Season 1 Episode 23
Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES and Thales Alenia Space are collectively bidding on the European Commission’s Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity, and Security by Satellite known as IRIS2. NATO’s Link 16 is getting an upgrade, thanks to a new cubesat headed to low earth orbit in June. US Senator Tommy Tuberville pushes Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall to make up his mind on Space Command’s permanent location, and more.
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Our discussion today is with T-Minus Space Producer Alice Carruth on the Spaceport America Cup, the world’s largest intercollegiate rocket engineering competition running June 19-24. You can read up more about the competition and find out about the participants at the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association’s website or at SpaceportAmericaCup.com.
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European space companies launch bid for secure satellite network- C4ISRNET
Air Force to launch Link 16 tactical communications cubesat- SpaceNews
Plutonium availability constrains plans for future planetary missions- SpaceNews
Exasperated Tuberville on Space Command decision: ‘Are we getting closer?’- AdvanceLocal
China revises military conscription laws in space warfare push- The Guardian
Lockheed, Raytheon to develop ground systems for nuclear-hardened satellite communication- SpaceNews
Loft Federal Orders Mynaric Lasercom Terminals for SDA Testbed- Via Satellite
Number of known sources of repeating radio signals in space doubles- New Atlas
Australia’s National Indigenous Space Academy takes off- Spacewatch Africa
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