Show Notes
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 15 July 2026: Remembering Derryn Hinch: Friend of the Space Association of Australia To mark the death of Derryn Hinch in Melbourne at age 82, a playing of the recording of his commentary of the launch of Apollo 11, almost 57 years to the day.
Space Show News: Soyuz MS29 launches to the International Space Station
Australian Space Industry 2026 – Part 2: * Cocos Island tracking station to support Gaganyaan spaceflights. * Gilmour Space appoints Pam Melroy to its board of directors. * Starfish Space's Otter Pup 2 satellite to use Gilmour Space's Elara Sat MMS-1 satellite as a rendezvous and proximity operations target. * Fleet Space to use its Exosphere platform to help French Government agency BRGM make an inventory of France's subsurface mineral resources.
Rocket Lab: * Rocket Lab uses its Electron rocket to launch the Victus Haze satellite for the U.S. Space Force in a record brief time. * Rocket Lab to buy Iridium Communications Incorporated; Electron to launch the TSIS-2 satellite and two PolSIR satellites for NASA in 2027, and later the Aspera and LOXSAT craft.
Kamo'oalewa & Torifune: * China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft has reached the asteroid Kamo'oalewa for a sampling mission. * Japan's Hayabusa 2 has made a high-speed pass of asteroid Torifune whilst en route to asteroid 1998 KY26.
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