Canada to boost space-based broadband connectivity.

The Canadian government is lending satellite operator Telesat C$2.14 billion to help the company build out its Telesat Lightspeed low earth orbit broadband constellation. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launches a EUTELSAT 36D satellite into Geostationary Orbit. Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite from the Baikonur Spaceport, and more.

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Our guest today is Eleftherios Kosmas, Vice-Chairman of the Libre Space Foundation.

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Selected Reading

April Fool’s Day Video from N2K

Telesat and Government of Canada Agree to Terms on C$2.14 Billion Loan in Support of Telesat Lightspeed

Successful Launch of EUTELSAT 36D Satellite- Business Wire

Russia’s Soyuz 2.1b rocket carrying remote sensing satellite takes off from Baikonur - Science & Space - TASS

Senate bills seek to reform commercial space regulations - SpaceNews

AECOM to provide environmental restoration and compliance services for NASA facilities across the United States- Business Wire

NASA Names Finalists to Help Deal with Dust in Human Lander Challenge

Pluto is now Arizona's 'official planet' — whether a 'dwarf' or not

Orbital Reef and commercial low Earth orbit destinations—upcoming space research opportunities-  npj Microgravity

Putting Starship’s plasma in perspective - Aerospace America

Universities Space Research Association Appoints Robert O'Brien Director, Center for Space Nuclear Research

Astronomical pranks of April fools' past

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