Space News for Thursday, January 25, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) Freedom Space’s ground network software selected for U.S. Space Force program
(00:54) ESA sees strong interest in commercial cargo program
(01:24) Europe weeks away from finalizing sovereign broadband proposal
(01:55) Eyes in the sky: The increasing importance of very low Earth orbit (VLEO) for national security
(02:24) Blue Origin gets U.S. Space Force funding for New Glenn ‘integration studies’
(02:56) ESA and EU collaborate on launch initiative
(03:22) Orbit Fab and ClearSpace to develop in-space refueling service
(03:49) NASA ready for Monday’s Northrop Grumman cargo space station mission – SatNews
(04:34) Lockheed Martin sends NOAA’s newest weather satellite to Florida for launch preparations – SatNews
(05:16) NASA welcomes Belgium as the newest Artemis Accords signatory – SatNews
(05:44) Moog successfully steers ULA’s Vulcan during the rocket’s inaugural launch – SatNews
(06:23) Hubble Spies Side-by-Side Galaxies
(06:50) NOAA’s GOES-U Arrives in Florida for Processing Ahead of Launch
(07:27) NASA System Predicts Impact of a Very Small Asteroid Over Germany