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The crew of Soyuz MS-26 joins Expedition 71 on the International Space Station. Varda Space has announced a research collaboration with SSPC, the Research Ireland Centre for Pharmaceuticals, that aims to advance mathematical modeling of crystallization in microgravity. The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) has announced a new opportunity for commercial space situational awareness (SSA) companies to support the development of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), and more.

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Our guest today is Niall Bradshaw, UKSA Senior Lead for Copernicus and International Earth Observation.

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NASA Sets Coverage for Crew Launch; Trio to Join Expedition 71

Varda Announces Collaboration with SSPC to Improve Fundamental Understanding of Microgravity Crystallization

Office of Space Commerce Announces New Commercial Pathfinder Project for TraCSS

Successful initial tests of the KERAUNOS optical communications satellite

Astroscale Awarded Contract for Next Phase of a UK National Active Debris Removal Mission

Boeing Pioneering Quantum Communications Technology with In-Space Test Satellite

Sidus Space Announces an Additional Contract Award for NASA ASTRA- Business Wire

Chang’e-6 orbiter turns up at Sun-Earth Lagrange point after moon sampling mission - SpaceNews

ESA - Juice confirms that Earth is habitable

BlueHalo Accelerates Production for USSF SCAR Program with Key Supply Chain, Manufacturing Automation Investments

Inversion Space accelerates orbital reentry vehicle tech with $71M Space Force contract- TechCrunch

Astronaut Frank Culbertson Letter from September 11, 2001 - NASA

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the Polaris Dawn mission from Florida to an apogee higher than any human has traveled since the Apollo program. ispace has formed a Lunar Advisory Board that includes respected leaders in the space industry. MDA Space has been contracted by SWISSto12 to provide antenna systems for three of the company's HummingSat satellites for geostationary orbit, and more.

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Our guest today is Jai Dialani, Managing Director of Leaf Space US.

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SPACEX - Where is Dragon?

Polaris Dawn launch: Four astronauts leave Earth with SpaceX for first privately-funded spacewalk - BBC News

ispace Announces Creation of Lunar Advisory Board- Business Wire

MDA Space Awarded Antenna System Contract By Swissto12 To Support Hummingsat GEO Satellites

China aims for historic Mars mission ‘around 2028’ as it vies for space power- CNN

China's mysterious space plane returns to Earth after 268 days in orbit

ESA performs targeted reentry of Cluster satellite - SpaceNews

Launch of West of Scotland Space Cluster - Scottish Business News

iLAuNCH Trailblazer propels Australian Space R&D onto the global stage

Behind the scenes of the first metal part to be 3D-printed aboard the ISS- Airbus

Rocket Lab Appoints Chief Operations Officer to Support Company Growth

Find Me on the Moon: NASA Lunar Navigation Challenge

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Introducing Education in the Age of AI from Smart Talks with IBM.

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The role of AI in the classroom is evolving rapidly. When students and teachers embrace this technology, it has the ability to democratize access to education through programs like IBM SkillsBuild. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Dr. Laurie Santos, host of Pushkin’s The Happiness Lab podcast, spoke with two innovators in the space. Justina Nixon-Saintil is Vice President and Chief Impact Officer, IBM Corporate Social Responsibility, and April Dawson is an Associate Dean of Technology and Innovation and a professor of law. They discuss the importance of lifelong learning, upskilling, and the ethical implications of AI in education. 

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Boeing’s Starliner capsule returned to Earth on Friday night concluding a three-month flight test to the International Space Station. NASA has delayed the launch of the ESCAPADE mission to Mars until at least the spring of 2025. NASA has selected eight companies for a new award to help acquire Earth observation data and provide related services for the agency, and more.

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Our guests today are Johnny Powell and Cathy Harper from the International Space Hall of Fame Foundation (ISHFF).

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NASA, Boeing Welcome Starliner Spacecraft to Earth, Close Mission

Faced with a tight deadline, NASA and Blue Origin agree to delay New Glenn debut- Ars Technica

NASA Selects Companies for Commercial SmallSat Services Award

Spire Global Awarded $3.8 Million NOAA Contract for Satellite Weather Data- Business Wire

ICEYE to deliver SAR satellites and data to Greece's National Satellite Space Project in collaboration with the European Space Agency

ImageSat International (ISI) Announces $54.5 Million Contract to Provide Space-Based Analytics Services

SatixFy Announces First Half 2024 Results- Business Wire

Eartheye Space raises $1.5 million - SpaceNews

The Moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm

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Our guest today is Space Educator and Author, Mark Wagner.

You can connect with Mark on LinkedIn and read his Space Education Book, access his Space Education Curriculum for high school developed with the Space Prize Foundation and find out more about the Space Education Summit that is coming up on November 22.

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Starliner’s set to return. Varda space cinches their next re-entry license ahead of time. NASA and DARPA to collaborate on a servicing demo in GEO. And more.

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And Elysia Segal from NSF will be bringing us the Space Traffic Report, taking a look at the space launch news from the week that has been, and a look ahead at the week to come.

NASA’s Boeing Starliner Mission Landing Criteria, Timeline

Varda Space Industries received FAA reentry license for upcoming second mission launching in early November.  

NASA to Support DARPA Robotic Satellite Servicing Program

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on national security mission for the NRO 

Aerospacelab Opens Satellite Manufacturing Facility in the U.S.

NOAA Awards 4th Delivery Order Under Radio Occultation Data Buy II

Atomos Space Selects CisLunar Industries for Power Processing Units

NASA Selects Langley Research Center Support Contractor

To guard against cyberattacks in space, researchers ask “what if?” 

Giampiero Di Paolo appointed Deputy CEO, Senior Vice President Observation, Exploration and Navigation, and CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italia.

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Introducing An AI advantage for the US Open from Smart Talks with IBM.

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As AI technology progresses, its impact on our daily lives—including how we consume our favorite sports— will grow alongside it. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Jacob Goldstein, host of Pushkin’s own What’s Your Problem?, sat down with Brian Ryerson, Senior Director of Digital Strategy at the US Tennis Association. They discuss the impact of data on the fan experience, the role that storytelling plays in sports, and how AI has unlocked innovative features, such as AI Commentary and Match Reports. 

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The last Vega rocket lifted off from the European Space Agency’s spaceport in French Guiana transporting the third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite to orbit.  China’s space agency and its counterpart in Senegal signed an agreement on the Chinese-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). General Dynamics Missions Systems has been awarded a $491.6 million contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA), and more.

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ESA - Sentinel-2C joins the Copernicus family in orbit

China's lunar research station initiative welcomes new global partners - CGTN 

General Dynamics Mission Systems Awarded $491.6 Million Design and Development Contract for Space Development Agency's Ground, Management and Integration Program

Viasat Awarded Potential $150 Million Blue Force Tracker (BFT) Network Services Contract by Defense Information Services Agency (DISA)

SpaceX Pulls Employees From Brazil, Discourages Travel There, as Musk Battles Court Over X - WSJ

Blue Origin droneship arrives in Port Canaveral ahead of New Glenn launch

Redwire Joins the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council to Support Greater Bilateral Collaboration in Space

ALL.SPACE Appoints Paul McCarter as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Global Expansion, Drive Innovation and Meet Growing Demand

Satellogic Welcomes Kelly Kennedy to Board of Directors | Business Wire

Man Finds Space Debris While Snorkeling On Remote Island | IFLScience

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Atlas Space Operations has raised $15 million in its latest growth investment round. The University of Notre Dame is leading a series of experiments onboard the International Space Station to revolutionize early cancer detection. Sierra Space has successfully completed acoustic testing on its Shooting Star cargo module at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, and more.

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Our guest today is Space Educator and Author, Mark Wagner.

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ATLAS Space Operations Raises $15m in Growth Investment Round Led by NewSpace Capital

Space-Based Experiments to Advance Early Cancer Detection Through Blood Tests

Sierra Space Shooting Star® Cargo Module Completes Acoustic Testing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center- Business Wire

KMI and ExoSat Announce Partnership

Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) Selected by NUVIEW to Develop Pathfinder Satellite Bus for Its Space-Based LiDAR Constellation- Business Wire

Thruster issues delay BepiColombo probe's Mercury arrival until November 2026- Space

Eutelsat and SoftBank Corp. collaborate to offer ubiquitous, low latency, secure connectivity for businesses and government agencies throughout Japan

AIAA Names Clay Mowry as Chief Executive Officer

Relativity Space has gone from printing money and rockets to doing what, exactly?- Ars Technica

Space Center Houston Calls on Student Innovators for the 2024-2025 Conrad Challenge

Viasat Introduces Enhanced LAISR Service for Crewed and Uncrewed Airborne, Maritime and Land Platforms

NASA Mission Gets Its First Snapshot of Polar Heat Emissions

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The FAA declares that the SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly during the Starlink Group 8-6 mission remains open, provided all other license requirements are met. Polaris Dawn is expected to launch on Friday, September 6 from Florida. NASA says that the pulsating noise on the Starliner was the result of an audio configuration between the space station and Starliner, and more.

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SpaceX launches back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets within 65 minutes and aces 2 landings days after a failed booster touchdown (video)

Space Coast looks ahead to busy week with Starliner, Polaris Dawn, Blue Origin

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Sea Launch Success: Evolution Space Provides Rocket As The Spaceport Company Inaugurates New Hypersonic Test Range At Sea

Redwire Completes Acquisition of Hera Systems, Expanding Company’s National Security Spacecraft Portfolio

KBR Completes LinQuest Acquisition, Expanding Digital, National Security Space and Intelligence Capabilities

T2S Solutions Acquires Flexitech Aerospace, Expanding Its Footprint into Spaceflight Product Offerings for Earth Orbit and Lunar Operations- Business Wire

Chinese scientists unveil world's first AI model for lunar exploration - CGTN

Rocket Lab Sets Launch Date for Second Dedicated Kinéis Mission to Deploy IoT Constellation- Business Wire

NASA Sets Coverage for Starliner News Conference, Return to Earth

Sidus Space Appoints Former Airbus US Space & Defense Executive Director, Lavanson (LC) Coffey III, to its Board of Directors- Business Wire

John Deere Details Early Access Program for Starlink Solution 

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