
About this episode
Rocket Lab launched the first of two back-to-back launches for NASA’s PREFIRE. SpaceX is targeting June 5th for the fourth test flight of its Starship spacecraft, pending regulatory approvals. The Spaceport Company has been awarded a contract by the Defense Innovation Unit to deliver cargo from their mobile space launch complex, and more.
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T-Minus Guest
Our guest today is Aunika Yasui, Captain of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s High Power Rocketry Club.
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Selected Reading
Rocket Lab Successfully Launches First of Two Climate Science Satellites for NASA- Business Wire
Elon Musk's SpaceX Raptor engine test ends in a fiery explosion, Starship launch schedule remains unaffected - BusinessToday
The Spaceport Company Signs Contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to Demonstrate Novel Sea-Based Space Launch Infrastructure
Rivada Space Networks Announces New Partners at AsiaTechX 2024
Orbit Announces Successful Trial Of Airtrx30 Satcom Terminal Over Viasat Global Xpress (Gx) Satellite
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874315/000143774924018333/satl20240522_6k.htm
ESA Awards Contracts for Spain’s Contribution to Atlantic Constellation
China's Shenzhou-18 crew completes first extravehicular activity - CGTN
Korea's inaugural space agency officially launches
Space Force to accept Air Force Reserve volunteers for full-time positions
America Is Getting Ready for Space Warfare - WSJ
'It's once in a lifetime': Man finds heavy, mysterious object in North Carolina mountains
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