Space News for Thursday, August 10, 2023

The Gist: Space News · Aug 10, 2023 · 7m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Scout Space, Stanford University win Space Force contract extension(00:53) Chinese startup launches 7th Ceres-1 rocket, preps for first sea launch(01:20) Viasat not ready to declare Viasat-3 Americas a total loss(01:49) Japan’s Interstellar aims for orbital launch in 2025(02:17) U.S. intelligence agencies take steps to protect commercial satellites(02:49) Lynk Global starts initial direct-to-device services in the Cook Islands(03:15) ESA confirms Ariane 6 debut to slip to…