Autonomous navigation systems show lots of promise for growth. Canada’s rosy prospects for spaceport Nova Scotia. Varda Space’s new funding round. Inter-governmental communications may need a marriage counselor. An espionage case. Some proposed space cybersecurity legislation. Satcom for cars. And more.

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Our featured interview today is with Ian Vorbach, Co-founder of Portal Space Systems and SpaceDotBiz, on the new space startup ecosystem and the balance between engineers and business operators at early stage space companies.

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Selected Reading

Report - Spaceport Nova Scotia Would Have a Positive Economic Effect - SpaceQ

Space Autonomous Navigation Systems Market worth millions by 2033 - SatNews

Varda Space raising new tranche of funding at $500M post-money valuation - TechCrunch

Amini gets initial funding for closing Africa’s environmental data gap - SpaceNews

Sidus Space Executes Agreement With Leaf Space For Additional Ground Station Coverage - Sidus Space

Yahsat Steps up Plans in EO With Iceye Deal - Via Satellite

Lt Gen Burt's Keynote at the Preventing Space War Forum in DC - YouTube

USAF Looks to Fill Intelligence Gaps from Space - A&SF

Space Force selects Parsons to develop ground system for missile-warning satellites - SpaceNews

Head of Dutch satellite technology firm arrested for spying - DutchNews

Congress looks to expand CISA's role, adding responsibilities for satellites and open source software - CyberScoop

Why the Former CEO of Volkswagen America is Working With CesiumAstro on the Connected Car - Via Satellite

Final assembly of payloads begin for Chandrayaan-3 - Times of India

Space Race 2.0. Why the FAA is Aiming for the Stars - Cleared for Takeoff

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