JAXA and IT company NEC have performed the world's fastest optical communication between satellites in geostationary orbit. Blue Origin’s New Shepard to launch on Tuesday, January 28 for the 29th mission which will aim to mimic lunar gravity. Israel has reached an agreement with NASA to include the first Israeli female astronaut in a future space mission, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Astronaut Dr. Sian "Leo" Proctor. You can connect with Sian on LinkedIn, and find out more about the Proctor Foundation for Art and Science on their website.

Selected Reading

World’s First Successful Transmission of Huge Volume Mission Data Using 1.5 μm Optical Inter-Satellite Communication- JAXA and NEC's Initiatives in Optical Communication in Space (JAXA)

New Shepard’s 29th Mission Will Fly 30 Payloads, Mimic the Moon’s Gravity (Blue Origin)

Israeli female astronaut will go to space with NASA, minister announces (YNET News)

SPACECENT breaks ground on Space Campus project in CENTCOM AOR- United States Space Force (Space Force) 

NICER Status Update (NASA)

AAS Statement on Obtrusive Space Advertising (American Astronomical Society)

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