T+173: Headlines

With a massive amount of news happening in the week following the election here in the US, it’s a good opportunity to give everyone a listen in on MECO Headlines. I run through all the stories of the week each and every weekend just like this for the supporters of MECO, so if you like what you hear, join the Headlines tier or higher!

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Topics

• U.S. Department of Defense > Contract (SpaceX NSSL fleet surveillance)
• Airbus, Raytheon protest Space Development Agency satellite contract awards - SpaceNews
• Blue Canyon Technologies - Small Satellite Leader Blue Canyon Technologies To Be Acquired By Raytheon Technologies
• New Propulsive Sherpa OTVs Coming in 2021 - Spaceflight
• Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is at risk of collapsing
• Arecibo Radio Telescope: Warning of Structure Collapse (Updated)
• 2020 NASA Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO) Selections | NASA
• Northrop Grumman Awarded Additional Cargo Resupply Missions to the International Space Station | Northrop Grumman
• ILOA-IM Announce Agreement for 2021 Lunar Landing and Milky Way Galaxy Center Imaging
• Senate Appropriators Approve Far Less for HLS Than Needed to Meet 2024 Goal - SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Biden-Harris Transition Team Names Landing Party Members - SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Virgin Galactic executive to lead Australian Space Agency - SpaceNews
• Ukraine signs NASA Artemis Agreement to study Moon, Mars, comets, and asteroids - Ukraine signs agreement with NASA to study Moon, Mars, comets, and asteroids - 112.international
• Chinese rocket firm Galactic Energy succeeds with first orbital launch, secures funding - SpaceNews
• Ceres-1 maiden launch - YouTube
• Indian PSLV deploys 10 satellites in first launch since start of pandemic - Spaceflight Now
• Long March 3B lofts second Tiantong-1 spacecraft - NASASpaceFlight.com
• ULA Atlas 5 launches National Reconnaissance Office satellite - SpaceNews
• SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log: NROL-101: probably a HEO mission

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