SDA Tranche 2 awards for L3Harris, Lockheed and Sierra. [Video]

The Space Development Agency announces $2.5 billion in contracts split between L3Harris, Lockheed Martin and Sierra Space. The US Space Force will become the nation’s first military service that allows troops to switch between full-time and part-time work without formally transferring to a Reserve component or the National Guard. The US Federal Government holds a Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing on returning to the Moon and keeping NASA on track, and more.

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Our guest today is Geology and Astronomy student at The College Of Charleston Honors, Tyler Glymph (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-glymph-84716a234/) .
Selected Reading

SDA Awards $2.5B in Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Prototype Agreements to 3 Companies- GovCon Wire (https://www.govconwire.com/2024/01/sda-awards-2-5b-in-tranche-2-tracking-layer-prototype-agreements-to-3-companies/)

Congress approves Space Force part-timers, but still no Space Guard (https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/01/16/congress-approves-space-force-part-timers-but-still-no-space-guard/)

Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing – Returning to the Moon: Keeping Artemis on Track (https://science.house.gov/2024/1/subcommittee-on-space-and-aeronautics-returning-to-the-moon-keeping-artemis-on-track)

NASA Administrator Names New Head of Space Technology (https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-administrator-names-new-head-of-space-technology/)

Mage Networks Signs Memorandum of Understanding for Telesat Lightspeed Services (https://www.telesat.com/press/press-releases/mage-networks-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-for-telesat-lightspeed-services/)

Spaceium Partners Space Machines for Space Cryogenic Refuelling (https://spacewatch.global/2024/01/spaceium-partners-space-machines-for-space-cryogenic-refuelling/)

Water on the Moon: international prize launches for purifying lunar water – GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/water-on-the-moon-international-prize-launches-for-purifying-lunar-water)

Spacelog: What’s the ‘new arrival’ on the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft? (https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-01-17/Spacelog-What-s-the-new-arrival-on-the-Tianzhou-7-cargo-spacecraft–1qr7Bw1RtL2/p.html)

Oman unveils plans to set up Middle East’s first spaceport | Oman – Gulf News (https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/oman/oman-unveils-plans-to-set-up-middle-easts-first-spaceport-1.100460631)

Berkeley SkyDeck and Berkeley Space Center Join Forces for Air and Space Accelerator Track- Business Wire (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240117046197/en/Berkeley-SkyDeck-and-Berkeley-Space-Center-Join-Forces-for-Air-and-Space-Accelerator-Track)

Axiom and SpaceX are disrupting Europe’s traditional pathway to space- Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/axiom-and-spacex-are-disrupting-europes-traditional-pathway-to-space/)

In US-China space race, success depends on lunar landings and orbital ‘parking spots’ (https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3248637/us-china-space-race-success-depends-lunar-landings-and-orbital-parking-spots)

Meet Helios, a new class of space tug with some real muscle- Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/meet-helios-a-new-class-of-space-tug-with-some-real-muscle/)

JWST Reveals Young Star Beta Pictoris Has a Surprising Second Disk : ScienceAlert (https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-reveals-young-star-beta-pictoris-has-a-surprising-second-disk)
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