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(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) Rocket Lab wins $515 million contract to build 18 satellites for U.S. government agency
(00:57) Firefly Alpha upper stage malfunction puts payload into wrong orbit
(01:26) NASA report studies options for a future national laboratory in orbit after ISS
(01:58) To win the new space race, NASA and the DoD need to shift their collaboration into high gear
(02:28) Shenzhou-17 astronauts conduct first spacewalk to repair solar array
(02:57) Month:
(03:22) SpaceX launches Falcon 9 first-stage booster on record-breaking 19th flight
(03:56) Kennedy Space Center Looks Ahead to Busy 2024
(04:32) NASA’s Deep Space Network Turns 60 and Prepares for the Future
(05:02) Meet the Infrared Telescopes That Paved the Way for NASA’s Webb
(05:31) 1,000 sols into their mission, Perseverance and Ingenuity continue to investigate Jezero Crater

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(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) National Space Council meeting emphasizes international cooperation
(00:55) ULA stacks Vulcan rocket for the first time ahead of Jan. 8 debut launch
(01:26) Month:
(01:49) Satnews Publishers Wishes You A Wonderful Holiday – SatNews
(02:23) ESA reports pinhole propulsion for satellites – SatNews
(02:39) Sidus Space’s AI-enhanced LizzieSat™ completes vibration testing – SatNews
(02:57) Berg Insight reports — The precision agriculture market to reach € 5.2 billion worldwide in 2027 – SatNews
(03:33) Government of Canada orders the MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPAs from GA-ASI – SatNews
(03:58) Going the Extra 500 miles for Alaskan River Ice
(04:21) NASA’s Hubble Watches ‘Spoke Season’ on Saturn
(04:48) NASA’s Fermi Mission Creates 14-Year Time-Lapse of the Gamma-Ray Sky
(05:13) NASA’s Hubble Presents a Holiday Globe of Stars
(05:37) Mighty MURI brings the heat to test new longwave infrared radiometer
(06:06) As the Arctic Warms, Its Waters Are Emitting Carbon
(06:29) Firefly to close out 2023 with launch of “Fly the Lightning” mission

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(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) France to establish NewSpace hubs in Denver and Houston
(00:55) Sabbagh leaves E-Space to lead incoming UAE satcoms and geospatial champion
(01:22) L3Harris gets green light to produce 16 space-based hypersonic missile trackers
(01:54) White House releases mission authorization policy framework
(02:22) To sustainably develop space, we must manage orbital capacity
(02:49) Chinese launch startup Galactic Energy raises $154 million for Pallas-1 reusable rocket
(03:26) Ariane 6 schedule not affected by aborted upper stage test
(03:57) Month:
(04:22) National Space Council meeting to discuss legislative proposal for new space activities framework
(04:56) UPDATE 2 ULA’s Vulcan rocket now atop the launch vehicle – SatNews
(05:39) Satnews Publishers Wishes You A Wonderful Holiday – SatNews
(06:05) Axiom Space Partners with Kepler Space + Skyloom for world’s 1st orbital data center – SatNews
(06:42) Bayanat + Yahsat boards recommend merger to create AI-powered space tech – SatNews
(07:14) NASA’s 3D-printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine test is all fired-up – SatNews
(07:40) L3Harris clears CDR + PRR for SDA’s Tranche 1 missile tracking satellites – SatNews
(08:07) The Marshall Star for December 20, 2023
(08:33) Models for Facilitating Government-Funded Activities in the Post-ISS LEO Ecosystem
(09:11) Launch Roundup: scrubs deny SpaceX its 100 Falcon launch goal; look to end the year with a 300th mission milestone

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(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) Senate confirms senior military leaders, including two four-star Space Force generals
(00:54) Intuitive Machines delays first lunar lander launch to February
(01:19) Wallonia brings in Europe’s investment arm to boost space industry
(01:51) New Shepard returns to flight with successful suborbital mission
(02:19) Peregrine lunar lander ready for January launch
(02:43) SpaceX to just miss goal of 100 Falcon launches in 2023
(03:15) Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket on return to flight mission
(03:44) Tata Advanced Systems + Satellogic sign strategic contract to build LEO satellites in India – SatNews
(04:16) World Radiocommunication Conference revises the ITU Radio Regulations to support spectrum sharing and technological innovation – SatNews
(04:43) World Teleport Association publishes Top Operator Rankings for 2023 – SatNews
(05:15) Foxconn rockets into satellites in search of life beyond iPhone – SatNews
(05:43) Firefly Aerospace ready to Launch Alpha FLTA004 for no earlier than December 20 – SatNews
(06:12) Pale Blue teams with TOKYO KEIKI for prototype model of satellite propulsion system – SatNews
(06:41) FreeWave joins the Viasat ELEVATE Partner Program – SatNews

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(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) After raising $9.5 million, startup OurSky sees strong demand for space data platform
(00:58) New Shepard return to flight slips one day
(01:24) Lynk Global plans to go public to fund direct-to-smartphone satellites
(01:50) Report: Hypersonic weapons challenge Pentagon tracking capabilities
(02:19) Spain’s new space agency is a bigger deal than it seems
(02:47) Satellite navigation startup TrustPoint announces partnership with SpiderOak
(03:15) HawkEye 360 acquires Maxar’s RF Solutions business unit
(03:46) Month:
(04:13) Space X Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
(04:45) News from the Press Site: A roundup of the week’s space news
(05:09) UPDATE Delay for ULA’s Vulcan Centaur launch first certification mission (Cert-1) – SatNews
(05:41) Blue Origin scrubs Monday’s NS-24 Mission – SatNews
(06:09) Famous Apple industrial designer joins Vast as an advisor – SatNews
(06:37) Thales Alenia Space selects the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility for FLEX satellite 1st test – SatNews
(07:06) HawkEye 360 acquires RF Solutions from Maxar Intelligence to expand spectrum scanning – SatNews
(07:39) Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser® enters final test campaign + transitioning to orbital operations – SatNews
(08:13) NASA’s Tech Demo Streams First Video From Deep Space via Laser

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(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:24) SpaceX alums offer telemetry stack through startup Sift
(00:53) Blue Origin’s New Shepard 24th mission is set for Monday, December 18th – SatNews
(01:22) Defense and intelligence agencies now ‘Hear The Whole Sky’ with Quasar Sense – SatNews
(01:57) UPDATE 1: The Ovzon 3 launch is now targeting liftoff no earlier than December 22, 2023 – SatNews
(02:39) Archimedes orbital system showcases successful applications of directed energy – SatNews
(03:05) Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense helps to get spacecraft into orbit – SatNews
(03:33) Spacecraft Makers: Sewing Blankets for NASA’s Europa Clipper
(03:58) Meet the Mars Samples: Pilot Mountain (Sample 21)
(04:23) Mars Look Like if an Astronaut Could Orbit the Planet? (Mars Report - Nov. 2023)
(04:53) Two Views of a High-Altitude Flight for Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
(05:24) Meet the Mars Samples: Otis Peak (Sample 20)
(05:49) How Your Name Will Fly Aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper
(06:17) How NASA’s SPHEREx Mission Will Map the Cosmos
(06:40) Chinese spaceplane takes flight again; iSpace and LandSpace prepare to hop

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(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) Satellite transmission power battle drags on after WRC-23
(00:57) Federal agencies caught in environmental crossfire over Starship launches
(01:28) U.S. Space Command declares ‘full operational capability’
(01:54) China launches large classified optical satellite towards geostationary orbit
(02:24) Electron returns to flight with successful launch of Japanese radar imaging satellite
(02:52) SpaceX delays first Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability
(03:33) UPDATE #3 SpaceX extends delay of Starlinks launch with the first six Direct to Cell capabilities – SatNews
(04:13) Rocket Lab returns to flight following anomaly

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(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:24) Scientists praise performance of first global survey of surface water
(00:51) House and Senate pass 2024 defense policy bill by overwhelming majority
(01:20) Space Force eyes new breed of satellites that adjust their orbit and respond to threats
(01:50) Playback | SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards panel discussion
(02:22) Final Vega launch delayed because of upper stage tank problem
(02:47) China launches mystery reusable spaceplane for third time
(03:16) Project Kuiper prototypes successfully test inter-satellite optical links
(03:44) Month:
(04:19) Rocket Lab successfully completes return-to-flight Electron launch
(04:49) UPDATE: SpaceX delays launch of 21 Starlink smallsats to include first six direct-to-cell capabilities – SatNews
(05:31) UPDATE 2: Rocket Lab’s The Moon God Awakens launch goes extremely well… – SatNews
(05:55) EUMETSAT’s multi-million euro contract to Spire for satellite weather data – SatNews
(06:31) Rogers + Lynk complete Satellite-to-Mobile call in Canada – SatNews
(07:14) RTX to track UK space assets with LEO observation system – SatNews
(07:44) Insitu’s successful Shryke demo with the Integrator UAS – SatNews
(08:05) NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus
(08:31) NASA’s NEOWISE Celebrates 10 Years, Plans End of Mission
(09:03) SpaceX Pushes Ahead to Flight 3 with the Rollout of Ship 28
(09:38) Launch Roundup: Rocket Lab returns to flight; SpaceX set to launch Falcon 9 three times

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space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) House committee debates space mining
(00:53) Can the private sector plug the weather data gap? Space Force to launch new study
(01:19) Australian space startup Quasar takes aim at U.S. defense market
(01:47) Cubesat offers template for future astronomy missions
(02:12) Air New Zealand to trial Starlink in key year for LEO-enabled plane Wi-Fi
(02:42) True Anomaly raises $100 million to expand investments in space security technologies
(03:15) Blue Origin to resume New Shepard suborbital launches
(03:39) UPDATE: Yet another scrub for SpaceX Falcon Heavy’s launch of USSF-52 – SatNews
(04:09) Rocket Lab’s The Moon God Awakens launch set for December 15th – SatNews
(04:27) Scrub for one SpaceX Starlink launch and another scheduled for tomorrow of more Starlinks – SatNews
(05:05) Ovzon 3 launch targeting no earlier than December 15, 2023 – SatNews
(05:44) SmallSat Symposium update: Two new keynotes – SatNews
(06:09) AFRL’s Oracle systems family developing nation’s 1st cislunar SSA capabilities – SatNews
(06:39) NASA’s Perseverance Rover Deciphers Ancient History of Martian Lake

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(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) 2024 promises opportunities to study the solar corona
(00:52) Startup raises $55 million for portable Starlink-dedicated data centers
(01:17) China’s reusable rocket race heats up with new hop test
(01:56) Space Force chief tempers expectations: ‘Go government fast, not SpaceX fast’
(02:26) Helicity Space raises $5 million for fusion engine development
(02:53) Polaris Dawn rescheduled for April
(03:22) UPDATE: Delay again as Falcon Heavy readies for U.S. Space Force’s X-37B launch – SatNews
(03:55) Millennium Space Systems completes missile track custody CDR ahead of schedule – SatNews
(04:22) Momentus’ contract with student team CalgaryToSpace for 2025 orbital delivery services – SatNews
(05:00) LeoLabs + Aalyria team together plus Aalyria receives ESA contract – SatNews
(05:26) Momentus’ update of successful deployment of two satellites and investigation of three uncertains – SatNews
(05:58) NASA Sensor Produces First Global Maps of Surface Minerals in Arid Regions