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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) Viasat preparing to start services from hobbled ViaSat-3 satellite
(00:51) Venture-backed space companies face “year of reckoning”
(01:21) JPL to lay off 8% of workforce
(01:48) Space VCs urge startups to pursue government contracts but stay focused on commercial success
(02:18) Spectrum for the Space and Satellite Industry
(02:50) AI startup Synthetaic raises $15 million in Series B funding
(03:23) UPDATE: It’s a stand down at final minute as SpaceX scrubs Starlink smallsats launch – SatNews
(03:57) UPDATE: SpaceX stands down from ISS undocking NASA’s Ax-3 astronauts to return to Earth – SatNews
(04:32) Septentrio reveals new GNSS smart antenna – SatNews
(04:58) Beyond Gravity helps NASA with precise positioning capability to track PACE satellite – SatNews
(05:31) COTS systems support nexgen satellites— SmallSat Symposium panel of experts upcoming… – SatNews
(06:04) Aldoria names new Vice President – SatNews
(06:32) 40 Years Ago: STS-41B, the First Flight of the Manned Maneuvering Unit
(07:08) Gamma-ray Bursts: Harvesting Knowledge From the Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions
(07:38) JPL Workforce Update
(08:04) Falcon 9 set to launch PACE science satellite for NASA