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Space Leaders or Smoke and Mirrors? 🤔 For tomorrow's Space Nugget, Dr. Emma Gatti brings a Milanese perspective on #IAC2024: Are we seeing innovation or just a lot of buzz? 🌍✨ Want the full scoop? Subscribe to our newsletter for the complete analysis, delivered straight to your inbox every Friday: https://lnkd.in/g8n_pKB #SpaceWatch #SpaceNugget #SpaceLeadership

🛰️ Space Forge and Voyager Sign MoU on In-Space Manufacturing! 🛰️ Space Forge and Voyager Space have inked an MoU to advance in-space manufacturing through Space Forge’s ForgeStar® series, focusing on creating high-performance materials for biomedical and commercial sectors. By leveraging the unique space environment, this collaboration seeks to achieve new standards in sustainable, space-made materials for Earth applications. 🔎Learn more: https://lnkd.in/evrsd3g8 #SpaceNews #InSpaceManufacturing #SpaceInnovation #Biomedical #SpaceForge #VoyagerSpace

🚀 Astra Wins DIU Contract for Rocket 4 Launch to Orbit! 🚀 Astra has secured a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract, worth up to $44 million, to scale the production of its Rocket 4 for tactically responsive space missions. The contract will support Astra’s Launch System 2 development, with innovations like automated laser welding and advanced ground infrastructure to enable orbital launches from various locations. ➡️Learn more: https://lnkd.in/esmRY7yD #SpaceNews #Astra #Rocket4 #SpaceInnovation #DefenseInnovationUnit

Mira Aerospace Announces Payloads for Stratospheric Deployment🌐 Mira Aerospace, a subsidiary of Space42, the UAE’s first AI-powered SpaceTech, has announced the development of two advanced payloads for Earth Observation and Telecommunications. These payloads, set to deploy on Mira’s HAPS aircraft, promise enhanced high-res imaging, environmental monitoring, and reliable connectivity, even in remote locations. Khaled Al Marzooqi, CEO of Mira Aerospace, Space42, commented, “We are proud to bring these advanced payloads to the market, marking a significant milestone in the region’s aerospace sector. With no existing payloads deployed in the stratosphere, this is a major step forward in commercialising HAPS solutions.” 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/egAGYY_A #SpaceNews #EarthObservation #Telecom #UAE #HAPS

"If we're just the same people we are here, the same jerks on Earth, it'll be the same problems on different planets." In this powerful Space Café Podcast episode, Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides, Virgin Galactic’s Space Pioneer and founder of SpaceKind, dives deep into humanity's journey to the stars—through personal growth and healing.🌌 Explore why she believes emotional intelligence, self-development, and empathy are just as vital to our future in space as any technological advancement. 🔗 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/e2Uux5qs #SpaceCafePodcast #HumanSpaceflight #PersonalGrowth #SpaceKind #SpaceExploration Markus Mooslechner

Andøya Space and NASA Mission Ready for Launch🚀 Two NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration sub-orbital research rockets, built to study atmospheric vortices, are set to launch from Andøya Space. Collaborating with NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Andøya Space aims to uncover how winds and gravity waves in the lower atmosphere interact to form vortices. Using specialized canisters, one rocket will create glowing clouds, visible across the region, providing invaluable data for scientists. 🔎Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eRSZiRYN #SpaceNews #AndøyaSpace #NASA #AtmosphericResearch #WallopsFlightFacility

📡Azercosmos and Leaf Space Partner on New S/X Antenna📡 Azercosmos and Leaf Space have teamed up to install a new 3.7-meter S/X band antenna at Azercosmos’s Baku teleport, enhancing data transmission capabilities between satellite networks. This antenna, Leaf Space’s second project with Azercosmos, underscores a shared commitment to expanding satellite communication infrastructure. ➡️Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gpRpFHXA #SpaceNews #SatelliteTechnology #Azercosmos #LeafSpace #GroundStations #SatelliteCommunication

🚀 Kepler Wins Space Development Agency HALO Contract 🚀 Kepler Communications Inc. has secured a prime position in the Space Development Agency HALO contract pool, aiming to expand the number of non-traditional defense contractors in space tech. Kepler’s proven track record in optical data relay tech makes it well-suited for demonstration missions and prototype orders under this SDA program. ➡️Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ek_bz48Y #SpaceNews #KeplerCommunications #SpaceTech #LEO #DefenseTech #HALO #SpaceDevelopmentAgency

At IAC, our Editor-in-Chief, Emma Gatti, had the privilege of chairing an exclusive event for YEESS - Young European Enterprises Syndicate for Space. 🌟 In an intimate setting, YEESS members got an early preview of the YEESS Member Observatory—a comprehensive report brimming with data and insights on European space companies. 🔺 Although the report remains under wraps until January, we can say that the findings sparked a lively discussion among members, shedding light on #young European #entrepreneurs’ perspectives on the space #economy and their #vision for the future. 💙 A big thank you to Émilie Genoudet, Sarah Luise, President JUAN TOMAS HERNANI, and Co-President Nicolas CAPET for welcoming us. The full report will debut at the upcoming 17th European Space Conference in Brussels—don’t miss it! https://lnkd.in/dQTwJ-Zy

Gary Dunow EVP for Strategic Development at United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) joins Torsten Kriening at #SpaceCafeRadio to talk space investments, the 2024 Commercial Remote Sensing Rankings, and the future of Earth observation in a competitive landscape. 🔗 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eDZvHaqN #SpaceCafeRadio #EarthObservation #SpaceInvestment #RemoteSensing #Geospatial #NationalSecurity