Rocket Lab Launches Space Junk Inspection Satellite, Historic Rocket Set to Launch Australia into Space Age

Rocket Lab successfully launches ADRAS-J space junk inspection satellite for Astroscale. Get ready for an exciting milestone in Australian space exploration as Gilmour Space Technologies prepares to launch its historic Australian-built rocket, Eris. Plus, Japanese space debris inspection probe launched and Kennedy Space Center readies to host monster Starship rocket.

Sources:
https://www.space.com/rocket-lab-launch-astroscale-space-junk-inspection-mission
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-19/gilmour-space-technologies-prepares-launch-rocket-bowen/103483078
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-japanese-space-debris-probe.html
https://newatlas.com/space/kennedy-space-center-starship-rocket/

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:41) Rocket Lab launches ADRAS-J space junk inspection satellite for Astroscale (video)
(00:03:22) First glimpse of historic rocket set to launch Australia into the space age
(00:05:29) Japanese space debris inspection probe launched
(00:08:03) Kennedy Space Center readies to host monster Starship rocket