Space News for Friday, August 23, 2024

The Gist: Space News · Aug 23, 2024 · 7m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) NASA adds three companies to launch services contract for smallsat missions(00:52) Scout Space, Dawn Aerospace partner for spaceplane surveillance demonstration(01:21) Suzi McBride, Iridium – Leading Women in Space(01:48) China to launch “Earth 2.0” exoplanet observatory in 2028(02:12) SLS contract extension hints at additional Artemis delays(02:40) Can AI detect anomalies in orbital astrodynamics? Managing a complex challenge(03:19) SpaceX ready to launch crew on Polaris Dawn…