Space News for Friday, September 13, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) U.S. defense program seeks next-generation space monitoring tools
(00:55) Jacqueline Good, CEO, Magnestar – Leading Women in Space
(01:22) Polaris Dawn astronauts perform spacewalk
(01:51) FAA defends Starship licensing delays
(02:22) Space industry execs urge DoD to expand commercial funding in defense programs
(02:55) U.S. Space Force budget falls short, officials warn
(03:22) The invisible battle for space dominance
(03:48) First non-government spacewalk goes off without a hitch for Polaris Dawn crew
(04:18) SpaceX sends BlueBirds flying as AST SpaceMobile’s largest satellite communications array launches in low Earth orbit – SatNews
(04:58) SpaceX to launch ESA’s Galileo L13, two more satellites for Europe’s alternative to American GPS – SatNews
(05:33) SpaceX sends off second launch on Thursday, this one is 21 Starlink smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell – SatNews
(06:11) Sidus Space receives an additional contract award for NASA ASTRA – SatNews
(06:34) Viasat + Pulsar expand commercial partnership – SatNews
(07:03) NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Conduct Space Station Research
(07:30) NASA’s Webb Peers Into the Extreme Outer Galaxy
(07:56) NASA to Preview Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter Moon
(08:28) NASA Scientists Re-Create Mars ‘Spiders’ in a Lab for First Time
(08:54) Polaris Dawn crew conduct first commercial spacewalk
(09:30) Soyuz MS-26 has launched NASA and Roscosmos crew to ISS