The Soyuz MS 25 spacecraft carrying NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson along with Cosmonauts Nikolai Chub and Oleg Kononenko made a parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan. Heads of States from 193 countries have agreed to the United Nations proposed Pact for the Future  addressing active debris removal, and space traffic and space resources. The US Office of Space Commerce’s Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS  is due to launch in just over 1 week, beginning a transition from the Defense Department that will run through next year, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Courtney Stadd, from the Beyond Earth Institute. 

You can connect with Courtney on LinkedIn, and learn more about Beyond Earth Institute on their website.

Selected Reading

Soyuz Lands Returning Dyson, Two Crewmates Back to Earth – Space Station 

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs pact for the future 

Office of Space Commerce AMOS 

NASA creates space sustainability division to consolidate orbital debris activities - SpaceNews

What’s Happening in Space Policy September 22-28, 2024

Big-talking Sateliot raises €10m from flagship VC firm on way to €30m Series B round

IBM and NASA Release Open-Source AI Model on Hugging Face for Weather and Climate Applications

Space Systems Command and U.S. Space Command Award Contract to Astranis to Add Military Compatibility to New Satellites

SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says- Reuters

Eutelsat explores partnerships to fund Europe’s space-based network

NASA Awards $1.5 Million at Watts on the Moon Challenge Finale

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