Jason Rainbow, SpaceNews – Airbus Defense and Space and Astroscale UK announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Aug. 12, to explore developing navigation and docking technologies for satellite servicing and debris removal.

Garrett Reim, Aviation Week – Aerospace’s Jerry Fuller, senior engineer specialist in the Vehicle Design and Innovation Department, said they created the rocket motor to help companies comply with the FCC’s 2022 rule that requires satellites to deorbit within five years of their end of service.

Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews – Booz Allen Hamilton deployed a generative AI large language model on the International Space Station, using a Hewlett Packard Enterprise advanced edge computer designed for in-orbit experiments.

Sean Devlin, Ragan Communications – Sabrina Steele, executive director of the corporate affairs and communications division at Aerospace, fosters DE&I initiatives through the nonprofit’s Space Workforce 2030 Program.

Debra Werner, SpaceNews – Space organizations are continuing to identify promising applications of artificial intelligence, according to speakers at the AIAA ASCEND conference.

Amelia Fuentes, News 3 Las Vegas – Aerospace’s Kevin Bell spoke with reporters about 2024’s ASCEND aviation forum in Las Vegas.

The National GEM Consortium – GEM, one of the premier organizations for the best and brightest underrepresented minority STEM talent in the country, announced the appointment of Steve Isakowitz as Chairman of its Board of Directors.

WashingtonExec – Jim Myers is Aerospace’s Senior Vice President, Civil Systems Group Senior. His biggest recent achievement is supporting the extension of the SPARTA space cybersecurity framework across the U.S. space enterprise.

Tech Briefs interviewed Aerospace’s Greg Richardson about the future vision of COSMIC and advancing technologies for ISAM.

Tim Fernholz, Payload – According to the U.S. government’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, growth in 2022 in real GDP was faster in the space economy than the overall economy. National security space spending has nearly doubled since 2017.