SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is grounded.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffered a second stage engine failure while in orbit, causing a loss of the vehicle entirely. China’s iSpace suffered another launch failure resulting in the loss of three satellites. Air Marshal Paul Godfrey of the UK Royal Air Force is joining the US Space Staff as Assistant CSO for Future Concepts and Partnerships, and more.

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Our guest today is Holly Pascal, NASA Engineer and founder of the Women’s Aerospace Network.

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Selected Reading

Falcon 9 suffers upper stage engine failure - SpaceNews

China’s iSpace Hyperbola-1 rocket fails soon after launch, losing 3 weather satellites

China targets its first planetary defense test mission

Kapustin Yar Is Russia’s Main Space Test Site. Ukraine Just Droned It.

Space Force announces space staff, international partnership

NATO countries move to strengthen ability to collect, share space-based data- DefenseScoop

Sweden’s first defence and security space strategy - Government.se

Dawn Aerospace’s Rocket-Powered Aircraft, Certified for Supersonic Flight

Scout Space Selected to Join DARPA’s BRIDGES Consortium for Space Superiority

Cygnus cargo spacecraft departs the ISS for a fiery re-entry in Earth's atmosphere- Space

SpaceX Dropped Space Junk on My Neighbor’s Farm. Here’s What Happened Next- Scientific American

SpaceX’s Assault on a Fragile Habitat: Four Takeaways From Our Investigation - The New York Times

Special Aerospace Services (SAS) Welcomes Andy Crocker as New Vice President of Business Development

45 Years Ago: Skylab Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere - NASA

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