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China’s Chang’e 6 mission capsule containing 2 kilograms of lunar far side soil samples has returned to Earth. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the third Reusable Launch Vehicle Landing Experiment. Airbus predicts a €900 million hit in the first half 2024 in its Space Division, and more.

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Our guest today is Ryan Westerdahl (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwesterdahl/) , CEO and Founder of Turion Space (https://turionspace.com/) .

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Selected Reading

China has just returned the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon (https://www.npr.org/2024/06/24/nx-s1-5015208/china-return-first-ever-sample-return-moon-far-side)

Hat-trick for Pushpak: India’s Reusable Launch Vehicle aces third landing (https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/isro-reusable-launch-vehicle-pushpak-rlv-lex-03-mission-success-landing-2556812-2024-06-23)

Engine maker’s Boeing dilemma helped to stall Airbus’s output plans- Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/engine-makers-boeing-dilemma-helped-stall-airbuss-output-plans-2024-06-25/)

Firefly Aerospace Adds Alpha Launch Capability on Wallops Island, Virginia (https://fireflyspace.com/news/firefly-aerospace-adds-alpha-launch-capability-on-wallops-island-virginia/)

Maritime Launch Services Receives Infrastructure Reimbursement Program Approval from the Province of Nova Scotia for the Construction of a $30M Satellite Processing Facility at Spaceport Nova Scotia (https://www.maritimelaunch.com/news/maritime-launch-services-receives-infrastructure-reimbursement-program-approval-province-nova)

The Egyptian Space Agency Announces 2024 Launch Plans (https://spaceinafrica.com/2024/06/23/the-egyptian-space-agency-announces-2024-launch-plans/)

Sidus Space and NamaSys Bahrain Sign MOU to Establish “Sidus Arabia” JV Headquartered in Saudi Arabia to Develop a State-of-the-Art 3D Printing Satellite Manufacturing Facility | Business Wire (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240625497144/en/Sidus-Space-and-NamaSys-Bahrain-Sign-MOU-to-Establish-%E2%80%9CSidus-Arabia%E2%80%9D-JV-Headquartered-in-Saudi-Arabia-to-Develop-a-State-of-the-Art-3D-Printing-Satellite-Manufacturing-Facility)

Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA) partners with SpaceIn for Ground Station and IoT Development (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/spacein_malaysiaspace2030-spacetechnology-spaceindustry-activity-7211183393089200130-Soy9/)

ispace-U.S. to use Swedish Space Corporation’s Lunar Ground Station Network for its M3 Lunar Mission (https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=5509)

NASA Sets Launch Coverage for NOAA Weather Satellite (https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-launch-coverage-for-noaa-weather-satellite/)

Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business- WIRED (https://www.wired.com/story/pooping-on-the-moon-is-a-messy-business/)

AST SpaceMobile Announces Executive Leadership Team for Next Phase of Accelerated Growth | Business Wire (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240625461191/en/AST-SpaceMobile-Announces-Executive-Leadership-Team-for-Next-Phase-of-Accelerated-Growth)

ReOrbit selects Mynaric’s CONDOR Mk3 for Space-to-Space and Space-to-Ground Laser Communications Demonstration (https://www.accesswire.com/881457/reorbit-selects-mynarics-condor-mk3-for-space-to-space-and-space-to-ground-laser-communications-demonstration)

Texas man with less than $1 in account offers $200M to bail out space company: SEC (https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/texas-man-less-than-1-account-offers-200m-bail-out-space-company-sec)
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