Rocket Lab launches twice in 24 hours. Firefly’s Blue Ghost one step closer to the Moon. Unexpected odor in cargo area, please remove spacecraft and wait for assistance. And more.

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Our guest today is Jonathan Ortmans, President from Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), about their work and how space is a good segment for entrepreneurs. Maria caught up with Jonathan at the Beyond Earth Symposium.

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Selected Reading

Ice AIS Baby (Rocket Lab)

Stay tuned for updates as we work toward two Rocket Lab launches within 24 hours for the very first time. (Rocket Lab on X/Twitter)

Rocket Lab Signs $23.9M CHIPS Incentives Award to Boost Semiconductor Manufacturing (Yahoo Finance)

Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Mission 1 to the Moon Readies for Launch (Firefly Aerospace)

Foul smell from Progress 90 (International Space Station on X/Twitter)

Space Delivery Arrives at Station Aboard Progress Cargo Craft (NASA)

Update: China launches two new satellites (Xinhua)

ESA supports Estonia’s first industry-led optical communication satellite (The European Space Agency)

"Centre for Space Futures" launched to support innovation and enhance leadership in Saudi space sector (ZAWYA)

S. Korea designates May 27 as Aerospace Day: KASA (Yonhap News Agency)

Making Mars' Moons: Supercomputers Offer ‘Disruptive’ New Explanation (NASA)

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