Space News for Tuesday, January 09, 2024

The Gist: Space News · Jan 9, 2024 · 7m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) China launches “lobster eye” Einstein Probe to unveil mysteries of X-ray universe(00:55) Space Development Agency confirms Rocket Lab will produce 18 satellites for U.S. military network(01:25) JPL lays off 100 contractors, citing budget uncertainty(01:53) U.S. Army issues new guidance on the use of space for ground warfare(02:20) Peregrine lander suffers anomaly after launch(02:49) The advent of astropolitical alliances(03:23) Peregrine lander suffers propulsion ‘anomaly,’…