Spaceleaks daily: Dec 29, 2021

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Spaceleaks daily: Dec 29, 2021

Worldwide:

• China speeds up moon base plan in space race against the US
• China complains to UN after maneuvering its space station away from SpaceX Starlink satellites
• Spacewalking Chinese astronauts add camera to Tiangong space station module
• CNES Hails Success of France’s 1st Industrial Nanosatellite

Business:

• UCLan joins world’s first independent space science mission
• FAA delays completion of Starship environmental review
• Astrobotic’s Hazard Detection System to Take Flight
• Why is Planet Labs Stock Falling Like a Rock?
  • Funding, Contracts, Partnerships and MoU
  • NextGen Acquisition Corp. II Stockholders Approve Business Combination With Virgin Orbit, the Responsive Launch and Space Solutions Company; Virgin Orbit Expected to List on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange