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No one’s taking the sky from you, VADR.

Firefly to launch QuickSounder. Planet announces a Forest Carbon Monitoring. NASA authorization passes in the US House. And, more.

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Summary

Today we're talking about VADR and Firefly, and no we are not getting our sci fi franchises mixed up, but rather a 2022 initiative from NASA to shore up smaller providers in the launch services sector that today is paying off for Firefly Aerospace of Texas. Firefly to launch QuickSounder. Planet announces a Forest Carbon Monitoring. NASA authorization passes in the US House, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest is Terry Shehata of the Maine Space, sharing the latest in space in the state of Maine, and the Maine Space Conference and the pitch competition - which closes soon, so get those ideas in. Enter the 2024 Maine Space Conference Pitch Competition here

Selected Reading

NASA Selects Launch Provider for New NOAA Environmental Satellite 

https://investors.planet.com/news/news-details/2024/Planet-Releases-AI-powered-Forest-Carbon-Monitoring-Product--Worlds-First-Global-Scale-Forest-Monitoring-System-at-3-Meter-Resolution/default.aspx 

House passes NASA authorization bill - SpaceNews

Fact Sheet: 2024 Quad Leaders’ Summit | The White House 

US, Republic of Korea Sign Statement to Advance Aerospace Cooperation - NASA 

Space Force awards four 'Quick Start' Resilient GPS agreements 

France claims world's first space-to-earth laser comms - Breaking Defense 

Abbott opens grant applications for Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund | KXAN Austin

New Glenn Completes Second Stage Hotfire | Blue Origin 

Xi calls for accelerating progress in China's space endeavors-Xinhua 

Space radiation measurements during the Artemis I lunar mission | Nature 

27 Great Unit Patches from AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference

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