The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) PLD Space secures $35 million European Investment Bank loan for MIURA 5 launcher<br>(00:48) Heather Pringle on the upcoming Space Symposium and future international collaboration in space<br>(01:21) China conducts pair of Long March launches for Thousand Sails and Guowang megaconstellations<br>(02:13) A new kind of arsenal: commercial satellites<br>(02:53) What returning to lunar space means for human health<br>(03:28) The End of the VSAT Parts Bin<br>(04:07) FCC Modernizes Satellite Spectrum Rules to Unleash Next-Generation Broadband<br>(04:44) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Daniel Bock, Morpheus Space<br>(05:20) Firefly Aerospace Prepares for Blue Ghost Mission 2 Following Historic Lunar Success<br>(05:32) Lockheed Martin Outlines Strategic Space Technology Roadmap for 2026<br>(06:06) Earthset From the Lunar Far Side<br>(06:41) Indoor Testing Facilities available at the NASA Unmanned Autonomy Research Complex (NUARC)<br>(07:30) I Am Artemis: Dan Florez<br>(08:08) Starstruck<br>(08:38) Artemis II closing in on Earth return<br>(08:57) China debuts new launchers, tests orbital servicing and outlines future deep-space missions<br>(09:20) Artemis II Gives Airbus Hope For European Spaceflight<br>(10:06) Portal Closes $50M Series A<br>(10:24) The State of Launch 2026<br>(11:13) Artemis 2 moon astronauts splash down today — What to expect at each stage of reentry & landing (timeline)<br>(11:50) Crew of tiny worms readies for April 11 launch to International Space Station<br>(12:39) 'It probably will start a precedent': Why satellite company's withholding of Iran imagery has this expert worried<br>(13:23) A house-size asteroid is heading toward Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know<br>(14:21) Watch Artemis 2 race back to Earth in this telescope livestream tonight<br>(15:05) Orion helium leak no threat to Artemis II reentry, but will require redesign<br>(15:39) The gravity of their experience hasn't quite set in for the Artemis II astronauts<br>

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Vantor to expand imaging satellite fleet, adding smallsats to increase revisit rates<br>(01:15) Apex to develop larger satellites for missile defense, space-based computing<br>(01:59) Improved thresholds and SSA accuracy can reduce most satellite collision risk<br>(02:40) Space Sovereignty Is No Longer Optional<br>(03:19) April 30: Opportunities for On-Orbit Computing<br>(04:01) Automation and Agility: How SSC Space Go is Designed for the New Age of Ground<br>(04:41) Procurement Lag vs. Conflict Speed: Can Defense Buying Cycles Keep Up with Space Innovation?<br>(05:21) Kraken Robotics Integrates KATFISH Sonar on SEFINE RD-22 USV Following Multi-Naval Demonstrations<br>(05:54) Industry Sentiment Shifts as Quilty Space Reveals Top 5 Takeaways from Satellite 2026<br>(06:19) Intellian Unveils Future Military and Aerospace Antenna Technologies at Satellite 2026<br>(07:05) Snow in the Shadow of the Andes<br>(07:35) Twin NASA Control Rooms Support Artemis Safety, Success<br>(08:14) Solar Eclipse of the Heart<br>(08:42) SpaceX continues refinements at Starbase Pad 2 ahead of Booster 19 return<br>(09:32) Vantor Unveils New Sat Classes: Vantage and Pulse<br>(10:21) The State of ISAM 2026<br>(11:11) Czech Radiation Chips on Artemis II Bring ISS Experience<br>(11:54) All eyes on Orion’s heat shield: Artemis 2 astronauts will hit Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 24,000 mph on April 10<br>(12:38) Large Hadron Collider gives scientists their best look yet at conditions right after the Big Bang<br>(13:22) 'Audible screams of delight' from NASA scientists over micrometeorite impacts on the moon witnessed by Artemis 2 astronauts<br>(14:10) Artemis 2 moon astronauts capture space history — on their iPhones<br>(14:44) Galaxy starves its supermassive black hole, loses 95% of its brightness<br>(15:31) The Moon is already on Google Maps—did Artemis II really tell us anything new?<br>

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Inspection cubesat demo planned as first step toward orbital defense mothership<br>(01:00) Astroscale passes key design milestone for UK military space-tracking cubesats<br>(01:55) Hungary taps Northrop Grumman for first national geostationary communications satellite<br>(02:44) NASA’s new moon base project requires operational technology systems in space, but they are vulnerable.<br>(03:28) New Boeing Satellite Spacecraft Delivered.<br>(03:55) What the SpaceX IPO Changes for Every Satellite Operator<br>(04:28) Empowering the Next Generation at SmallSat Europe 2026<br>(05:02) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Carissa Christensen, BryceTech<br>(05:35) Astroscale Plans World-First Multi-Orbit Satellite Inspection Mission<br>(06:10) A Volcanic Medley Near Mammoth Lakes<br>(06:35) Celestial Wonders in Leo<br>(07:10) NASA’s Artemis II Crew Beams Official Moon Flyby Photos to Earth<br>(07:47) Earthset<br>(08:20) Experience the Rollout of SLS Hardware for Artemis III<br>(09:02) Advocates Ready For NASA Science Funding Fight, Part II<br>(10:00) Starfish Closes $100M+ Series B<br>(10:33) The State of EO 2026<br>(11:16) How Earthlings Got Views of the Lunar Fly By<br>(12:02) 'It just made it even more special': Being so far from Earth makes you appreciate our planet even more, Artemis 2 astronaut says<br>(12:50) The Artemis 2 space toilet is actually working fine. But there is another problem<br>(13:28) Relive Artemis 2's epic moon flyby with these amazing photos<br>(14:17) A satellite just captured images of a tsunami being born. Here's why that's a big deal<br>(14:53) Artemis 2 captures historic 'Earthset' photo | Space photo of the day for April 7, 2026<br>

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Artemis 2 swings around the moon<br>(00:58) Moog Highlights Growing Satellite Bus Capabilities with Full‑Scale METEOR Reveal at Space Symposium<br>(01:36) FOSSA targets Japan’s defense market as larger smallsats expand capabilities<br>(02:07) The moon base has a hardware plan. It needs a software strategy, too.<br>(02:40) Seagate Space Signs MOU with Firefly Aerospace to Collaborate on Offshore Launch Infrastructure for Alpha<br>(03:22) Azercosmos and Viasat Sign Partnership Agreement for In-Flight Connectivity<br>(03:57) Satellite Deployers to be Used on JAXA Small Satellite Mission by Exolaunch<br>(04:40) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Dr. Ane Aanesland, ThrustMe<br>(05:19) Russia Replaces Starlink With European-Built Satellites<br>(05:55) Redwire’s ESA Quantum Satellite Deal Expands European Defense Growth Story<br>(06:27) Drought Parches Florida<br>(07:02) NASA’s Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight<br>(07:52) NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission Overview<br>(08:19) Night Sky Network Celebrates Artemis II<br>(08:51) Artemis II breaks record, conducts lunar flyby<br>(09:37) Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to loft Cygnus to ISS, Minotaur IV to launch from California<br>(10:06) The State of Satcom 2026<br>(10:57) Artemis II Supplier Series: Orion’s Windows<br>(11:36) Moon milestones: A rundown of Artemis 2's many spaceflight firsts<br>(12:25) 'This is really big stuff.' Trump hails NASA Artemis 2 astronauts after historic moon flyby feat<br>(13:15) Moon music: Here's a Spotify playlist of the Artemis 2 crew's wakeup songs<br>(13:52) Moon memorial: Artemis 2 astronauts name lunar 'bright spot' after mission commander's late wife<br>(14:41) Astronauts set distance record, revealing the Moon as a place to be explored<br>(15:19) Trump's next budget once again calls for massive cuts to science<br>

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Isaacman defends NASA budget proposal despite steep cuts<br>(00:41) NASA stops work on SLS Mobile Launcher 2<br>(01:24) Artemis astronauts send down Easter message, prep for lunar fly around Monday<br>(02:07) Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the United States Space Force, Chandra Donelson, Steps Away<br>(02:48) What Doubling Space Force Funding Actually Means for the Industry<br>(03:42) Earth<br>(04:07) Planet Labs Imposes Indefinite Blackout on Iran Satellite Imagery at U.S. Request<br>(04:37) PMGC Holdings Launches NorthStrive Defense Tech to Capture Drone and Autonomous Systems Market<br>(05:15) Thinking of You, Earth<br>(05:45) NASA Artemis 2 astronauts to make historic moon flyby today. Here's what to expect hour by hour (timeline)<br>(06:32) Humanity is back at the moon! Artemis 2 astronauts arrive in lunar space<br>(07:18) When the moon hits your eye from your Orion ship up high, that's a 'mare' for Artemis 2<br>(07:53) The breakout star of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission isn't an astronaut — it's the space toilet<br>

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) NASA finalizes science plans for Artemis 2 lunar flyby<br>(00:55) Atlas 5 launches Amazon Leo satellites<br>(01:44) Space Force budget would more than double in Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense plan<br>(02:37) NASA Answers Your Most Pressing Artemis II Questions<br>(03:37) Illuminated in Orion<br>(04:13) Orion Spacecraft Races Toward Historic Lunar Flyby in Artemis II Mission<br>(04:28) Dozens of hidden star streams found in the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy<br>(05:13) Artemis 2 astronauts — now halfway to the moon — report 'burning smell' from toilet, but everything's fine<br>(05:49) Disclosure day: If ET made contact, how would we handle the news?<br>(06:32) An Artemis 2 astronaut took a 'bath' on camera on the way to the moon. Mission Control's reaction was priceless (video)<br>

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Artemis 2 in good shape cruising towards the moon<br>(00:50) Italy’s Argotec plans to scale Florida satellite facility to meet rising US demand<br>(01:27) SpaceX and Amazon spar over satellite deployments<br>(02:22) Europe’s strategic autonomy in space will define its role in the ‘second space age’<br>(03:00) ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket launches its heaviest payload ever with fifth Amazon Leo mission<br>(03:29) The Downlink Deficit: The Pentagon’s Optical Mesh Network and the Terrestrial Bottleneck<br>(04:07) NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-24 Resupply Launch<br>(04:40) Meet NASA’s New Artemis II Science Officers<br>(05:21) Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom<br>(05:38) Hello, World<br>(06:05) White House Requests $18.8B FY27 Budget for NASA<br>(06:16) Insurance is Commercial Space Nuclear’s Biggest Headache<br>(06:56) Charts Defining the Space Industry in Q1 2026<br>(07:25) Artemis 2 astronauts are now headed to the moon. Why has it taken humanity so long to go back?<br>(08:15) It's official: NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission will break humanity's all-time distance record<br>(09:02) Astronauts on the ISS watched NASA's historic Artemis 2 launch from space<br>(09:52) 1st results from Blue Ghost lunar lander reveal how much we still don't know about the moon<br>(10:40) Trump proposes steep cut to NASA budget as astronauts head for the Moon<br>

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) China’s commercial Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut launch<br>(00:45) Artemis 2 heads to the moon<br>(01:06) Swift spacecraft reorientation buys time for reboost mission<br>(01:40) Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to lead Astrion<br>(02:35) Optical terminals still a bottleneck in Pentagon’s proliferated constellation<br>(02:50) CAS Space Successfully Launches Kinetica-2, Aiming for Global Cost Leadership<br>(03:26) L3Harris Taps Mercury Systems for High-Capacity Data Storage on SDA Tranche 3 Satellites<br>(04:10) Antaris Secures $28M Series A to Advance AI-Powered Satellite Mission Platform<br>(04:49) Amazon in Reported Talks to Acquire Globalstar in $9 Billion Move to Challenge Starlink<br>(05:26) Fortastra Expands Leadership Team with Defense and Intelligence Veterans to Drive National Security Mission<br>(06:09) Barents Sea Tied to Low Arctic Sea Ice<br>(06:34) NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit for Flight around Moon<br>(07:01) Artemis II Astronauts Launch to Moon<br>(07:13) Artemis II Orion performs TLI Burn — Now headed to the Moon<br>(07:44) CLPS Companies Excited For NASA’s ‘Opportunity Bomb’ Lunar Plan<br>(08:09) Phantom Space Acquires Thermal Management Technologies<br>(08:46) DJI Avata 360 drone review<br>(09:27) Artemis 2 astronauts head for the moon after make-or-break engine burn (video)<br>(09:43) Lucky airplane passengers capture NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch from the sky<br>(10:23) Stunning new James Webb Space Telescope images reveal 'hidden' stars being born<br>