Space News for Thursday, March 30, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) Starliner crewed test flight delayed to July
(00:55) Rosotics unveils 3D printer for rocket tanks and fairings
(01:22) Military space agency created to go fast is about to launch its first satellites
(01:50) Planet acquires Slovenian startup Sinergise
(02:16) SES confirms Intelsat merger talks
(02:40) Israel launches Ofek spy satellite
(03:10) Impact Observatory raises $5.9 million to apply AI to satellite imagery
(03:42) Month:
(04:07) SpaceX launches another bundle of Starlink internet satellites
(04:44) First launch for Pentagon’s own mega-constellation set for Thursday
(05:54) Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 mission to launch via a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SFB on March 30th – SatNews
(06:24) SES statement regarding Intelsat – SatNews
(06:47) First Eurostar Neo satellite reaches operational electric orbit – SatNews
(07:15) SSPI’s new Chairwoman and President of Board of Directors come from ManSat and Speedcast – SatNews
(07:45) Sep​​​​​tentrio launches Agnostic Corrections partner program – SatNews
(08:16) SDA posts solicitation for Sabre payloads – SatNews
(08:48) Free Tickets to ‘Explore JPL’ Available Online Soon
(09:13) Falcon 9 launches for eigth time in March carrying Starlink 5-10
(09:50) Israeli Shavit-2 successfully launches Ofek 13 military satellite
(10:30) Historic scrubs and aborts that could happen to Starship