China’s secretive spaceplane hitches a ride to orbit on a Long March 2F rocket. The US House and Senate approve a 2024 Defense Spending Bill providing $841.4 billion in funding for the Defense Department. Rocket Lab’s Electron returns to flight for the 10th launch of the year, and more.
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Our guest today is the President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals, Bryce Kennedy.
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Selected Reading
China launches experimental spacecraft into orbit for third time since 2020- Reuters
DOD Prioritizing Cooperation With Allies in Space
Congress Passes Fiscal 2024 Defense Spending Bill, Pay Raise for Service Members
Biden hosts four NASA astronauts, the first crew aiming to fly around the moon in a half-century - AP News
Rocket Lab Reaches New Annual Launch Record with 10th Electron Mission This Year
Sierra Space’s Revolutionary Dream Chaser® Enters Final Test Campaign, Spaceplane Transitioning to Orbital Operations
Aborted test and missing parts add to European space woes- Reuters
HotSat-1: UK climate satellite suffers failure in orbit
Thales Alenia Space has selected the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility for FLEX satellite first test campaign
International, North American and European Statistical Classifications for Space Economy Measurement
GE Aerospace achieves breakthrough in hypersonic engine development- Flight Global
Mysterious, repeating fast radio burst acts like a celestial slide whistle- CNN
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