Rocket Lab and TROPICS to launch from NZ. Ball Aerospace teams up with Loft Orbital and Microsoft. The GAO confirms what the Space Force knows about sustainment. Spectrum regulatory changes from the ITU might be coming soon. Our conversation with Brandon Bailey of The Aerospace Corporation about the cybersecurity of spacecraft. And more.
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T-Minus Guest
Our guest today is Brandon Bailey, Senior Project Leader at Aerospace Corporation. He joins us to discuss Aerospace Corporation’s SPARTA framework. Learn more about SPARTA here: Space Attack Research & Tactic Analysis (SPARTA) | The Aerospace Corporation  
Selected Reading
The Spaceport Bottleneck | The Space Review 
Preventing sticker shock with transparent pricing | SpaceNews 
How Virgin Orbit's Fallout Could Impact SoCal's Space Operations | dot.LA 
Canada proposes to develop robotic lunar rover for Artemis | SpaceNews 
Rocket Lab to Launch NASA’s Cyclone-Tracking Satellite Constellation from New Zealand | RocketLab USA 
Ball Aerospace, Loft Federal and Microsoft to Collaborate on SDA's NExT Program | PRNewswire 
US Space Force to simplify timelines, purchases as launches surge | C4ISRNET 
Space Force calls its new satellite acquisition program a win | Federal News Network
Satellite Control Network: Updating Sustainment Plan Would Help Space Force Better Manage Future Efforts | U.S. GAO
ITU Finalizes Report on Preparatory Studies for WRC-2023 | Spacewatch.global 
Connecting the Dots | European space investments get serious | SpaceNews
Tlon Space, the Argentine space startup that is about to overcome gravity | Rosario3
Scientists blasted Barbies with liquid nitrogen to test a new method of moon dust cleanup – and it worked extremely well | Live Science 
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