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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. 
You can connect with Sara on LinkedIn and learn more about the Endeavour Scholarship on their website.
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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It’s launch day for Boeing's Starliner and its two crew. NASA is reportedly assessing its facilities on Wallops Island, Virginia, to increase the number of authorized rocket launches by 200%. Two NASA veterans will be receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and more.
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Our guest today is Dr Sharon Lemac-Vincere, Academic at the University Of Strathclyde.
You can connect with Sharon on LinkedIn and learn more about the Space Cyber Executive Course and Conference on their website.
Selected Reading
Boeing prepares for Starliner's first crewed launch into space after several setbacks
NASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility to support three times as many launches- TechCrunch
Former NASA Center Director, Scientist to Receive Presidential Medals
RTX's advanced ground system for space-based missile warning now operational
RTX's new generation of commercial satellite imagers launches with Maxar's WorldView Legion
Muon Space and Earth Fire Alliance Unveil FireSat Constellation, a Revolutionary Space Mission to Transform Global Wildfire Response
China-France space cooperation benefits global scientific research - CGTN
Samples from China's Shenzhou-17 mission delivered to scientists - CGTN
‘China’s Cape Canaveral’ is booming, fueled by moon mission and space program- CNN
ARMD Solicitations
VC-backed start-ups aren’t getting rocket fuel from the government, says Gilmour Space founder
Universities Space Research Association Elects Three Universities to the Association
NASA Is Helping Protect Tigers, Jaguars, and Elephants. Here’s How.
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China's Chang'e 6 mission lifted off from Wenchang early this morning via a Long March 5 rocket. HyImpulse launches the rocket "SR75" from Australia's Southern Launch Range in Koonibba. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified gaps in NASA's cybersecurity measures for spacecraft acquisition, emphasizing the need for updated policies and standards, and more.
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Our guests today are Isabelle Crossley and Alex Walker from Durham University’s rocketry team. 
You can find out more about Durham’s Rocketry Team on their website and learn more about the Spaceport America Cup at SoundingRocket.org.
Selected Reading
China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon- Reuters
HyImpulse: German space company successfully launches first commercially viable launch vehicle
GAO report indicates that NASA should update spacecraft acquisition policies and standards for cybersecurity - Industrial Cyber 
NASA Technology Grants to Advance Moon to Mars Space Exploration
Hubble Network's Bluetooth to Space Connection
First Two WorldView Legion Spacecraft Performing Well After Launch- Maxar
Sierra Space Continues to Lead the Industry in the Development of the First Business-Ready Commercial Space Station- Business Wire
Satellogic Releases Open Dataset for AI Model Training- Business Wire
NewSpace Ignitor Program
National Space Day
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Our sister podcast the Spycast hosted by Curator of the International Spy Museum Andrew Hammond, spoke to Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb. Avi is an Israeli-American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology. He’s also a best selling novelist and in 2012, TIME magazine selected him as one of the 25 most influential people in space. Andrew spoke to Avi Loeb about his theory of what is out there in the universe.
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NASA’s Inspector General’s Office releases its report on the Artemis 1 mission. China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe has completed a final systematic joint rehearsal ahead of Friday’s launch. South Korean healthcare company Boryung, has launched the 2024 Humans In Space (HIS) Challenge in collaboration with global partners, and more.
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Our guest is Marc Kneppers, satellite cybersecurity expert at Dominant Information Solutions Canada (DISC).
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Selected Reading
NASA’s Readiness for the Artemis II Crewed Mission to Lunar Orbit
NASA Selects Commercial Service Studies to Enable Mars Robotic Science
NASA Doubles Down, Advances Six Innovative Tech Concepts to New Phase
NASA Selects BAE Systems to Develop Air Quality Instrument for NOAA
SSC Next Gen OPIR Polar Program completes Space Vehicle CDR
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe ready for launch after final rehearsal - CGTN
Pakistan's moon mission, aboard Chinese rocket, set for launch tomorrow
Boryung Launches 2024 Humans In Space Challenge: Sending Experiments into Orbit
NRO’s first batch of next-generation spy satellites set for launch - SpaceNews
‘Galactic 07’ Mission Launch Window Opens June 8
Missing Satellite Found After 25 Years of Being Lost in Space
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