China plans to launch the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship at 4:27 am on Wednesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Spire Global has been awarded a concept study contract by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop space-based capabilities for a wildfire early detection warning and active monitoring system. NASA has awarded Advanced Space a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project to develop mission architectures and requirements for customizing a low-cost rocket transfer stage, and more.

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Our guests today are Brianna Bace and Rian Davis.

You can read their research paper here- Space as a critical infrastructure: An in-depth analysis of U.S. and EU approaches.

Selected Reading

China wants to make its Tiangong space station bigger and better

China to launch Shenzhou-19 crew to space station Wednesday - CGTN

China unveils Shenzhou-19 crew for space station mission - CGTN

China's Shenzhou-18 crew to return to Earth on November 4 - CGTN

Spire Global and OroraTech Awarded NASA Contract for Wildfire Monitoring | Business Wire

Advanced Space Awarded SBIR Phase I Project to Develop Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and Communications Relay Capabilities for NASA

ExoAnalytic observes 500 pieces of debris from Intelsat 33e breakup - SpaceNews

iSEE Global Launches US Subsidiary to Expand Space Domain Awareness Capabilities

GomSpace North America Selected by Proteus Space’s AI Design Platform for Groundbreaking Satellite Mission

Godspeed Capital-Backed Special Aerospace Services (SAS) Announces Acquisition of Concordia Technologies

Leidos Reports Strong Third Quarter 2024 Results and Raises Full-Year Guidance

Friends of NASA: Sun Melts Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) | ESA SOHO Spacecraft

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