Robert Hutchings Goddard was an American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor known as the godfather of modern rocketry. He is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which was successfully launched on March 16, 1926.  By 1915, his pioneering work had dramatically improved the efficiency of the solid-fueled rocket, signaling the era of the modern rocket and innovation. Our guest is Charles Statkin from the Wonder Mission about the centennial celebrations of Robert Goddard's pioneering work.

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Rocket Lab has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to launch the Neutron for a Rocket Cargo mission that supports point-to-point cargo transportation. Rocket Lab, MDA Space and BlackSky release financial updates. mPower Technology secures $21 million in a Series B funding round, and more.

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Rocket Lab Partners With U.S. Air Force for Neutron Launch for Re-Entry Mission

Rocket Lab Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results, Posting Quarterly Revenue of $123m Representing 32% Year-on-Year Growth

BlackSky Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

MDA Space Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

mPower Technology Closes Over $21M Series B Funding Round Led by Razor's Edge and Joined by Shield Capital

European Space Agency announces new cooperation with Indian Space Research Organisation

ATMOS and ARX Robotics Form Space Defence Alliance to create European Platform for Orbital Readiness

Exclusive: Axelspace eyes June IPO, sources say, latest Japan space startup to seek a listing- Reuters

Oracle-M Hot Fire Test: A Major Milestone in Cislunar Space Situational Awareness and National Security- Space Systems Command 

Reentry prediction Soviet-era Venera Venus lander (Cosmos-482 descent craft) – Rocket Science

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Interlude announces contracts with the US Department of Energy (DoE) and Maybell Quantum to deliver helium-3 and unveils the first prototype of their lunar excavator. IonQ plans to launch a global space-to-space and space-to-ground satellite quantum key distribution network and acquire Capella Space Corporation. The Office of Space Commerce’s (OSC’s) Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) is expanding its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with SpaceX, and more.

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Our guest today is Joe Schurman, Principal Aerospace & Defense Sector AI Leader and US Space Program Leader at PwC.

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U.S. Department of Energy Buys Helium-3 from U.S. Space Resources Company Interlune in Historic Agreement

Space Resources Company Interlune Unveils Full-Scale Prototype of Excavator for Harvesting Helium-3 from the Moon

Interlune Announces Maybell Quantum as First Commercial Customer to Buy Helium-3

IonQ Announces Plans for First Space-Based Quantum Key Distribution Network

TraCSS Expands CRADA Efforts with SpaceX

Sierra Space Marks Third Testing Milestone With Space Force R-GPS Satellite Program

Rheinmetall and ICEYE plan to establish a joint venture – satellite production and other space solutions in the new Rheinmetall Space Cluster

ICEYE opens Research & Development and Manufacturing Center in Valencia, Spain

Dave Gallagher Named 11th Director of JPL as Laurie Leshin Steps Down

India delays 1st Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2027- Space

NASA to Explore Additional Methods to Send VIPER to Moon

Lunar laser: China makes 1st daytime laser-ranging measurement from Earth to the moon- Space

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Texas approves Starbase’s city status as the FAA greenlights increased SpaceX Super Heavy launches from Boca Chica. The German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy has signed a seven-figure contract with Planet Labs. ClearSpace has successfully completed Phase 2 of the CLEAR mission for the UK’s first Active Debris Removal (ADR) project, and more.

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SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site- Federal Aviation Administration

Welcome to Starbase: Texas has a new city home to Elon Musk's SpaceX

Planet Signs 7-Figure Contract Expansion with the German Government, Enabling Land and Water Management from Space

 ClearSpace Completes Phase 2 of Mission CLEAR, Strengthening UK’s Leadership in In-Orbit Services

USSF strengthens Missile Warning Mission with FORGE Enterprise OPIR solution effort award- Space Systems Command 

Star Catcher and Satlyt Partner to Unlock Scalable Edge Computing with On-Demand Orbital Energy

Space Force eyeing international launch sites to increase 'resilience' - Breaking Defense

ispace Completes Success 7 of Mission 2 Milestones

Bringing the Moon to the Classroom- MDA Space

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Stratolaunch’s Talon-A2 vehicle successfully completed its second hypersonic flight and recovery last month. D-Orbit has signed a contract with SpaceX for additional launch capacity on upcoming Transporter rideshare missions. Rivada Space and Pulsar Solutions to partner on secure connectivity, and more.

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Our guest today is Chuck Cynamon, President of Telesat Government Solutions.

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Stratolaunch Successfully Completes Reusable Hypersonic Flight and Recovery with Talon-A2 Vehicle

D-Orbit signs contract with SpaceX for expanded launch capacity on upcoming rideshare missions 

Rivada Space Networks Announces Partnership with Pulsar Solutions

The Sea God Sees- Rocket Lab

ispace LinkedIn

Quantum Systems raises €160M as it targets global leadership in aerial intelligence solutions

Japan creating battery that can run for 100 years in outer space – SatNews

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The US Administration released the President's budget for Fiscal Year 2026 with a proposed 24% cut to NASA spending. Australia’s Gilmour Space Technologies has been given Civil Aviation Safety Authority  (CASA) approval for the maiden launch of its Eris orbital rocket. Octogenarian Chinese Engineer Li Licheng has signed up for the inaugural ‘Interstellor’ Human Spaceflight, and more.

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Aegis Space Law Attorney’s Bailey Reichelt and Jack Shelton bring you the Aegis Space Law monthly segment.

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President Trump’s FY26 Budget Revitalizes Human Space Exploration - NASA

Set the clock: Gilmour to open May 15 launch window

Chinese scientist Li Licheng signs up for space travel aged 84- South China Morning Post

Army creates space career field for enlisted soldiers - SpaceNews

Lunar Assay via Small Satellite Orbiter (LASSO)

Capella Space One of the First Aerospace Companies to Achieve CMMC Level 2 in Compliance with 110 NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2 Security Requirements

National Astronaut Day

Donate to Higher Orbits

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NASA’s Flight Opportunities program sits within the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. The program provides strategic integration between researchers, mission stakeholders, and flight providers, as well as other NASA programs, to maximize impact for technology advancement and ensure that the researcher community is actively engaged in available flight test opportunities. We find out more from Program Executive Danielle McCulloch.

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The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC’s) Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program office selected 12 vendors for $237 million spacecraft procurement through the Space Test Experiment Platform (STEP) 2.0. The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Ursa Major a $28.5 million contract for responsive space, hypersonic, and on-orbit propulsion. Lockheed Martin has completed assembly and testing of NASA's Orion Artemis II spacecraft, and more.

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Space Test Experiments Platform 2.0 To Bolster USSF Spacecraft Procurement

AFRL awards Ursa Major $28.6M for hypersonics

Lockheed Martin Completes Orion Development for Artemis II Mission to the Moon

NASA Set to Fly South Korean CubeSat on Artemis II Test Flight

New Polish Space Agency Chief Named After Abrupt Exit of Predecessor

Aerospacelab Secures Groundbreaking Contract with JAXA through Mitsui Bussan Aerospace

US space agency Nasa will not fund study on China’s moon sample: American scientist

Raft Awarded Another Space Force OTA to Advance Secure Data Transformations

NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Begins Capturing Entire Sky

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ATMOS Space Cargo has secured new investment and has established a new French subsidiary in Strasbourg. German’s Space Agency DLR has completed the qualification campaign for the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator’s Top Block. Axiom Space has signed an agreement with Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia, and more.

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ATMOS Expands European Foundation with Expansion Ventures Investment and New French Subsidiary in Strasbourg.

DLR Wraps Up Qualification of Key Callisto Rocket Element - European Spaceflight

North Rhine-Westphalia and Axiom Space establish partnership

Sidus Space and Saturn Satellite Networks Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Support Development of Next-Generation GEO Satellite Platform

OSC Places Orders for Commercial COLA Gap Pathfinder

Slingshot Aerospace Expands Global Footprint with New Canadian Headquarters in Ottawa

USSF reinforces resilience of National missile warning architecture through SBIRS Survivable Endurable Evolution Operation Acceptance

Science, industry, and advocacy groups unite in opposition to deep cuts to NASA science

Station Maneuvers to Avoid Orbital Debris - NASA

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The three-person Shenzhou-19 crew has returned to Earth. Satellite manufacturing company Apex has raised $200 million in a Series C funding round, and True Anomaly closes an oversubscribed $260 million round. Spire Global to design, build and operate 16 satellites with enhanced second-generation payloads for Myriota, and more.

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China's Shenzhou-19 crew returns to Earth after 183-day space journey - CGTN

Apex Raises $200 Million in Series C Funding to Increase Productized Satellite Bus Manufacturing

Announcing Our $260M Fundraise

Myriota Expands Agreement with Spire Global to Scale its IoT Constellation with 16 More Satellites

Alpha FLTA006 - Firefly Aerospace

UK researchers access more quantum and space Horizon funding - GOV.UK

V2X Awarded $140 Million Task Order to Support a Key Space Force Tracking and Instrumentation Station

Axiom Mission 4

Help Classify Galaxies Seen by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope!

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