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Our guest today is Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of Xage Security.

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Selected Reading

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Fifth National Security Mission for NRO

Live coverage: Dragon flights return to Cape Canaveral’s pad 40 with SpaceX’s 30th cargo mission to the Space Station – Spaceflight Now

Return of the Ritonavir: A Study on the Stability of Pharmaceuticals Processed in Orbit | Biological and Medicinal Chemistry | ChemRxiv | Cambridge Open Engage

Advanced Space Demonstrates Artificial Intelligence for Spacecraft Autonomy at the Moon

NanoAvionics selects Neuraspace for Enhanced Safety and Sustainability in Space Operations

Sidus Space Establishes Two-Way Communications with State-of-the-Art Hybrid 3D-Printed LS-1 Satellite- Business Wire

TTTech Aerospace and Réaltra collaborate on compact TTEthernet switch solution for space applications

ReOrbit Signs MoU with SatSure and KaleidEO to Offer Comprehensive Space Infrastructure Solution

China launches relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-moon communication - CGTN

Soyuz MS-25 set to launch to the International Space Station with crew from Russia, Belarus, and NASA - NASASpaceFlight.com

Four Veteran Space Industry Leaders Join Astrobotic as the Company Builds Griffin-1

Russia warns US against using SpaceX for spying

Space Force hosts annual Guardian Field Forum- United States Space Force 

High School Students Contribute to Exoplanet Discovery

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