US President Joe Biden wants rocket launchers that use American airspace  to pay taxes into a federal fund that finances the work of air traffic controllers. Varda Space has raised $90 million in a Series B funding round. Sierra Space introduces the Sierra Space Eclipse satellite bus line, and more.

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Our guest today is Richard Cooper, Vice President, Strategic Communications and Outreach at the Space Foundation.

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Selected Reading

Biden Takes Aim at SpaceX’s Tax-Free Ride in American Airspace - The New York Times

Varda Announces $90 million Series B Funding to Build Factories in Space

Sierra Space Unveils the Revolutionary Eclipse Satellite Bus Line: Introducing Velocity, Horizon, and Titan

Virgin Galactic countersues Boeing about mothership project - SpaceNews

New Shepard’s 25th Mission Includes America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate- Blue Origin

DARPA Awards Phase Four $14.9M Contract to Develop Air Breathing Electric Propulsion for Very Low Earth Orbit Operations 

China, Thailand sign pacts on outer space, lunar outposts- Reuters

ESA - 3D-bioprinted blood vessel

Space experts foresee an “operational need” for nuclear power on the Moon- Ars Technica

SAIC Appoints Srini Attili as New Civilian Business Group Executive

Industry Executive Allen Flynt Joins Axiom Space as Chief Officer, Mission Services

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