T-Minus Space Daily ESA makes way for the first parastronaut.
The European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency plan to grow the workforce to 200 people at the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) by 2030. British paralympian John Mcfall has been cleared to go into space after a two-year feasibility study. Space-based energy generation company Star Catcher has closed its $12.25M seed round, and more.
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T-Minus Guest
Our guest today is Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell.
You can connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn, and learn more about his work on his website.
Selected Reading
Plans unveiled for stronger European Space Agency presence in UK and space skills training - GOV.UK
Disabled British astronaut John McFall cleared to travel into space
UK Space Agency awards ten technologies to purify water frozen in Moon’s soil - GOV.UK
KBR Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results
ISRO conducts flight experiment of Air Breathing Propulsion System
Blue Origin Announces Crew for New Shepard’s 26th Mission
SES Space & Defense Awarded U.S. Army’s SATCOM as a Managed Service Pilot Contract- Business Wire
Dr. Angel Smith Appointed as Executive Director of SmallSat Alliance
Astronomers are scrambling to save the world's most powerful X-ray space telescope
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