Space News for Tuesday, June 27, 2023

The Gist: Space News · Jun 27, 2023 · 9m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) D-Orbit wins contracts to test optical links and fly mini space lab(00:50) ESA, European companies back “zero debris” agreement(01:20) SES bid for equal split of C-band proceeds back in play(01:47) U.K. joins U.S. Space Command’s commercial space-tracking cell(02:17) Agile raises $13 million to expand production(02:46) NASA identifies potential major cost growth in Mars Sample Return(03:15) China conducts parachute tests for asteroid sample return mission(03:46) Month: (04:08)…