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Through cutting-edge technologies and collaborative partnerships, Skyrora is reshaping the landscape of space exploration and positioning Scotland as a key player in the global space industry. Join us as we discuss Skyrora with Head of Business Development, Derek Harris.

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FROM SCOTLAND TO SPACE: SKYRORA’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCOTLAND’S GROWING AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

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Axiom and GU Energy Labs partner on astronaut food for spacewalks. iQPS contracts with Rocket Lab to launch its Earth observation satellite. Sierra Space has been awarded over $22 million by the Department of Defense to mature its new VORTEX engine, and more.

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Axiom Space and GU Energy Labs Team Up to Fuel Astronauts- Axiom

Rocket Lab Inks Dedicated Launch Deal with Japanese Earth Imaging Company iQPS- Rocket Lab 

Redwire’s Navigation Technology Enabling JAXA, NASA Mission to Explore Cosmic Mysteries- Redwire

U.S. Government Awards Contract to Sierra Space to Develop Powerful New Upper-Stage Rocket Engine- Press Release

SpaceX delivers 650+ Starlink Terminals to Hawaii Emergency organizations after Maui Wildfires- Tesmanian 

A Rare Look Into the Finances of Elon Musk’s Secretive SpaceX - WSJ

SDA Contracts SpaceX, Kuiper, and Aalyria for LEO Backhaul Study- Via Satellite  

Satellite startup True Anomaly opens Colorado factory- C4ISRNET 

NASA’s buildings are even older than its graying workforce- Ars Technica 

Artemis 4 astronauts will be 1st crew to use NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway in 2028- Space

USSPACECOM Hosts UK, Australian, Canadian, and USSPACEFOR-INDOPAC Delegation- DoD

Russia’s Luna 25 spacecraft captures first image of Moon surface- TASS

HyImpulse to Debut SR75 Rocket No Earlier than December 1- European Spaceflight

The Lunar Race Between India and Russia: What’s at Stake?- The Diplomat

Revolutionising Space Traffic Management in Africa- Space In Africa

Solar storm prediction! X-class solar flares likely today, may spark blackouts- Tech News

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UK defense contractor BAE agreed to buy Ball Aerospace for $5.6 billion. Momentus announces layoffs and cuts to budgets in its Q2 financial report. The Indian Space Research Organization tweets “Thanks for the ride, mate!” after the Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander detaches from the propulsion section of the spacecraft, and more.

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Our guests today are Scott Sacknoff and Emily Carney from Space 3.0 Foundation.

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Ball Announces Agreement to Sell Aerospace Business for $5.6 Billion- PR Newswire

Momentus Inc 10-Q/A filing 

Indian moon lander module splits from propulsion section in key step- Al Jazeera

ELA Signs Multi Launch Contract with INNOSPACE from ASC- ELA

Crew-7 Starts Health Stabilization, Visits Dragon Ahead of Launch- NASA

Texas A&M to build facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston- KBTX 

SpeQtral selects Kongsberg NanoAvionics and Mbryonics as Key Partners for its SpeQtral-1 Mission- Press Release 

MyRadar Secures Two Year NOAA Grant for Satellite-based Wildfire Detection, Mitigation and Prevention- Press Release

Kodiak Pacific Spaceport Complex hosts tours for first time since pandemic - KMXT 

Astrobotic Collaborates With Nasa For Techrise Student Challenge- Astrobotic

NASA and Defense Department's $500 Million Rocket Gamble - Bloomberg 

DoD announces inaugural innovation challenge on talent management- Space Force

US Space Force creates 1st unit dedicated to targeting adversary satellites- Space

MQ-9 Pilots Learn To Take Off and Land Via Satellite in ACE Push- Air and Space Forces 

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Russia’s Luna-25 vehicle has reached lunar orbit according to Roscosmos. The Indian Space Research Organisation has announced that the Chandrayaan-3 is in its final lunar orbit. SpaceX hands over its mishap report to the Federal Aviation Administration following its April 20 Starship flight test, and more.

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Russia's Luna-25 Probe Reaches Moon Orbit- The Moscow Times/ AFP

Chandrayaan-3 reaches final orbit around moon, lander to separate on Thursday- Indian Express

Russian Space Agency Postpones First Flight Of New Spaceship Until 2028- RFE

Let the review begin—SpaceX takes another step toward launching Starship again- Ars Technica

A Framework for Optimized, Integrated Lunar Infrastructure- DARPA

U.S. deactivates GSSAP surveillance satellite, two new ones in the works- SpaceNews

Integrate raises $3.4M and wins Space Force contract for management software- Geek Wire

Terran Orbital Targets Large Revenue Growth in Second Half of 2023, Including Rivada Payment- Via Satellite

Europe space chief warns over political wavering on climate- Reuters

Putting the S in the first Meteosat Third Generation Sounder- ESA

Italian team wins Space Force’s first on-orbit Hack-A-Sat contest

Hack-A-Sat 4 pictures 

U-M gets $9.7M to help forecast harmful space weather- The University Record

Ireland’s First Satellite Will Shake Up Hunt For Gamma Ray Bursts- Forbes

Exclusive: Project manager urges smooth collaboration as Indian equipment for China Space Station cooperation struggles with export clearance - Global Times

KMI and O Analytics keep space safe from debris with NewSpace Nexus's Ignitor Program- KRQE

Prime Video Unveils Trailer for 'A Million Miles Away' Starring Michael Peña as Real-Life Astronaut José Hernández (Film News in Brief) 

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Intuitive Machines says their IM-1 lunar lander is complete and will be prepared for delivery in September with a launch date set for November. AST SpaceMobile says the first five of its BlueBird satellites are fully-funded with a planned launch in Q1 of 2024 with a plan to offer initial commercial service 3 months after launch. Astra announces the first 4 shipments of their Spacecraft Engines out of their manufacturing facility as well as the completion of a Service Readiness Review for Astra's Space Force STP-29B mission, 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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Intuitive Machines Reports Q2 Financial Results and Expected First Lunar Mission Launch Date- Intuitive Machines

AST SpaceMobile Provides Second Quarter 2023 Business Update- AST SpaceMobile

Astra Announces Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results- Astra

Planet Closes Sinergise Acquisition- Via Satellite

Astrobotic Building a 3D Lunar Surface for Testing & Research- Astrobotic

Rocket Lab to Launch Climate Change Research Mission Focused on Arctic Ice Caps for NASA- Rocket Lab

Viasat Real-Time Earth Opens Ground Station in Japan- Viasat 

Roscosmos plans to participate in International Astronautical Congress in 2023- TASS 

No response for now from other states to join orbital station project — Roscosmos- TASS 

Vast Names New CEO and CTO- Via Satellite

Orbex Appoints Lesley Still as Chief of Spaceport Operations

Intelsat Completes C-Band Spectrum Clearing for 5G Deployment 

The Space Force Is Launching Its Own Swarm of Tiny Satellites- Wired

Europe forced to turn to Elon Musk’s rockets in the global space race- The Telegraph

Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center

Meteorite that crashed to Earth 3,500 years ago carved into arrowhead by Bronze Age hunters- Space.com

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The Russian Space Agency says that they are already processing data from Luna-25. The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully conducted a series of drogue parachute deployment tests which will help their astronauts land safely from space. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp also announced that it launched the first geosynchronous orbit synthetic aperture radar satellite for disaster monitoring, and more. 

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Russia's moon craft starts processing first data - space agency- Reuters

First plane lands at Vostochny cosmodrome’s airport- TASS 

ISRO conducts successful parachute tests for Gaganyaan Mission- New Indian Express 

Not Just Moon: Isro’s Aditya-L1, India’s first Solar mission, reaches spaceport- Times of India

China's Kuaizhou-1A rocket launches five satellites for smart transportation security- CGTN

China launches world's first high-orbit synthetic aperture radar satellite for disaster monitoring- CGTN 

Space on agenda for Biden's trilateral summit with S. Korea, Japan - Breaking Defense 

U.S. military and allies get a feel for the value of commercial satellite imagery- SpaceNews

The space industry is starting a green revolution- TechCrunch

How the Space Force is preparing its ground systems for ‘dynamic’ ops- C4ISRNET

India embraces America’s vision for outer space- The Hill

‘I’m not littering – the Nanofiche is very small!’: meet the man who sends art to the moon- The Guardian 

China makes Chang'e 5 moon samples open to international researchers- Space.com

NASA's James Webb Space telescope captures image of most distant star, ‘Earendel’ that is hotter than the Sun- Mint

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AIAA has dedicated itself to shaping the future of the aerospace industry. The organization believes that aeronautic and astronautic professionals and students and STEM educators are the drivers of global innovation. Learn more about the mission of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and upcoming events with AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher.

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Russia’s Luna 25 lander launched on a Soyuz 2.1 rocket and is expected to soft land at the lunar south pole on August 21. The European Space Agency has released its 2023 space environment report. The French national space agency is seeking partners with BPI France to purchase demonstration missions aboard French microlaunchers. Spire Global achieved its highest-ever quarterly revenue of $26.5 million, up by 37% year over year, and more.

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Learn more about the mission of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and upcoming events with AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher.

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Russia launches first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years- Al Jazeera

ESA’s Space Environment Report 2023- ESA

France to Fund Demonstration Missions of Microlaunchers- European Spaceflight

Spire Posts Record Revenue, Loss Reduction in 2Q 2023 Just Before Planned Stock Split- Via Satellite 

SpaceX valuation rose by 12%, says fund where rocket launcher is top holding- MarketWatch 

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea- Space

Kratos and Hypersonix Announce Exclusive Teaming Agreement- Press Release 

Telesat Contracts MDA as Prime Satellite Manufacturer for Its Advanced Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit Constellation- Press Release 

Wichita aerospace company going up for auction. It has worked with SpaceX, Virgin Galactic- The Wichita Eagle 

China's commercial rocket launches seven satellites- CGTN

Taiwan Space Agency enters 2nd phase of CubeSat development program- Focus Taiwan 

If You Did Space Ops, You Could Become a ‘Legacy Guardian’- Air and Space Forces

NASA Announces Round 1 Winners of the 2023 NASA Entrepreneurs Challenge- Press Release 

Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend — but 2028's show might be one for the ages 

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Virgin Galactic takes its first three space tourists on a flight from Spaceport America. Viasat reported $780 million in revenue during the last quarter, a 36% increase compared to the same period last year. BlackSky Technology made $19.3 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2023, and booked five new launches with Rocket Lab. NASA has renewed its contract with Spire Global to provide earth observation data, and more. 

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Our guest today is Chad Anderson, Managing Partner at Space Capital on Q2 Space Investment and stabilization in the market.

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VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FIRST PRIVATE ASTRONAUT SPACEFLIGHT ‘GALACTIC 02’

Viasat revenue grows as investigation continues into malfunctioning $750 million satellite- CNBC

BlackSky Posts Double-Digit Revenue Increase in Q2- Via Satellite  

BlackSky Signs New Block Buy for Five Rocket Lab Launches- Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab Inks New Deal to Launch HASTE Mission from Virginia- Rocket Lab

Spire Global Awarded $6.5 Million NASA Contract Renewal for Earth Observation Data- Spire

‘Irreparable’ thrusters and solar activity push 3 HawkEye 360 satellites to lower orbits- TechCrunch

OneWeb Makes US Deal with IP Access International- Via Satellite

Lynk and Vodafone Cook Islands to Begin Sat2Phone Service for Subscribers- Lynk

Russia to launch lunar spacecraft in race to find water on moon- Reuters

Science in Space to Cure Disease on Earth—the International Space Station National Lab and NASA Announce New Funding Opportunity- ISS National Lab

India’s Ambitious Moon Mission Cost Less Than Hollywood Space Films—Here’s What You Need To Know- Forbes

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Plots Launch of Its Mega Rocket. Next Year. Maybe. - WSJ  

U.S. intelligence agencies take steps to protect commercial satellites- SpaceNews​​

Over 1,600 People Have Paid Space Perspective for a Balloon Ride to the Edge of Space- SpaceRef

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Rocket Lab releases positive second quarter financial results and announces 10 new contracts. Firefly Aerospace has announced a new partnership with Xtenti to conduct a responsive space demonstration for the National Reconnaissance Office in 2024. The Artemis 2 crew got their first look at the Lockheed Martin built Orion capsule that will carry them around the moon next year, and more.

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Today we have the second installment of Maria’s interview with Kaylin Trychon and Steve Luczynski, from the Aerospace Village, on the nonprofit’s mission, their programs, and the upcoming DEF CON hacker convention.

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Q2 2023 Investor Update- Rocket Lab

Firefly Signs NRO For New On-Demand In-Orbit Service- Aviation Weekly

Artemis II On Track, But Artemis III Could Be a “Different Mission” if Hardware Not Ready- Space Policy 

Lockheed Martin Successfully Completes Critical Design Review For Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer Satellites- Lockheed Martin

Starfish Space wins $1.8M to keep working on satellite guidance system for Air Force- Geek Wire

Spire Global Awarded Space Services Contract by GHGSat to Expand Satellite Constellation for Emissions Monitoring- Spire

RFA secures €30m investment from KKR- RFA

UAE aims to secure a seat on space flights every 3 or 5 years, says MBRSC Director General– Gulf News

China launches new satellite for disaster monitoring- CGTN

China’s rapid space launch advantage, and how the US can try to counter it- Breaking Defense

Actor William Shatner will be inducted into San Diego Air & Space Museum hall of fame- San Diego Union Tribune 

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