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The US Pentagon has awarded SpaceX a contract to enhance Ukraine’s secure communications by expanding access to their Starshield satellite network. The US Department of Defense has selected SES Space & Defense to deliver satellite capabilities in support of the United States European Command. Nova Space Solutions has received a NASA contract worth approximately $822.7 million to provide operations, services, maintenance and infrastructure support services for the agency’s Stennis Space Center and the Michoud Assembly Facility and more.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX Gets US Contract to Expand Ukraine’s Access to Starshield - Bloomberg 

U.S. DoD Awards USEUCOM BPA to SES Space & Defense- Business Wire

Nova Space Solutions Lands $823M NASA Contract for Operations, Maintenance Support - GovCon Wire

AST SpaceMobile Announces Definitive Commercial Agreement with Vodafone Through 2034- Business Wire

Space42 and ICEYE Announce Joint Venture to Bring Satellite Manufacturing to the UAE

Pixxel raises $24M in additional funding, taking its total Series B raise to $60M

SatixFy Announces Nine-Month 2024 Results- Business Wire

Satellogic Announces $10 Million Private Placement Made By a Single Institutional Investor- Business Wire

NI SPACE Initiative Launched to Tackle Blue Green Algae

NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024

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Nicolina Elrick’s journey is a tale of relentless ambition and resilience. From her humble beginnings in Scotland, she has forged her way to becoming one of the first 100 women to travel to space. Nicolina was part of Blue Origin’s NS-26 crew which flew to the Kármán line in August 2024. 

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NASA announces delays to the Artemis Program with Artemis II targeting April 2026 for the launch and Artemis III expecting to lift off in mid-2027. Europe’s Vega C lifted off from French Guiana last night carrying the Sentinel-1C satellite into orbit for the European Union's Copernicus Earth observation program. The US National Science and Technology Council has released the 2024 National Plan for Civil Earth Observation, and more. 

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Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report.

NASA Shares Orion Heat Shield Findings, Updates Artemis Moon Missions

Europe's Vega-C rocket returns to space after two-year gap- Reuters

2024 National Plan For Civil Earth Observations

Boeing announces layoffs across Florida including Kennedy Space Center

Rocket Lab Sets Launch Window to Deploy Synspective Satellite- Business Wire

Iran says it conducted a successful space launch in a program long criticized by the West

Matt Dominick's X Account: A Visual Journey From Space

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Airbus announced that it is cutting over 2,000 job cuts in Defense and Space. The European Space Agency launched their Proba-3 Sun-observing mission aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation's PSLV-XL rocket. Arianespace is targeting its VV25 launch attempt today, Thursday 5 December 6:20 p.m. local time in French Guiana, and more.

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Airbus cuts 2,000 Defence and Space jobs, taming earlier plans- Reuters

Space firms plot new European satellite venture to take on Starlink as job cuts loom- Reuters

ESA - Eclipse-making double satellite Proba-3 enters orbit

Arianespace 2 Flight Postponement of the Launch 

Northrop Grumman Completes Activation of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission Capabilities, Including EPS-R Payloads

Space Force activates component field command in Japan

China launches new satellite group for Spacesail Constellation

Muon Space Awarded Space Force Contract to Advance Space-Based Environmental Monitoring Capabilities

SpaceX launches 350th mission using a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket booster during Starlink mission from California – Spaceflight Now

Orbite Closes Series A and Launches Luxury Space Programs and Strategic Partnership- Business Wire

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Incoming US President Donald Trump has selected Jared Isaacman to lead NASA under the new administration. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €30 million loan with Sateliot to co-finance the rollout of its constellation of over 100 LEO satellites, providing internet of things connectivity across the world.  Orbex is moving its launch operations from Sutherland to SaxaVord, and more.

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Our guest today is Nicolina Elrick, the first Scottish woman in space.

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Trump picks Jared Isaacman to head NASA- Reuters

EIB finances with €30 million Sateliot’s satellite network

Orbex moves launch operations to Shetland – SaxaVord

ESA - Watch eclipse-making Proba-3 launch

Sierra Space Signs Agreements to Advance Manufacturing in Microgravity- Business Wire

Rivada Tapped for Virtual Network Operator Contract with U.S. Navy

Umbra Selected for NRO's Strategic Commercial Enhancements Stage III, Strengthening U.S. SAR Capabilities

Parsons and Globalstar Announce Partnership, Demonstrate First Software Defined Satellite Communication Solutions in Low Earth Orbit- Business Wire

Altair and Auburn University to Collaborate on $1.25 Million AFWERX Contract to Advance Vortex Rocket Engines

Varda Space Wins $48M Contract For Reentry Payload Testing- Aviation Week Network

U.S. Navy Selects X-Bow Systems to Modernize and Automate Energetics Industrial Base

Redwire Partners with YouTuber Mark Rober and CrunchLabs to Enable a Unique Selfie-Taking Satellite for STEAM Outreach

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Introducing How Open Source can Democratize AI from Smart Talks with IBM.

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In a rapidly evolving AI landscape, open-source models can further accelerate the pace of progress and help expand access to all. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell sits down with Mo Duffy, Software Engineering Manager at Red Hat.

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Our guests today are Nadine Alameh, Executive Director of the Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI), and Salem El Nimri, Chief of Space Technology at AWS for Aerospace and Satellite. Nadine and Salem share details on the Generative AI for Geospatial Challenge.

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Saudi Arabia's Neo Space Group (NSG) has signed an agreement to acquire Airbus' UP42 digital Earth observation platform. Redwire Space says it’s opening a regional office in Warsaw, to expand the company’s European operations. Space Machines Company has signed a partnership agreement with Lúnasa to address the issue of space debris, and more.

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Our guest today is Robert Zubrin, President of the Mars Society.

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Neo Space Group To Acquire Up42 Earth Observation Digital Platform From Airbus

Redwire Expands European Operations and Opens Regional Office in Warsaw, Welcomes New General Manager to Lead Operations

Lúnasa and Space Machines Company sign critical agreement for an In-Orbit Servicing mission

Atmos Seven Re-Entry Missions with Space Cargo Unlimited

Adara Ventures Backs Advanced Infrared Imaging Startup SatVu, Its First Energy Fund Investment- Business Wire

Turion Space Secures Strategic Investment from Veteran Ventures Capital- citybiz

Planet Partners with Laconic to Deliver AI-Powered Forest Carbon Insights, Aiming to Enable Informed Carbon Credit Trading- Business Wire

CesiumAstro and Axiom Space Join Forces to Develop Next-Generation Spacesuit Technology- Business Wire

AST SpaceMobile and Cadence Collaborate to Advance the World’s First and Only Planned Space-Based Global Cellular Broadband Network- Business Wire

AWS announces Satellite Resiliency for AWS Outposts- AWS Public Sector Blog

Peraton Awarded $249M LSOV Task Order- Business Wire

News - In-Space Logistics - Rogue Space Systems Corporation

Spire Global Appoints Theresa Condor as CEO and Taps Aerospace Industry Veterans for Executive Team- Business Wire

Former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security Ron Moultrie joins LeoLabs Board of Directors

USC Student Rocket Group Shatters International Amateur Space Record

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Lots of news about Taiwan. Launch number five, but also six, for the NRO this year. Dhruva Space launches AstraView. TASTI space news from Foxconn. And more.

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Our guest today is author Joan Marie Galat discussing using STEAM in children's books. 

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NRO Launches Fifth Proliferated Architecture Mission with NROL-126 (National Reconnaissance Office)

Dhruva Space strengthens full-stack Space offerings with AstraView Commercial Satellite Imagery services through robust global partnerships (Dhruva Space)

Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) Strongly Supports Space Innovation At TASTI (PR Newswire)

Taiwan, Poland ink MOU to forge space cooperation: Polish official (Focus Taiwan) 

​​China's seaside commercial spacecraft launch site completes first mission (SHINE news)

Scotland Breaks Ground on Third Rocket Launch Site ( European Spaceflight) 

Zenno Astronautics secures investment from Global Brain, one of the largest VCs in Japan, representing ANA HOLDINGS and Mitsubishi Electric (Zenno Astronautics) 

The UK space sector is expanding faster than the UK Economy (SatNews)

ESA - Watch eclipse-making Proba-3 launch (European Space Agency)

Sidus Space Announces LizzieSat™-2 Ready for Launch (Sidus Space) 

BepiColombo Performed its Fifth Mercury Flyby (Space Voyaging)

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A few hours prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russia’s military intelligence launched a cyberattack against ViaSat’s KA-SAT satellite network, which was used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It prevented them from using satellite communications to respond to the invasion. After the ViaSat hack, numerous cyber operations were conducted against the space sector from both sides of the conflict. What have we learnt from the Viasat attack? Clémence Poirier has written a report on the Viasat cybersecurity attack during the war in Ukraine. Hacking the Cosmos: Cyber operations against the space sector. 

You can connect with Clémence Poirier on LinkedIn, and read her report on this website.

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