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The US Senate approves the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization act, which reauthorizes both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for five years. Viasat has selected Loft Orbital as a partner for its Real-Time Space Relay service. NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research, and more.
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Our guest today is Bryce Kennedy, President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP). 
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Selected Reading
Senate Overwhelmingly Approves FAA Reauthorization Act
Viasat Selects Loft Orbital for NASA Communications Services Project Real-Time Space Relay Service Demonstration
NASA and JAXA to operate XRISM as-is despite instrument issue - SpaceNews
NASA Awards Expand Research Capabilities at Institutions Nationwide
Infinite Orbits Raises €12M to Build the First Solution For Satellite Life Extension
Redwire Announces Development of New European-Built Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) Spacecraft Platform called Phantom- Business Wire
SWISSto12 supplies Northrop Grumman with critical Radio Frequency products for a GEOStar-3 Commercial Satellite Program- Business Wire
China and EU-candidate Serbia sign an agreement to build a 'shared future'- AP News 
Geomagnetic Storm Affecting GPS Signals - May 2024 - Landmark Implement
https://twitter.com/jotajotahermes/status/1789732990655820212
Eutelsat Considers Selling its Ground Network - Via Satellite
Insight: Musk's SpaceX is quick to build in Texas, slow to pay its bills- Reuters
SpinLaunch Board Announces Leadership Transition- Business Wire
From outer space? Sask. farmers baffled after discovering strange wreckage in field
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The Milo Space Science Institute makes space exploration accessible to countries around the world with University-led missions that transform the way we think about engaging in space exploration and innovative business models that reduce the cost of entry.
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Forecasters warn that a geomagnetic storm is expected to impact the Earth this weekend. The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of issuing a commercial launch Vehicle Operator License for proposed SpaceX Starship operations at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Clark County has approved plans for the first phase of construction for a Las Vegas spaceport, and more. 
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Our guest is Rachel Tillman, Founder of The Viking Mars Missions Education and Preservation Project.
You can connect with Rachel on LinkedIn and learn more about the Viking Mars Missions Education and Preservation Project on their website.
Selected Reading
'Severe Geomagnetic Storm' May Hit Earth Today: Everything You Need to Know
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SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy Project at Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
Starlink On Track to Hit $6.6B in Revenue This Year, Quilty Report Estimates - Via Satellite
Construction can start on first phase of Las Vegas Spaceport
NASA Glenn Looking to Lease Facilities
NASA Administrator to Engage Officials in Italy, Vatican, Saudi Arabia
Pakistan's orbiter ICUBE-Q beams back first image from lunar orbit
ASLI Announces Colloquium Series on African Space Program
Should commercial space companies contribute to the FAA the way airlines do? : NPR
MDA Space Announces 2024 Annual And Special Meeting Results And New Board Chair Appointment
Awards — Women's Aerospace Network
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SpaceX has exceeded the amount of launches from its Kennedy Space Center pad that was held by NASA’s Space Shuttle. Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser Tenacity, has successfully completed its rigorous environmental test suite at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in readiness for first flight. MDA Space has released its Q1 financial report, and more.
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Our guest today is John Quinn, Co-founder and CEO at Exos Aerospace.
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Selected Reading
SpaceX breaks Space Shuttle pad record with Falcon 9 Starlink mission – Spaceflight Now 
SpaceX fires up Starship rocket for upcoming 5th test flight (photos, video)- Space
Sierra Space Reinvents Space Transportation with Dream Chaser®
MDA Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
Terran Orbital Releases Inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance Report- Business Wire
China launches its 1st MEO broadband communication satellite - CGTN
Joint Bahraini-Egyptian Venture Secures Spot on 2026 Chinese Lunar Exploration Mission- Space in Africa
Signing Of The ESA-SATCEN Administrative Arrangement
U.S. National Science Foundation suspends UTEP's aerospace grant - KVIA
Lab to provide optical payload for upcoming U.S. Space Force mission- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
John McFall: Para-astronaut on a mission to open up space
DoubleTree by Hilton Chocolate Chip Cookie – First Food Ever Baked in Space – Touches Down in New Display at the Smithsonian
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NASA and ULA have confirmed that the next launch attempt of the Boeing Starliner will be May 17 at the earliest. D-Orbit’s ION satellite has come within 1 kilometer of Starfish Space’s Otter Pup to collect data. Redwire Space has successfully 3D bioprinted the first live human heart tissue sample through its 3D BioFabrication Facility onboard the International Space Station, and more.
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Our guest today is Sara Kelley, Program Director at the Endeavour Scholarship Organization. 
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Selected Reading
Atlas 5 valve repair will delay Starliner’s first crewed mission to May 17 at the earliest – Spaceflight Now
Starfish Space and D-Orbit complete orbital rendezvous, bringing Otter Pup mission to a close- TechCrunch
Redwire Pioneering Biopharma Production in Space by Successfully Bioprinting Live Human Heart Tissue and Delivering Second Batch of PIL-BOX Pharmaceutical Crystal Experiments
Chang'e-6 probe enters moon orbit - CGTN
Space Tech Startup Xona Raises $19M Series A for its Cutting-Edge Satellite Navigation Service
BlackSky Reports First Quarter 2024 Results- Business Wire
Virgin Galactic Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Update
ESA - Mission control ready for EarthCARE despite disruption
Space sustainability conference kicks off with £1.8 million for tech innovation - GOV.UK
State and Federal Space Stakeholders Release Florida Spaceport System Maritime Intermodal Transportation Study Feasibility Phase Report
Sweden's Esrange Gets its First Orbital Launch Customer - European Spaceflight
POLARIS Spaceplanes Moves Ahead with New MIRA Prototypes - European Spaceflight
Lonestar Data Holdings Unveils Revolutionary "Freedom Payload" Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group for Second Lunar Data Center Mission
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A noisy oxygen pressure relief valve on the ULA Atlas V's Centaur second stage causes a scrub for Boeing’s Starliner crewed testflight. Privateer Space has raised $56.5 million and also acquired analytics firm Orbital Insight. Rocket Lab has completed the first full assembly of its new Archimedes 3D printed, reusable, rocket engine for the Neutron medium lift launch vehicle, and more.
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Our guest today is DC-based Space Policy Expert Brendan Curry.
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Selected Reading
Atlas V Starliner CFT
Welcome to the Crew, Orbital Insight! - Privateer Space
Rocket Lab Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial Results Reflecting Year-on-Year Revenue Growth of 69%, Sequential Quarterly Growth of 55%, and Continued Growth in Q2 2024- Business Wire
Rocket Lab Completes Archimedes Engine Build, Begins Engine Test Campaign- Business Wire
Rocket Lab Selects Subcontractors to Support SDA Satellite Constellation Development- Business Wire
Sidus Space is teammate on $30M Intuitive Machines-led Moon RACER Team for the NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services Contract to Support the Agency’s Artemis Campaign
NGA Announces First Commercial Solutions Opening- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency creating space intel hub
China launches new Long March-6C, puts 4 satellites into orbit - CGTN
NATO plans to defend space but will have to work with the commercial sector for its tech- Euronews
General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of space arms race resolution- UN News
AST SpaceMobile Welcomes Andrew Johnson as New Chief Legal Officer- Business Wire
US Sailing’s Hans Henken sets course for space after Paris 2024
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