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Rocket Lab and True Anomaly have been selected by Space System’s Command to support the VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space Mission (TacRS). SpaceX launched its second national security mission of the year, carrying a mission for the US Space Force called USSF-62 on a Falcon 9 rocket. Russia launched its Angara A5 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, and more.

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Rocket Lab Selected by Space Systems Command to Build and Launch Spacecraft for Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) Mission- Business Wire

True Anomaly Selected for $30M Space Systems Command Contract in Support of VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space Mission

SpaceX launches advanced weather satellite for US Space Force (video)

FACT SHEET: Vice President Kamala Harris Launches Call to Action to Bring the Benefits of Space to Communities Across America- The White House

U.S. government plans review of space technology export controls - SpaceNews 

Russia’s Angara A5 rocket blasts off into space after two aborted launches

ESA - Juice’s first year in space: “it’s real now”

Australia's first locally-made orbital rocket goes vertical for the first time - ABC News

UK and Canada enhance cooperation in space - GOV.UK

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A Japanese national will be the first non-American to land on the moon in an Artemis mission. The European Space Agency contracts Thales Alenia Space for the ExoMars 2028 mission. The US Space Force announces a new commercial space strategy, and more. 

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US, Japan strike deals on defense, space at leaders' summit- Reuters

NASA, Japan Advance Space Cooperation, Sign Agreement for Lunar Rover

The search for life on Mars goes on with ExoMars 2028- Thales Alenia Space

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Exolaunch Signs with HawkEye 360 to Provide Launch and Deployment Services for Multiple Satellite Missions- Business Wire

Capella Space Joins Space ISAC as Founding Member

Sidus Space Announces Second Agreement with HEO for Non-Earth Imaging Payload and Data Services Aboard Upcoming Lizzie-Sat Launch- Business Wire

RTX provides Blue Canyon satellite to help solve a crucial climate challenge

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The United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket carries an NRO satellite to orbit for its final flight. NASA unveils their Space Sustainability Strategy. Astrobotic has announced that it is working on a project to bring 3D printing to the Moon, and more.

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Our guests are Kathy O'Donnell, Senior Manager, AWS Space Specialist Solutions Architecture, and Derek McCoy, Head of Channel, Enterprise, & Public Sector at Rescale.

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Ending an era, final Delta 4 Heavy boosts classified spy satellite into orbit - CBS News 

NASA’s Space Sustainability Strategy

Next Step Toward the Moon: LZH and TU Berlin partner with Astrobotic

Vast’s Haven-1 to be World’s First Commercial Space Station Connected by SpaceX Starlink

Firefly Aerospace Announces Agreement with Klepsydra Technologies to Demonstrate Edge Computing in Space

Aegis Aerospace Closes Strategic Acquisition

Russia aborts planned test launch of new heavy-lift space rocket

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Rocket Lab has been awarded a $14.49 million task order by the US Space Force to launch a dedicated Electron mission for the military branch. Ursa Major has signed a contract with the Naval Energetics Systems and Technologies Program (NEST) to develop and hot fire test a prototype solid rocket motor for the US Navy's Standard Missile program. The US Space Command and the Swedish Air Force signed a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreement, and more.

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Our guests today are Jeff Kratz, Vice President of AWS Worldwide Public Sector Sales, Tim Sylvester, Field CTO at Effectual, and Jerry Meleski, SVP of Product and Technology at HawkEye 360.

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U.S. Space Force Awards Rocket Lab Launch Contract for Space Test Program (STP)-S30- Business Wire

Ursa Major Signs Contract With U.S. Navy For Next Gen Solid Rocket Motors For Standard Missile

USSPACECOM and Sweden sign a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreement

Spacefarer & CubeRover Joint Lunar Rover Demonstration on Griffin-1 | Astrobotic

Japanese Astronaut Koichi Wakata Joins Axiom Space

Stoke Space Names Retired U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John E. Shaw to Board of Directors, Paul Croci as Chief Financial Officer

Voyager Space Names Neeraj Gupta Chief Strategy Officer

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The UK Space Agency releases £13 million in funding to support 11 projects through the Agency’s International Bilateral Fund. Space Workforce 2030 shares findings from the second annual report. SpaceX launched a new rideshare program called the Bandwagon-1 launching 11 satellites to mid-inclination orbit, and more.

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Our guest is Melanie Stricklan, Executive Director of the Space Workforce 2030 initiative.

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NASA Leadership Spotlights Space Sustainability at Space Symposium

UK funding boost for international space projects - GOV.UK

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center on 1st ‘Bandwagon’ mission – Spaceflight Now

NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return from Space Station

KBR Awarded over $450M in Systems Engineering, Acquisition, Research & Development and Operations Support Contracts

NASA knows what knocked Voyager 1 offline, but it will take a while to fix- Ars Technica

Lonestar Data Holdings Announces Freedom, its Second Lunar Data Center mission to the Moon in 2024

Space Workforce 2030 Builds on Success, Partnership in Second Year: 2nd Annual Report Released; Congress Recognizing National Space Day

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N2K Space is working with AWS to bring the AWS in Orbit podcast series to the 39th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs from April 8-11. We’ll be broadcasting from the AWS booth, number 1036 in the North Hall, Tuesday-Thursday from 9-11am. Andre Kearns, Marketing Director at Amazon Web Services Aerospace and Satellite Division walks us through what to expect at the AWS booth.

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AWS in Orbit is a podcast collaboration between N2K Networks and AWS to offer listeners an in-depth look at the transformative intersection of cloud computing, space technologies, and generative AI. You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws.

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US President Joe Biden wants rocket launchers that use American airspace  to pay taxes into a federal fund that finances the work of air traffic controllers. Varda Space has raised $90 million in a Series B funding round. Sierra Space introduces the Sierra Space Eclipse satellite bus line, and more.

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Biden Takes Aim at SpaceX’s Tax-Free Ride in American Airspace - The New York Times

Varda Announces $90 million Series B Funding to Build Factories in Space

Sierra Space Unveils the Revolutionary Eclipse Satellite Bus Line: Introducing Velocity, Horizon, and Titan

Virgin Galactic countersues Boeing about mothership project - SpaceNews

New Shepard’s 25th Mission Includes America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate- Blue Origin

DARPA Awards Phase Four $14.9M Contract to Develop Air Breathing Electric Propulsion for Very Low Earth Orbit Operations 

China, Thailand sign pacts on outer space, lunar outposts- Reuters

ESA - 3D-bioprinted blood vessel

Space experts foresee an “operational need” for nuclear power on the Moon- Ars Technica

SAIC Appoints Srini Attili as New Civilian Business Group Executive

Industry Executive Allen Flynt Joins Axiom Space as Chief Officer, Mission Services

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NASA has contracted Intuitive Machines, Lunar Dawn, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV). Amazon Web Services has let go of several hundred sales, marketing and tech roles including at its Aerospace and Satellite division. Mitsubishi Corporation has been announced as a strategic partner and equity owner in Starlab Space, the joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, and more.

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Our guest today is Andre Kearns, Marketing Director at Amazon Web Services Aerospace and Satellite Division. N2K Space is working with AWS to bring the AWS in Orbit podcast series to the 39th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs from April 8-11. We’ll be broadcasting from the AWS booth, number 1036 in the North Hall, Tuesday-Thursday from 9-11am.

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NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions

Amazon Web Services lays off several hundred tech, sales staff- Reuters

Mitsubishi Corporation Joins Starlab Space as Strategic Partner, Equity Owner in Joint Venture

Muon Space Redefines LEO Satellite Constellations with the release of Muon Halo™ and over $60M in new contracts for 10 Muon Halo Spacecraft and Integrated Mission Services

Hydrosat Awarded National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Grant

ESA's solar eclipse maker, Proba-3

We Secure £2.25m Investment To Accelerate Helix Products To Market Release

Solstar Space Awarded $1.25 Million U.S. Space Force AFWERX/AFVENTURES Phase II SBIR Contract for the Slayton Wideband Space Communicator

Scout Space to Deliver Owl Product Line of Advanced Long-range Vision Payload Systems

Explosive green 'Mother of Dragons' comet now visible in the Northern Hemisphere- Live Science

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The US Department of Defense has released a new Commercial Space Integration Strategy. The US White House has instructed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies. Dawn Aerospace to supply green propulsion technology to Japanese company, Cislunar Technologies, and more.

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2024 DOD Commercial Space Integration Strategy

Exclusive: White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon- Reuters

Dawn announces lunar mission customer, Cislunar Technologies  

Astrobotic and U.S Air Force Announce Rocket Research and Development Collaboration  

Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch delayed again, to May 6- Space

China successfully launches new remote sensing satellite - CGTN

Chinese space junk falls to Earth over Southern California, creating spectacular fireball (photos, video)

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Earns Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement Award

Dr Alan Stern joins ispace US in Advisor role

The menace the U.S. confronts from space- The Hill

The race to fix space-weather forecasting before next big solar storm hits- MIT Technology Review

JAXA and Toyota's 'Lunar Cruiser' moon rover is now a Transformers toy

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Space debris, potentially from the International Space Station, lands on a house in Florida. The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will build, integrate and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25.5 million Space Mobility and Logistics prototyping project funded by the US Space Force and led by prime contractor Astroscale US. Terran Orbital received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange stating that they have regained compliance with the minimum stock price and will be removed from the NYSE’s noncompliant issuers list, and more.

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Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida - Ars Technica

SwRI to build the spacecraft bus for in-space refueler servicer program

Terran Orbital Regains Compliance with NYSE Continued Listing Standards

Terran Orbital's Tyvak International Secures European Defense Agency Contract for Pioneering VLEO Satellite Project

HawkEye 360 Secures $40 Million Debt Commitment

AST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

SKY Perfect JSAT Announces 10 Billion Yen Investment to Accelerate Collaborations with Space-related Startups

Colorado Air and Space Port Receives $555,555 in grants

Space is essential for infrastructure. Why isn't it considered critical?- CyberScoop

True Anomaly Appoints Former Palantir Leader as First Chief Revenue Officer

Helioviewer Eclipse Watch

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