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Season 1 Episode 667
The US and France held a joint orbital exercise as part of the Multinational Force Operation Olympic Defender. EraDrive has raised $5.3M in a seed round to scale the production of their space traffic…
Published on 8 hours ago
Starfish Space completes an autonomous RPO in LEO.
Season 1 Episode 666
Starfish Space has successfully completed an autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) mission in low Earth orbit with Impulse Space. Rocket Lab has marked a milestone with the successful …
Published on 1 day, 8 hours ago
Lunar nuclear power and next-generation quantum sensing.
Season 1 Episode 129
Canadian Space Mining Corporation (CSMC) is focused on lunar nuclear power and next-generation quantum sensing. We spoke to Daniel Sax, founder and CEO of CSMC, about how CSMC evolved from lunar expl…
Published on 3 days, 22 hours ago
From cyber threats to heavy-lift satellites.
Season 1 Episode 665
Lawmakers in the US have reintroduced a bipartisan bill to help commercial satellite owners and operators defend against growing cybersecurity threats to satellites. Satellite manufacturer K2 Space h…
Published on 4 days, 8 hours ago
AI trained in space.
Season 1 Episode 664
Starcloud has successfully trained and run the first large AI model in space. DARPA has awarded BAE a Phase 2 contract to advance autonomous space-based surveillance. Firefly Aerospace will host Volt…
Published on 5 days, 8 hours ago
Canada’s MILSATCOM in the Arctic.
Season 1 Episode 663
MDA Space has signed a partnership agreement with the Government of Canada and Telesat Corporation to develop and deliver military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) capabilities. SpaceX launched t…
Published on 6 days, 8 hours ago
One small step for Isaacman.
Season 1 Episode 662
The US Senate Commerce Committee has voted to advance the nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. The Soyuz MS-27 crew has returned to Earth. Muon Space has been awarded a $1.9 million Small Busin…
Published on 1 week ago
Europe’s big bet on sovereign space intelligence.
Season 1 Episode 661
ICEYE has secured €150 million in new funding. NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during the Artemis IV mission. Cosmonaut Sergey R…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Should we repeal the Wolf Amendment?
Season 1 Episode 128
Nearly 15 years after its inclusion in a 2011 annual appropriations bill, the Wolf Amendment remains a hotly debated topic reflecting many of the core geopolitical and philosophical issues at the hea…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
Canada Expands RADARSAT.
Season 1 Episode 660
Canada has announced its intention to contract MDA Space to build, test, and launch an additional radar imaging satellite. HawkEye 360 has been awarded a contract extension from the National Reconnai…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago