Space News for Thursday, February 15, 2024

The Gist: Space News · Feb 15, 2024 · 11m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Falcon 9 launches first Intuitive Machines lunar lander(00:50) Governments worldwide use satellite communication to close a critical gap(01:16) BAE Systems wins approval for Ball Aerospace acquisition(01:41) Fueling issue delays Intuitive Machines lunar lander launch(02:08) Space Force continues to tweak plan to partner with commercial industry(02:40) Future military target-tracking satellites to be operated by U.S. Space Force (03:09) Skylo raises $37 million to scale up…