Sierra Space has unveiled its Carbothermal Oxygen Production Reactor which successfully completed thermal vacuum testing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Softbank and Intelsat are collaborating to launch a single “Ubiquitous Network” enabling customers to stay connected everywhere they go. The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed $633,009 in civil penalties against SpaceX for allegedly failing to follow its license requirements during operations in 2023, and more.

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Our guest today is Paul Thomas, Space Innovation Lead at Accenture. 

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Selected Reading

Sierra Space Unveils Breakthrough Technology Designed to Extract Oxygen From Lunar Soil, Enabling Sustainable Human Presence on the Moon- Business Wire

SoftBank Corp. and Intelsat Launch Landmark Collaboration to Create Ubiquitous Network- Business Wire

FAA Proposes $633,009 in Civil Penalties Against SpaceX | Federal Aviation Administration

What the UMBRELLA Project Means for the Future of Satellite Constellation Operations – Leanspace

Planet Signs Multi-Year Contract with the German Space Agency, Providing Near-Daily Imagery and Deep Archive of Satellite Data- Business Wire

Lithuania’s Andrius Kubilius named defense and space commissioner – POLITICO

ReOrbit Enters into Strategic Agreement with Uzma for Small GEO Communications Satellite

China builds station for satellite-ground laser communication - CGTN

Skycorp's ARMAS Sensor to Fly Aboard Lonestar Data Holding's Freedom Payload on Intuitive Machines' Lunar Mission to the South Pole

DoJ: Chinese Man Used Spear-Phishing to Obtain Software From NASA, Military - SecurityWeek

Mynaric Advances Production of CONDOR Mk3

Sceye Secures Funds in Series C Round Led by Mawarid Holding Company

Watchdog group sues for NASA emails with ‘Space Czar’ Harris, Boeing as astronauts linger in orbit- Fox News

Space Perspective Successfully Completes Development Flight 2

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