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After building a successful career in space systems, it took a layoff to push three founders to start a highly successful aerospace training company. CEO Shawn Linam tells her story of how she launched Arizona-based Qwaltec and what it’s like to be a role model for women in aerospace.
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Astroscale’s Active Debris Removal demo satellite the ADRAS-J closes in on its target. Boeing and NASA are proceeding with plans for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft’s first Crew Flight Test following a Flight Test Readiness Review. True Anomaly has let go of as much as 25% of its workforce and canceled its summer intern programs, and more.
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Our guest today is Matthew Cosby, Director of Space Engineering at Goonhilly Earth Station.
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Selected Reading
Astroscale Unveils World’s First Image of Space Debris Captured through Rendezvous and Proximity Operations
Astroscale Japan Selected for Phase II of JAXA’s Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration Program
ispace-U.S. Announces Official Launch Of Data Relay Service Enabled By Two Relay Satellites
Shenzhou-18 astronauts enter space station, in-orbit handover to be completed in five daysA
NASA gives Starliner ‘go to proceed’
Defense startup True Anomaly lays off around 25%, cancels summer internship- TechCrunch
Agile Space Industries to provide propulsion capability for True Anomaly to enable dynamic space operations
L3Harris Technologies Reports Strong First Quarter 2024 Results, Increases 2024 Profitability Guidance | Business Wire
Gravitics Awarded US Space Force Contract for Tactically Responsive Space Development
NASA Finds New Homes for Artemis Generation of 'Moon Trees' Across US
ISS National Lab-Sponsored Research Could Produce Nanomaterials for Life-Saving Therapies and Precision Drug Delivery
Lego reveals NASA Artemis rocket, Milky Way galaxy sets coming in May- Space
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Russia vetoes a US-led  United Nations draft resolution on the peaceful use of outer space. China has launched a new crew of astronauts to their Tiangong Space station. Redwire has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Boryung Corporation to support Boryung’s Humans In Space program, and more.
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Our guest today is Jason Michaud, Founder and CEO at Stardust Technologies. 
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Selected Reading
Russia vetoes Security Council draft resolution on a weapon-free outer space- UN News
Watch China launch 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station today
China’s Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: report
China facilitates developing nations to learn about space exploration - Global Times
Redwire Signs MOU with Boryung to Support its Trailblazing Humans In Space Program for Global Human Health
mu Space and RBC Signals Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Satellite Ground Station Facilities Project
SaxaVord Spaceport granted range licence by Civil Aviation Authority
The Spaceport Company Signs Agreement with Maritime Launch to Provide Tracking and Telemetry Stations for Spaceport Nova Scotia- Business Wire
Honeywell Delivers Strong First Quarter Results And Beats Earnings Guidance
Aegis Aerospace Closes Strategic Acquisition
RTX awarded $344 million contract to modernize electronics unit for missile development program
Unlocking Space for Dual Use Request for Information
Signs of spiders from Mars
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Rocket Lab launches its fifth mission of the year called "Beginning of the Swarm", deploying two satellites to two different orbits. SpaceX’s Starlink 6-53 mission deploys another 23 satellites and completes the 300th booster landing. JAXA has been communicating with the SLIM probe after it survives a third lunar night, and more.
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Our guest today is Rachana Mamidi, Space Engineer and Podcaster.
You can connect with Rachana on LinkedIn and listen to “Those Space People” on the website.
Selected Reading
Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellites ~500km Apart to Separate Orbits For KAIST and NASA
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1782898782885339562
NASA’s CloudSat Ends Mission Peering Into the Heart of Clouds
Japan Moon probe survives 3rd lunar night
Cause for concern: US watching China’s ‘breathtakingly fast’ space development ‘very, very closely’, top commander says- South China Morning Post
USSPACECOM visit cements commitment to bolstering the Alliance in Korea- Pacific Air Forces 
Vote on Draft Resolution on Weapons of Mass Destruction in Outer Space : What's In Blue
NASA Nurtures Promising Tech Ideas from Small Businesses
NASA has a plan to clean up space junk—but is going green enough?
National Defence Strategy: a missed opportunity for space- The Strategist
Hubble Has Accidentally Discovered Over a Thousand Asteroids - Universe Today
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory receives usable data from Voyager 1 once again. Satellogic has signed a letter of intent with O.N.E. Amazon to support the Internet of Forests, a large-scale sensor network to monitor key variables within the Amazon rainforest. Lockheed Martin files Q1 financial reports, and more.
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Our guest is Sean Kane, VP, Strategy And Business Development at Mott Corporation.
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Selected Reading
NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth
Satellogic Signs Letter of Intent with O.N.E. Amazon to Support Building the Internet of Forests- Business Wire
Lockheed Martin Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Momentus Receives Nasdaq Deficiency Notification Regarding Delayed Form 10-K- Business Wire
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) Investor Notice: Robbins LLP Reminds Stockholders of the AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class Action- Business Wire
SERA Partners with Blue Origin for Historic Space Mission 
PLD Space has achieved 120 million euros in funding to date
NASA Announces 30th Human Exploration Rover Challenge Winners
Space Operations Command Takes Control of SBIRS Baseline Release Initiative
Exclusive-Injury rates for Musk’s SpaceX exceed industry average for second year- 1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTC 
Starship Faces Performance Shortfall for Lunar Missions - AmericaSpace
NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan Confirmed
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The European Space Agency held a graduation ceremony for participants of their astronaut training program. UK-based space investment group Seraphim Space has launched its second VC fund. Slovenia has become the 39th country to sign the Artemis Accords, and more.
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Our guest today is Libby Jackson, Head of Space Exploration at the UK Space Agency. 
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Selected Reading
ESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony replay
Seraphim Space launches second VC fund with nine investments already under its belt- TechCrunch
ClearSpace Debris Removal Mission Passes Key Milestone - European Spaceflight
Slovenia Signs Artemis Accords, Joins Pursuit of Safer Space - NASA
Legislation to broaden Florida’s spaceport territory signed into law- The Capitolist
Contracts For April 19, 2024 
US aerospace company signs MoU with Southern Launch – SASIC
Dhruva Space set for galactic growth
Xi Jinping tightens grip on China’s military with new information warfare unit 
U.S. Statement - Agenda Item 12 - 63rd Session of the COPUOS LSC - April 2024 - U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna
Happy Earth Day 2024! NASA picks 6 new airborne missions to study our changing planet- Space
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