Space News for Sunday, May 28, 2023

The Gist: Space News · May 28, 2023 · 4m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) NASA and Boeing say preparations continue for July Starliner test flight(00:51) SpaceX launches Badr-8 to bolster Arabsat’s satellite fleet(01:19) Space Development Agency to launch 13 satellites in late June(01:50) DARPA seeks AI tools to automate tracking of satellite sensor data(02:15) Software problem blamed for ispace lunar lander crash(02:45) L3Harris wins $80 million Air Force contract for satcom experiments(03:18) SpaceX investment in Starship approaches $5 billion