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What gaps are there in the workforce for the space industry and what are we doing to provide students with the tools they need to succeed? Listen to Bryce Kennedy’s experience as the President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals, and lessons learned from being a professor at New Mexico Tech.

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China’s secretive spaceplane hitches a ride to orbit on a Long March 2F rocket. The US House and Senate approve a 2024 Defense Spending Bill providing $841.4 billion in funding for the Defense Department. Rocket Lab’s Electron returns to flight for the 10th launch of the year, and more.

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

You can connect with Bryce on LinkedIn and learn more about the Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP) on their website.

China launches experimental spacecraft into orbit for third time since 2020- Reuters

DOD Prioritizing Cooperation With Allies in Space

Congress Passes Fiscal 2024 Defense Spending Bill, Pay Raise for Service Members

Biden hosts four NASA astronauts, the first crew aiming to fly around the moon in a half-century - AP News

Rocket Lab Reaches New Annual Launch Record with 10th Electron Mission This Year

Sierra Space’s Revolutionary Dream Chaser® Enters Final Test Campaign, Spaceplane Transitioning to Orbital Operations

Aborted test and missing parts add to European space woes- Reuters

HotSat-1: UK climate satellite suffers failure in orbit

Thales Alenia Space has selected the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility for FLEX satellite first test campaign

International, North American and European Statistical Classifications for Space Economy Measurement

GE Aerospace achieves breakthrough in hypersonic engine development- Flight Global

Mysterious, repeating fast radio burst acts like a celestial slide whistle- CNN

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NASA’s JPL says Voyager 1 is having trouble with its flight data system. US Subcommittee on Space and Science hears from federal witnesses about mission authorization for all new commercial space activities.  D-Orbit has signed two launch service contracts with South Korean space startup TelePIX, and more.

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Our guest today is African Space Policy Analyst, Ruvimbo Samanga.

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Engineers Working to Resolve Issue With Voyager 1 Computer – The Sun Spot 

Government Promotion of Safety and Innovation in the New Space Economy - U.S. Se…

NASA’s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link

Amazon to connect Kuiper satellites with laser links to boost space internet network

Air New Zealand partners with Starlink for onboard wifi - Airport Technology

D-Orbit and TelePIX Announce Contracts for the in-orbit testing of Tetraplex

Tomorrow.io and TomorrowNow Supports the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience in Africa

China’s Space Program in 2023: Taking Stock – The Diplomat

Blue Origin sure seems confident it will launch New Glenn in 2024- Ars Technica

Pathfinder Launch Lessons Learned report- GOV.UK

Massive 'lighthouses' on the moon could light the way for future lunar astronauts- Space

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The Federal Communications Commission reaffirms the Wireline Bureau’s prior decision to reject the long-form application of SpaceX’s Starlink to receive public support through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund program. Blue Origin is planning to relaunch its New Shepard suborbital vehicle as early as December 18. The European Space Agency’s Boost! Programme provides funding for HyImpulse and Orbex, and more.

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Our guest today is Planetary Geologist, Dr. Kirby Runyon. 

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FCC Reaffirms Decision To Reject Starlink Application For Nearly $900 Million In Subsidies

Blue Origin aims to launch first New Shepard rocket in over a year

Announcing Two Starlab Demo Missions - Voyager Space

HyImpulse News

Orbex Awarded £3.3 Million as Part of European Space Agency’s Boost! Initiative

Open Cosmos And Connected Forge Partnership To Bring Actionable Data Solutions To The Market

In space missions- Faraday Dragon Asia Pacific-Philippines

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Government Promotion of Safety and Innovation in the New Space Economy - U.S. Se...’

EXCLUSIVE: Freedom to maneuver key for future space ‘combat mindset,’ says ex-SPACECOM deputy

LeoLabs: Russia, China time suspicious space activity for some US holidays

NASA Sensor Produces First Global Maps of Surface Minerals in Arid Regions

Hair samples from JFK, 2 other presidents headed to deep space- The Hill

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True Anomaly closes a $100 Million Series B equity raise. Armada comes out of stealth with $55 million in backing to develop their edge computing platforms. The US, South Korea, and Japan agree to new initiatives in response to North Korea's space launches, and more.

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Our guest today is Jeromy Grimmett, Founder and CEO of Rogue Space Systems.

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True Anomaly Raises $100 Million in Series B Funding to Further Accelerate Growth

Armada Raises More Than $55M to Bridge the Digital Divide- Business Wire

Helicity Space Raises $5M Seed Round Pasadena, Cal.

U.S., South Korea, Japan to step up actions on North Korea cyber threats | Reuters

ispace and Orbit Fab Agree to Aggressively Pursue and Enable a Sustainable Lunar Economy

EUMETSAT Awards Spire Global Multi-Million Euro Contract for Satellite Weather Data

Irish Space Company Réaltra Awarded Milestone Contract With Leading Launch Vehicle Provider Arianegroup

SpaceX postpones planned launch of US military's secretive X-37B spaceplane- Reuters

SpaceX private Polaris Dawn space mission delayed to April 2024

ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket's 1st launch delayed to January 2024- Space

Redwire Antenna Technology Enables Tactical Link 16 Transmission from Space as Company Prepares to Deliver More Antennas for a Future LEO Constellation- Business Wire

Why There Should Not Be a Norm for “Minimum Safe Distance” Between Satellites - War on the Rocks

Satellite Manufacturer Terran Orbital Seeks a Buyer

Vast Welcomes Veteran NASA Astronaut Dr. Andrew J. Feustel as Its Newest Human Spaceflight Advisor-  Business Wire

James Webb Space Telescope's 'Cosmic Christmas Bauble' earns spot in White House Advent Calendar (photo, video)

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The Government Accountability Office is looking into the Federal Aviation Administration’s mishap investigation process. The Space Development Agency says that they have put some projects on hold due to the ongoing continuing resolution, which pauses spending at fiscal 2023 levels. Egypt signs on with China for their planned  International Lunar Research Station, and more.

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Our guest today is Anastasia Prosina, CEO Stellar Amenities.

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Commercial Space Transportation: FAA Should Improve Its Mishap Investigation Process- U.S. GAO

Budget standoff ‘a big deal’ for Space Development Agency

Space Development Agency Providing Capability to Warfighters

More Nations Meet to Address Space Security

Space Force Activates New Component for Europe and Africa

China’s lunar base: major African nation joins Beijing’s international moon project

Chinese commercial reusable rocket successfully conducts second flight - CGTN

NASA Signs Memorandum of Agreement for Space Weather

United Launch Alliance Vulcan VC2S Rocket Conducts Wet Dress Rehearsal at Cape Canaveral Ahead of Christmas Eve Launch - Space Coast Daily

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch of secretive X-37B space plane delayed to Dec. 11

Don't trash the International Space Station (Opinion)

Draft: A Charter For A Circular Space Economy

Why 2024 Will Be an Epic Year in Spaceflight

Colliding space junk makes 'noise' that could be heard from Earth

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You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws.

Baptiste Tripard is the Chief Marketing Officer at Alteia. Aiga Stokenberga is the Senior Transport Economist at the World Bank.

We explore how Alteia and the World Bank are leveraging AWS's cloud, AI, and space capabilities to monitor critical road networks at scale to support large scale infrastructure investments. From road networks to bridges, they share real-world applications that are making a difference in emerging economies.

AWS in Orbit is a podcast collaboration between N2K 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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AWS re:Invent

Alteia and the World Bank assess and enhance road infrastructure data quality at scale using AWS

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India shares an ambitious 2047 roadmap for lunar missions and moon tourism, the strategic Dish-EchoStar merger gets greenlit by the FCC, Rocket Lab lands a launch for South Korea's NeonSat-1, ESA ventures into developing a high-thrust rocket engine. And we sat down with Somaya Aswadi, a member of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, to hear her story.

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Our guest today is Somaya Aswadi. 

Somaya is a member of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team and a student at Stony Brook University. The Afghan Girls Robotics Team is the subject of the documentary Afghan Dreamers about their formation as an international competitive robotics team in defiance of the Taliban’s religious edicts against education for girls.

Exclusive: India's first space station unit can be up in just 5 years; 2047 roadmap has multiple lunar missions, Moon tourism on cards- MSN 

FCC nod puts Dish-EchoStar merger on home stretch- SpaceNews

Rocket Lab Signs Deal to Launch South Korean Satellite- Business Wire

Investing in Space: Why Amazon bought rocket launches from rival SpaceX- CNBC

NOAA's older Earth-watching satellites get new 'extended life'- Space

ESA Wants to Develop a "Very High Thrust" Rocket Engine- European Spaceflight 

Penn awarded $2 million grant from NASA to fund research on lunar robots- The Daily Pennsylvanian      

Toughest material ever is an alloy of chromium, cobalt and nickel- New Scientist 

Space Development Agency, Army cooperating on alternates to GPS sat signals- Breaking Defense 

When Waters Rise, Satellites Now Lag- IEEE Spectrum 

Nasa hands over control as new era of moon missions readies for lift-off- The Guardian

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SpaceX's staggering $175 billion valuation, China's space power ambitions, the curious case of a lost tomato on the ISS, Davis Cook on space development across the African continent, and more!

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Our guest today is Davis Cook, CEO of Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability, discussing the history of space development across the African continent and its economic ramifications.

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SpaceX's Tender Offer Values Startup at $175 Billion or More- Bloomberg

China space authorities name Elon Musk’s SpaceX an ‘unprecedented challenge’- SCMP

Blue Origin Unveils Versatile Spacecraft Platform, Blue Ring- TS2

Cosmic Girl has a facelift and is given a new name

NorthStar Earth & Space closes CA$20 million Series D financing round to launch the world’s first space based SSA commercial service- Press Release 

Aussie company Quasar joins the global satellite space race- AFR 

Thales Alenia Space signs a multi-satellite contract with PT Len Industri- SatNews

OurSky lands $9.5M seed to build out developer platform for space data- TechCrunch

NRO Awards Commercial Electro-Optical Capabilities Contracts- NRO

Crossed wires led to high drama as NASA returned asteroid samples to Earth- Ars Technica 

VERSES and NASA Partner to Pursue Standards For Space Industry- Press Release

Buzz in the commercial space industry- WMFE

A year of firsts for electric propulsion- Aerospace America 

HOTSAT-1: Images of COP28 venue from 'flying thermometer' highlight global temperature challenges- SkyNews

Argentina's Space Agency says it's satellite images is helping to resolve judicial cases- SpaceWatch

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Iran claims it sent animals to space. DARPA picks its 14 faves to study what’s possible in lunar services. SpaceX adds a key demo for NASA to its next Starship flight test plan. And we have the latest updates from the Earth Observation Market, and a look at the year that was, with our guest Aravind Ravichandran in our monthly Overview segment. And more!

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We have the latest updates from the Earth Observation Market with our guest Aravind Ravichandran.

Iran launches animals into space as it revives bid for human missions- Al Jazeera

Collaborating Toward Integrated Commercial Lunar Infrastructure- DARPA

Exolaunch USA Wins Launch Contract from Capella Space for Pioneering SAR Satellite Mission- ExoLaunch 

SpaceX plans key NASA demonstration for next Starship launch- CNBC

Rogue Space Systems Announces Barry-1 Satellite Launch and Operations Commencement- Rogue Space

Aalyria Wins Contract with European Space Agency to Build O-RAN Compliant Orchestration Platform to Unlock 5G/6G Non-terrestrial Connectivity- Business Wire

Japan targeting Jan. 19 for nation's 1st-ever moon landing- Space 

UAE Organizes First Space Agencies’ Leaders Summit during COP28- SpaceWatch

NASA Leaders to Highlight 25th Anniversary of Space Station with Crew- NASA

Maine manufacturer of high-temp materials will expand, driven by defense, space industries- Mainebiz.biz

Start of new space race? First private spacecraft may land on the Moon as early as next month- Times of India

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