The last Vega rocket lifted off from the European Space Agency’s spaceport in French Guiana transporting the third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite to orbit.  China’s space agency and its counterpart in Senegal signed an agreement on the Chinese-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). General Dynamics Missions Systems has been awarded a $491.6 million contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA), and more.

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Our guest is New Mexico State Representative and Aerospace Lawyer, Dayan Hochman-Vigil.

You can connect with Day through the New Mexico Legislature website.

Selected Reading

ESA - Sentinel-2C joins the Copernicus family in orbit

China's lunar research station initiative welcomes new global partners - CGTN 

General Dynamics Mission Systems Awarded $491.6 Million Design and Development Contract for Space Development Agency's Ground, Management and Integration Program

Viasat Awarded Potential $150 Million Blue Force Tracker (BFT) Network Services Contract by Defense Information Services Agency (DISA)

SpaceX Pulls Employees From Brazil, Discourages Travel There, as Musk Battles Court Over X - WSJ

Blue Origin droneship arrives in Port Canaveral ahead of New Glenn launch

Redwire Joins the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council to Support Greater Bilateral Collaboration in Space

ALL.SPACE Appoints Paul McCarter as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Global Expansion, Drive Innovation and Meet Growing Demand

Satellogic Welcomes Kelly Kennedy to Board of Directors | Business Wire

Man Finds Space Debris While Snorkeling On Remote Island | IFLScience

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