE constellation – SatNews
(04:33) Argotec signs contract to deliver 15 more satellites – SatNews
(05:03) Viasat working with European cybersecurity start-up on satellite encryption services – SatNews
(05:39) Hydrosat gains million$ contract from the U.S.A.F. to enhance thermal imagery for National Defense – SatNews
(06:09) Saab presents new compact sensor for comms surveillance – SatNews
(06:39) SpaceX plans Thursday launch of Starlink smallsats at the Cape, yet weather looks foreboding – SatNews
(07:10) Does Distant Planet Host Volcanic Moon Like Jupiter’s Io?
(07:45) NASA-Funded Study Assesses Pollution Near Los Angeles-Area Warehouses