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The Canadian government is lending satellite operator Telesat C$2.14 billion to help the company build out its Telesat Lightspeed low earth orbit broadband constellation. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launches a EUTELSAT 36D satellite into Geostationary Orbit. Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite from the Baikonur Spaceport, and more.

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Telesat and Government of Canada Agree to Terms on C$2.14 Billion Loan in Support of Telesat Lightspeed

Successful Launch of EUTELSAT 36D Satellite- Business Wire

Russia’s Soyuz 2.1b rocket carrying remote sensing satellite takes off from Baikonur - Science & Space - TASS

Senate bills seek to reform commercial space regulations - SpaceNews

AECOM to provide environmental restoration and compliance services for NASA facilities across the United States- Business Wire

NASA Names Finalists to Help Deal with Dust in Human Lander Challenge

Pluto is now Arizona's 'official planet' — whether a 'dwarf' or not

Orbital Reef and commercial low Earth orbit destinations—upcoming space research opportunities-  npj Microgravity

Putting Starship’s plasma in perspective - Aerospace America

Universities Space Research Association Appoints Robert O'Brien Director, Center for Space Nuclear Research

Astronomical pranks of April fools' past

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Slingshot Aerospace, a leader in satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation, recently announced the expansion of its international operations with the launch of Slingshot Aerospace Ltd. The new entity will operate from Slingshot’s first international offices in Cornwall and London – representing a significant step in the company's commitment to a global growth strategy. We learn more from Managing Director of Slingshot Aerospace Ltd, Melissa Quinn.

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JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar probe has survived its second lunar night. Commercial lunar landing company ispace has raised $8.1B yen ($53.5 million), in a stock sale. Earth Observation company Planet, filed  financial results for the period ended January 31, 2024, and more. 

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Japanese probe wakes up after second lunar night - Taipei Times

Japanese lunar lander company ispace raises $53.5 million in stock sale - SpaceNews

Planet Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2024- Business Wire

SatixFy Announces Full Year 2023 Results- Business Wire

Defense officials tease new commercial space strategies

RECAP of ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket launch scrub: next attempt uncertain

Space Health Tops Station Research Schedule on Thursday

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The Federal Communications Commission has denied SpaceX’s request to use certain mobile satellite services spectrum authorized to Globalstar and Dish in the Gen2 Starlink constellation. Vast Space is being sued by a former engineer who claims he was fired for refusing to use improper radio frequencies in designs for the Haven-1 space station. Spire Global says it is expanding its East Asian operations, announcing a new partnership and satellite mission with its first South Korean Space Services customer, Hancom Group, and more.

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Our guest today is Bryce Kennedy, President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP).

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SpaceX Gen2 MSS Application Dismissed as Unacceptable for Filing | Federal Communications Commission

Private Space-Station Maker Sued Over Claims Radio Bands Misused

Spire Global Partners with Hancom Group in First Commercial Satellite Mission for South Korea

China's modified Long March-8 rocket completes fairing separation test - CGTN

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NZDF launches hardware into space - Inside Government NZ

Zimbabwe Gets Ready to Launch Three Satellites- Space in Africa

Euclid Space Telescope's Vision Instantly Restored by De-Icing Operation- Extremetech

Eclipse 2024 Citizen Science

NASA astronauts to make history as 1st Boeing Starliner crew

HawkEye 360 Announces the Crucial Role of its Advisory Board Class of 2024

Amish Patel Joins Sierra Space as Chief Operating Officer- Business Wire

Astronomers unveil strong magnetic fields spiraling at the edge of Milky Way’s central black hole | ESO

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The UK Space Agency is offering Up to £60 million for proposals that will help boost the UK’s satellite communications sector. NASA has chosen the first science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during Artemis III. China launched a Long March-6 rocket, carrying an environmental monitoring satellite called Yunhai-3 02, and more. 

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Our guest today is Brad Appel, Chief Technology Officer at Ursa Major.

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C-LEO programme kicks off with £60 million for satellite constellation ideas - GOV.UK

Polaris And Aero Challenge Group Sign Strategic Cooperation And Investment Agreement

Joint Statement of the Second Meeting of the U.S.-France Comprehensive Dialogue on Space - United States Department of State

NASA Selects First Lunar Instruments for Artemis Astronaut Deployment

Systems, Technologies, and Emerging Capabilities Broad Agency Announcement

Sidus Space Reports Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

China launches new satellite for environmental monitoring - CGTN

ULA Delta-4 Heavy NROL-70 | Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Governor Abbott Launches Texas Space Commission

Send robots into space rather than people, says Britain's Astronomer Royal-  Reuters

The Next Generation of Cancer Drugs Will Be Made in Space- WIRED

Order Up: High School Students Compete to Launch Their Food into Space with NASA HUNCH Culinary Competition

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Boeing and its subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences are suing Virgin Galactic, alleging theft of trade secrets and failure to pay $25 million for their collaboration on a new “mothership”. Ingersoll Rand has announced its intention to purchase ILC Dover for approximately $2.33 billion. Apex has announced a successful demonstration of end-to-end capabilities of the Aries platform, and more.

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Our guest today is Dr Elaina Hyde, Director of York University’s Allan I Carswell Observatory.

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Virgin Galactic Sued by Boeing Over Trade Secrets - RetailWire

Ingersoll Rand to buy ILC Dover for about $2.33 billion in life sciences push- Reuters

Apex Completes First Payload Commissioning, Downlinks “Satellite Selfie,” as Part of Its Aries Call to Adventure Mission- Business Wire

Spire Global Announces Closing of $30 Million Registered Direct Offering- Business Wire

SpaceX reaches its 175th Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral with Monday evening Starlink mission – Spaceflight Now

Intuitive Machines' historic private moon mission comes to an end- Space

CSIRO 3D mapping tech blasts off for International Space Station

Momentus Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition- Business Wire

Venus Aerospace Achieves Successful Inaugural Supersonic Drone Flight

Space For Humanity Announce Support Of Amanda Nguyen Launch To Space. First Vietnamese Woman To Fly To Space

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The US Space Force requests an additional $1 billion from Congress for projects not included in the fiscal year 2025 budget. Russian Soyuz MS-25 mission carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus arrives at the International Space Station. The UK Space Agency is opening new headquarters at the Harwell Science Campus’ Space Cluster in Oxfordshire, and offices in Scotland, Wales and the Midlands, and more. 

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Our guest today is Andrew Williams from the European Southern Observatory. 

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Space Force sends Congress $1 billion list of unfunded projects

Russian Soyuz Spacecraft with 3 Astronauts Docks at the International Space Station

Orbit Fab RAFTI Fueling Ports Flight Qualified and Ready for In-Space and Launch Site Fueling

Aerospace Shifts Corporate HQ to DC area; investing $100M in EL Segundo campus

Launching a dedicated MicroGEO communications satellite for Argentina

la France prête à subventionner massivement ses mini-fusées- Les Echos

UK Space Agency announces new headquarters and regional offices - GOV.UK

China's Queqiao-2 relay satellite enters lunar orbit - CGTN

A Letter to the Chandra Community

Optical Fiber Production - NASA

Boeing Announces Board and Management Changes

Boom Supersonic Announces Successful Flight of XB-1 Demonstrator Aircraft

The nation’s first academic space cybersecurity program welcomes the 2nd cohort

Geomagnetic storm from a solar flare could disrupt radio communications and create striking aurora- AP News

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the Pushpak Reusable Landing Vehicle LEX 02 experiment flight at the Aeronautical Test Range in Chitradurga. The US Department of Defense and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) are working with three companies to provide logistics services enabling low-cost, responsive access to geostationary and other orbits beyond low Earth orbit. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Dragon capsule resupply mission heading to the International Space Station (ISS), and more.

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Our guest is Rebecca Boyle, science journalist and author of “Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are”. 

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ISRO successfully conducts second Pushpak RLV landing experiment | India News - The Indian Express

Intuitive Machines improves cash position to best since IPO after historic moon mission

Companies Selected for DIU Orbital Logistics Vehicle Project

NASA Science, Hardware Aboard SpaceX's 30th Resupply Launch to Station

Mars Sample Return Dominates House Hearing on NASA Science – SpacePolicyOnline.com

NASA Sees Progress on Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef Life Support System

Mission X Update #2: Fly, Fix, Fly

Astralintu and D-Orbit Sign MOU to Bring Space Cloud Services and Its Benefits to Latin America

NASA, Health and Human Services Highlight Cancer Moonshot Progress

Space tourists and crew suffer high radiation risks – regulation is needed to protect them

ESA - New missions selected for the fourth edition of the Fly Your Satellite! programme

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Many of us know that the Moon pulls on our oceans, driving the tides, but did you know that it smells like gunpowder? Or that it was essential to the development of science and religion? Rebecca Boyle, science journalist and author of “Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are” shares her research and thoughts on the future of missions to explore the lunar surface. 

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Rocket Lab launches the NROL-123 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA Wallops in Virginia. Varda Space has released results from its first orbital drug manufacturing mission called Winnebago-1. Roscosmos aborts the Soyuz MS25 mission 20 seconds ahead of liftoff, and more.

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Our guest today is Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of Xage Security.

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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Fifth National Security Mission for NRO

Live coverage: Dragon flights return to Cape Canaveral’s pad 40 with SpaceX’s 30th cargo mission to the Space Station – Spaceflight Now

Return of the Ritonavir: A Study on the Stability of Pharmaceuticals Processed in Orbit | Biological and Medicinal Chemistry | ChemRxiv | Cambridge Open Engage

Advanced Space Demonstrates Artificial Intelligence for Spacecraft Autonomy at the Moon

NanoAvionics selects Neuraspace for Enhanced Safety and Sustainability in Space Operations

Sidus Space Establishes Two-Way Communications with State-of-the-Art Hybrid 3D-Printed LS-1 Satellite- Business Wire

TTTech Aerospace and Réaltra collaborate on compact TTEthernet switch solution for space applications

ReOrbit Signs MoU with SatSure and KaleidEO to Offer Comprehensive Space Infrastructure Solution

China launches relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-moon communication - CGTN

Soyuz MS-25 set to launch to the International Space Station with crew from Russia, Belarus, and NASA - NASASpaceFlight.com

Four Veteran Space Industry Leaders Join Astrobotic as the Company Builds Griffin-1

Russia warns US against using SpaceX for spying

Space Force hosts annual Guardian Field Forum- United States Space Force 

High School Students Contribute to Exoplanet Discovery

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