Listen "Space News for Friday, April 07, 2023"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) NOAA seeks funding increases for next-generation satellite programs(01:00) Norwegian Cruise Line plots Starlink rollout(01:32) Space Force renames Greenland’s Thule Air Base(02:00) Startup aims to fill technology gaps in space warfare(02:23) Loft Orbital orders 15 more buses from Airbus OneWeb Satellites(02:50) China invites Venezuela to join moon base project(03:19) SpaceX launches Intelsat satellite with NASA air quality sensor(03:49) SpaceX launches Intelsat IS-40e for commercial aviation and NASA’s climate payload TEMPO – SatNews(04:17) UPDATE 1: SSC’s NRO mission launch aboard s ULA Delta IV Heavy is delayed – SatNews(04:46) Xona Space System + Safran form a partnership – SatNews(05:41) D-Orbit’s IRIDE satellite observation program receives €26-Million contract with ESA – SatNews(06:13) NASA Awards Innovative Concept Studies for Science, Exploration(06:43) NASA Study Helps Explain Limit-Breaking Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Sources(07:18) Starship into final preps for launch targeting second half of April
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) NOAA seeks funding increases for next-generation satellite programs(01:00) Norwegian Cruise Line plots Starlink rollout(01:32) Space Force renames Greenland’s Thule Air Base(02:00) Startup aims to fill technology gaps in space warfare(02:23) Loft Orbital orders 15 more buses from Airbus OneWeb Satellites(02:50) China invites Venezuela to join moon base project(03:19) SpaceX launches Intelsat satellite with NASA air quality sensor(03:49) SpaceX launches Intelsat IS-40e for commercial aviation and NASA’s climate payload TEMPO – SatNews(04:17) UPDATE 1: SSC’s NRO mission launch aboard s ULA Delta IV Heavy is delayed – SatNews(04:46) Xona Space System + Safran form a partnership – SatNews(05:41) D-Orbit’s IRIDE satellite observation program receives €26-Million contract with ESA – SatNews(06:13) NASA Awards Innovative Concept Studies for Science, Exploration(06:43) NASA Study Helps Explain Limit-Breaking Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Sources(07:18) Starship into final preps for launch targeting second half of April
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