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The Gist: Space News

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Space News for Thursday, April 23, 2026

Apr 23, 202611 min

Space News for Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Apr 22, 202616 min

Space News for Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Apr 21, 202613 min

Space News for Monday, April 20, 2026

Apr 20, 20266 min

Space News for Sunday, April 19, 2026

Apr 19, 20265 min

Space News for Saturday, April 18, 2026

Apr 18, 202612 min

Space News for Friday, April 17, 2026

Apr 17, 202610 min

Space News for Thursday, April 16, 2026

Apr 16, 202613 min

Space News for Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Apr 15, 202617 min

Space News for Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Apr 14, 202612 min

Space News for Monday, April 13, 2026

Apr 13, 20268 min

Space News for Sunday, April 12, 2026

Apr 12, 20266 min

Space News for Saturday, April 11, 2026

Apr 11, 202614 min

Space News for Friday, April 10, 2026

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>

Apr 10, 202616 min

Space News for Thursday, April 09, 2026

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>

Apr 9, 202616 min

Space News for Wednesday, April 08, 2026

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>

Apr 8, 202616 min

Space News for Tuesday, April 07, 2026

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>

Apr 7, 202616 min

Space News for Monday, April 06, 2026

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>

Apr 6, 20269 min

Space News for Sunday, April 05, 2026

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>

Apr 5, 20267 min

Space News for Saturday, April 04, 2026

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>

Apr 4, 202611 min

Space News for Friday, April 03, 2026

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>

Apr 3, 202611 min

Space News for Thursday, April 02, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Artemis 2 launches on first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years<br>(01:07) SpaceX quietly files for big bang IPO<br>(01:37) Teledyne forms dedicated space unit to capture rising demand<br>(01:54) Artemis 2’s (nearly) 10-day flight around the moon<br>(02:37) Saltzman: Space ‘baked into’ modern combat operations<br>(02:55) IEC Telecom Wins CSR Initiative of the Year at the Oil & Gas Middle East Awards 2026<br>(03:33) SpaceX Confidential: Is there a secret IPO in the works?<br>(04:01) Can SMEs Compete in Starlink-Dominated Space?<br>(04:52) FCC Seeks Comment on Expanding Spectrum Access for “Weird Space Stuff”<br>(05:31) Declassified National Reconnaissance Office Documents Reveal Early Tensions with Space Shuttle Program<br>(06:02) Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea<br>(06:16) Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission<br>(07:00) Artemis II Is On The Way To The Moon<br>(07:43) Exclusive: In-Orbit Manufacturing Startup Dispatch Emerges from Stealth<br>(08:24) Antaris Raises $28M Series A<br>(09:13) NASA just launched Artemis 2. What happens today could make or break the moon mission<br>(09:59) There was a bit of toilet trouble on NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon<br>(10:33) Why is the Artemis 2 rocket launch different from all other rocket launches?<br>(11:09) NASA launches 4 astronauts to the moon on historic Artemis 2 voyage, a lunar leap for the 21st century<br>(11:55) What do scientists hope to learn from NASA's historic Artemis 2 moon flyby?<br>(12:26) Launch day has arrived for NASA's Artemis II mission—here's what to expect<br>

Apr 2, 202613 min

Space News for Wednesday, April 01, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Vantor wins intelligence agency contract to monitor space objects<br>(00:35) Chinese startup tests flexible robotic arm in space for on-orbit servicing<br>(01:09) Virgin Galactic expects commercial suborbital flights to resume late this year<br>(01:59) Cast your vote for the best sci-fi spaceship and then watch debaters duke it out at Space Symposium<br>(02:40) Agentic AI: the future of space warfare<br>(03:16) Falcon 9 booster launches for record 34th time on Starlink delivery mission<br>(03:57) Rocket Lab Receives Final FDI Approval to Acquire Mynaric and Launch Rocket Lab Europe<br>(04:41) Chasing Starlink, Amazon Leo strikes satellite Wi-Fi deal for future Delta flights<br>(05:24) Traditional Media and Online Video Revenues Projected to Exceed One Trillion Dollars by 2030<br>(06:02) Duagon Computing Hardware Set for Deployment to the International Space Station<br>(06:35) SPARC AI Appoints On-Ground Referral Agent in Ukraine to Accelerate Defense Engagement<br>(07:13) March of the Harmattan<br>(07:57) Godspeed, Artemis II!<br>(08:31) Landsat Reveals Reservoir Changes and Bathymetry<br>(09:08) Artemis II set to return humanity to the Moon with launch on Wednesday evening<br>(10:10) Top Space Lawmaker on Moon Base, Artemis Plans<br>(10:59) Voyager and Icarus Team Up on ISS Robotics Demo<br>(11:46) Q&A With Lunar Base Manager Carlos Garcia-Galan<br>(12:33) This star-forming galaxy is blowing out powerful winds topping 2 million mph<br>(13:08) Comet MAPS faces a make-or-break moment as it dives toward the sun on April 4 — could it shine in the daytime sky?<br>(13:50) What will happen if Artemis 2 astronauts get hit by a solar storm during NASA's ambitious moon mission?<br>(14:40) After more than 53 years, humans may finally return to the Moon this week<br>

Apr 1, 202615 min

Space News for Tuesday, March 31, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Europe’s space sector faces power shift as funding grows<br>(01:10) Artemis 2 countdown underway<br>(01:50) Second Starlink satellite suffers anomaly, generating debris<br>(02:37) Rocket Lab wins German approval for Mynaric deal<br>(03:19) Varda flies navigation payload, heat shield tests on sixth reentry mission<br>(03:41) SpaceX launches 119 payloads on smallsat rideshare mission from California<br>(04:36) SpaceX Loses Contact With Starlink Satellite<br>(05:11) AAC Clyde Space Expands Orbital Presence with Transporter-16 Launch<br>(05:48) Indra Showcases Sovereign Space and Defense Technologies at FIDAE 2026<br>(06:25) WISeSat.Space Expands IoT Constellation with 21st Satellite Launch via SpaceX<br>(07:00) York Space Systems Secures PExT Mission Extension Through 2027 Following BARD Success<br>(07:42) Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands<br>(07:59) Sendoff for Artemis II Crew<br>(08:37) Seeing Blue During Schirmacher’s Summer Melt Season<br>(09:20) Launch Preview: SLS, Falcon 9, Atlas V, and Soyuz launches comprise busy launch manifest<br>(10:03) America’s Rocket Factory comes Full Circle with Artemis<br>(10:22) Transporter-16 Sends 119 Payloads to Orbit<br>(11:17) Starcloud Raises $170M Series A at $1.1B Valuation<br>(12:28) Bellatrix Raises $20M For In-Space Propulsion Tech<br>(13:23) Why won't NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts land on the moon when they get there?<br>(14:08) Huge solar flare no threat to Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon, NASA says<br>(14:38) Record-breaking 'space laser' erupts from merging galaxies 8 billion light-years away<br>(15:20) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be nearly 12 billion years old — so ancient its star system may no longer exist<br>(15:41) Heading to Florida for NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch? Here's what to know before you go<br>

Mar 31, 202616 min

Space News for Sunday, March 29, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:22) ‘Shots on goal and win the game’: NASA’s effort to accelerate lunar landings<br>(00:36) Starfish Space finds a new partner for docking demonstration mission<br>(01:18) Artemis 2 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of April 1 launch attempt<br>(01:32) Built by Thales Alenia Space for ESA’s Celeste mission, IOD-2 Satellite lifts off today from New Zealand<br>(01:57) SpaceX to deliver 119 payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit on Transporter 16<br>(02:10) Making Canadian history: Artemis 2 astronaut Jeremy Hansen is ready for his epic moon mission<br>(02:55) 'It's all I think about': Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman is zeroed in on historic moon mission<br>(03:58) 'We work for them, too': Artemis 2 moon mission is for everyone, NASA astronaut Victor Glover says (video)<br>(04:43) 'An incredible privilege and responsibility': Artemis 2's Christina Koch is ready to become the 1st woman to fly around the moon<br>

Mar 29, 20266 min

Space News for Saturday, March 28, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:22) Artemis 2 astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of NASA's historic launch around the moon<br>(01:09) Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Associate Members<br>(01:49) ESA to decide by June on Europe’s Gateway contributions<br>(02:09) India’s Bellatrix raises $20 million following overseas expansion drive<br>(02:45) Building a hypersonic pathway to orbit with Mark Bigham<br>(03:11) Blackwave Expands COPV Production to the United States<br>(03:28) SES jumps deeper into MEO<br>(04:00) Defense Economics and the European SmallSat Market<br>(04:29) The FCC Must Choose: Enforce the Rules or Preserve LEO Competition<br>(05:05) Syntiant and Novi Space Successfully Demonstrate Low-Power AI Inference in Orbit<br>(05:41) I Am Artemis: Erik Richards<br>(06:27) NASA Selects Intuitive Machines to Deliver Artemis Science, Tech to Moon<br>(07:03) NASA’s Environment and Energy “Blue Marble” Awards Categories<br>(07:35) NISAR’s View of Mount Rainier<br>(08:02) NISAR Views Mount St. Helens<br>(08:26) Xona Space Systems Raises $170M Series C to Scale Private GPS<br>(09:12) Jared Isaacman Hits 100 Days In Office With a Bang<br>(10:01) Artemis 2 astronauts are launching to the moon on April 1: Watch it live<br>(10:16) What time is NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch on April 1?<br>(11:06) Can humans have babies in space? It may be harder than expected<br>(11:46) Are Saturn's rings made of a lost, shattered moon? New evidence arises for the case<br>(12:24) Rocket Report: Russia reopens gateway to ISS; Cape Canaveral hosts missile test<br>

Mar 28, 202613 min

Space News for Friday, March 27, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) SBQuantum and Spire to send quantum diamond magnetometer into orbit<br>(00:58) ispace redesigns lunar lander, introduces lunar communications service<br>(01:58) U.S. GSSAP satellites execute GEO handoff to monitor China’s Shijian-29 spacecraft<br>(02:28) Space Command begins phased move to Alabama<br>(03:14) Government use of commercial procurement models has limitations in space<br>(03:44) SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from the West Coast<br>(04:29) Firefly Aerospace Supports U.S. Space Force VICTUS DIEM Exercise<br>(05:13) CubeSpace Challenges Vertical Integration with Record ADCS Production Milestone<br>(05:35) HTS Market Projected to Reach $76 Billion as NGSO Constellations Reset Industry Benchmarks<br>(06:12) GomSpace Joins Danish LUNA Consortium to Advance Nanosatellite Antenna Performance<br>(06:52) OrbitsIQ Global and Wrocław Tech Validate E-SSA Waveform for Space-Based IoT<br>(07:25) Satellite Spots a Spawn<br>(08:11) La NASA presentará el telescopio Roman completo y ofrecerá una conferencia de prensa<br>(08:55) NASA Releases Artemis II Moon Mission Launch Countdown<br>(09:12) NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America’s National Space Policy<br>(09:53) With Artemis Changes, Europe is Left Holding the Bag<br>(10:39) Arkadia Space Secures €14.5M to Develop New Biprop Engine<br>(11:38) Lawmakers Question NASA’s Shifting Vision for CLDs<br>(12:09) Directed Energy: An Alternative to Space-Based Interceptors<br>(12:44) NASA is developing the '1st nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft.' What about the Voyager probes?<br>(13:30) Watch the BBC's Dr Who spin-off 'The War Between the Land and the Sea' and every episode of the classic Dr Who series on your travels with our exclusive NordVPN deal<br>(14:08) Hitting the brakes: Hubble Space Telescope watches doomed comet reverse its spin<br>(14:37) Sun storms are powered by a magnetic engine 16 Earths deep, study finds<br>(15:18) Artemis 2 moon mission latest news: NASA prepares for April 1 launch for lunar astronauts<br>

Mar 27, 202616 min

Space News for Thursday, March 26, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Space Force weighs launch alternatives as Vulcan faces potential months-long grounding<br>(01:15) Office of Space Commerce releases mission authorization proposal<br>(02:03) Terran Orbital Introduces New Star Tracker Product Line at SATSHOW 2026<br>(02:39) Telesat eyes defense role with laser comms test ahead of LEO debut<br>(02:57) Sift raises $42 million in Series B round<br>(03:35) NexSat Space Systems Debuts with ACE ‘Invisible’ Aero-Conformal Antenna<br>(03:51) Rocket Lab Emerging as Potential Bus Provider for 2,800-Satellite Equatys Constellation<br>(04:32) SES Taps K2 Space for Next-Gen ‘meoSphere’ MEO Network<br>(05:11) Dual-Use by Design: Telesat Lightspeed and the End of Civilian Telecom in LEO<br>(05:47) SpaceX Accelerates Record-Breaking IPO Following Trillion-Dollar xAI Merger<br>(06:28) A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest<br>(06:57) La NASA anuncia la cobertura de la misión lunar Artemis II<br>(07:27) NASA Ames Experts Available for Artemis II Flight Test Interviews<br>(08:11) NASA Sets Coverage for First Artemis Crewed Mission Around Moon<br>(08:59) NASA-ISRO Satellite Captures Pacific Northwest Through Clouds<br>(09:51) NASA Research Proposes Technology to Seek Earth-Like Exoplanets<br>(10:31) NASA outlines Moon Base plans, pivots on Gateway<br>(11:29) Isar Aerospace scrubs second launch of Spectrum rocket<br>(12:22) PAVE Space Raises $40M for In-Space Propulsion Tech<br>(13:05) Airbase Emerges From Stealth With $5M to Automate Spectrum Allocation<br>(13:35) Lightning on Jupiter could be up to 1 million times stronger than on Earth<br>(14:03) 100 new alien worlds: Scientists find hidden haul in data from NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft<br>(14:25) Canada cancels its 1st moon rover: 'It's hopefully not a lost cause'<br>(15:03) Rocket shines under the northern lights | Space photo of the day for March 25, 2026<br>(15:41) Here is NASA's plan for nuking Gateway and sending it to Mars<br>

Mar 26, 202616 min

Space News for Wednesday, March 25, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Geopolitical shifts bring opportunities and headaches for satellite execs<br>(00:58) Moog taps Redwire to provide solar arrays for Meteor<br>(01:32) OrbitsIQ Global Announces Breakthrough in Space-Based IoT Connectivity<br>(02:10) From missions to systems: The architecture enabling a sustained lunar economy<br>(02:49) China’s Astronstone raises $29 million for reusable rocket with chopstick-style recovery<br>(03:38) NASA outlines ambitious $20 billion plan for moon base<br>(04:02) Amazon Leo Targets Five-Market Launch as Constellation Ramps to 200+ Satellites<br>(04:29) Laser Communications and the Rise of Orbital Data Centers<br>(04:59) Space Force Reassigns Final GPS III Mission to SpaceX Following Vulcan Anomaly<br>(05:38) SFL Missions Selected to Build Eight Node Spacecraft for NASA HelioSwarm<br>(05:57) NASA Realignment ‘Ignition’ Accelerates Shift Toward Commercial Lunar Economy<br>(06:16) Kona Storms Flood Oʻahu<br>(07:04) NASA PC-12 Aircraft Makes Move to Support Flight Research Across Agency<br>(07:46) Reminders of Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going<br>(08:20) 3 Ways Students Can Get Involved With Artemis<br>(09:06) NASA unveils Space Reactor-1 Freedom mission to Mars in 2028<br>(09:41) NASA Priorities Get a Major Makeover<br>(09:56) One-On-One With SDA’s GP Sandhoo<br>(10:47) Symphony Space Unveils Adagio Hosted Payload Platform<br>(11:03) Ramon.Space, Ingrasys Aim To Fly Prototype Orbital Data Center In 2027<br>(11:24) 1 week away! NASA gearing up to launch Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon on April 1<br>(11:54) Amazon Spring Sale deals for stargazing 2026: Huge savings on telescopes, binoculars and cameras<br>(12:40) Scientists discover mirror of our solar system in 2 exoplanets forming around a star<br>(13:00) Watch Rocket Lab launch Europe's 1st 2 'Celeste' navigation satellites early March 25<br>(13:41) NASA's lunar Gateway space station is out. Moon bases are in<br>

Mar 25, 202614 min

Space News for Tuesday, March 24, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:22) Space Force adds cyber units to guard rocket launches<br>(01:14) Amazon Leo targets faster deployment cadence as deadline pressure mounts<br>(02:09) Parsons unveils new satellite antenna aimed at military market<br>(02:59) Sovereign demand and institutional capital reshape space economy<br>(03:31) Arianespace to launch Katalyst servicing spacecraft<br>(03:56) EnduroSat and MetaSensing Partner to Accelerate SAR Satellite Access<br>(04:39) CubeSpace Challenges Vertical Integration with Record ADCS Production Milestone<br>(04:59) ThinKom Showcases Modular MILSATCOM Architecture for Contested Environments<br>(05:42) OHB SE Exceeds Profitability Targets with Record €3.2 Billion Backlog<br>(06:01) Satellogic Executes Strategic Pivot as 2025 Revenue Climbs 38%<br>(06:41) Tropical Cyclone Narelle Crosses Australia<br>(06:55) NASA Data Hackathon Inspires Community Action<br>(07:27) Science Through Shadows: How Astronomical Alignments Reveal the Universe<br>(07:49) See NASA’s GUARDIAN Catch a Tsunami<br>(08:31) SWOT Mission Unlocks a New View of Our Waterways<br>(09:15) Progress on Starbase Pads ahead of Block 3 Starships<br>(09:57) Launch Preview: Russia to debut Soyuz-5; Falcon 9 and Atlas V to launch internet satellites<br>(10:32) Beyond the Rocket: The Digital Infrastructure of the Artemis II Mission<br>(11:05) Contrivian Launches New Product Bundling Amazon Leo & Starlink<br>(12:04) NASA announcing update to Artemis moon plans today: Watch it live<br>(12:43) Scientists find 2 'failed stars' that may have a second chance to shine bright — by getting together<br>(13:26) 2nd-ever test flight of NASA's 'quiet' X-59 supersonic jet cut short by glitch<br>(14:08) Triangulum Galaxy dazzles in psychedelic color | Space photo of the day for March 23, 2026<br>(14:56) Are mysterious 'Little Red Dots' discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope actually baby galaxies under construction?<br>(15:32) A mission NASA might kill is still returning fascinating science from Jupiter<br>(16:10) A unique NASA satellite is falling out of orbit—this team is trying to rescue it<br>

Mar 24, 202616 min

Space News for Monday, March 23, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:22) Lunar lander developers say they are ready to meet anticipated increased NASA demand<br>(00:57) Swissto12 to build small optical relay GEO satellite for Space Compass<br>(01:32) SpaceX offers details on orbital data center satellites<br>(02:28) SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral<br>(03:13) SpaceX and GSO Giants Clash Over FCC Spectrum Sharing Rules and Power Limits<br>(03:51) Thales Alenia Space Previews Sovereign Constellations and LEO-PNT Milestones for SATShow 2026<br>(04:16) Planet Labs: The satellite stock that keeps shooting to the moon<br>(04:51) A Fault Line in Full Bloom<br>(05:06) Transformational Tools and Technologies Resources<br>(05:47) Progress MS-33 launches to ISS from repaired pad<br>(06:53) SpaceX v. Amazon Heats Up at the FCC<br>(07:37) Could our universe exist because black holes ate up all the antimatter?<br>(08:22) What if the next great astronomer isn't human? How AI is revolutionizing our study of the cosmos<br>(08:55) Russian cargo spacecraft suffers glitch after launching toward International Space Station<br>

Mar 23, 20269 min

Space News for Sunday, March 22, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:22) Some European Launcher Challenge funding remains in limbo<br>(01:13) Artemis 2 returns to the pad for April launch attempt<br>(01:41) China satellite investment soars as SpaceX sparks race for space<br>(02:05) Pentagon Report: Space Force ATLAS Program Falls Short of Decommissioning Targets<br>(02:42) Telesat’s Lightspeed should outperform, helped by Trump and Carney<br>(03:13) Progress MS-33 set to resume Russian flights to ISS from repaired pad<br>(03:33) Blue Origin ramps up New Glenn manufacturing, unveils Orbital Data Center ambitions<br>(04:26) 'This is really intolerable': Astronomers protest giant orbiting mirror project and SpaceX's million AI satellites<br>(04:59) Watch Russia launch Progress 94 cargo ship to the ISS on March 22<br>(05:49) Artemis Accords nations grapple with how to handle emergencies and 'harmful interference' on the moon<br>(06:27) The loneliest places in the universe might actually be some of the best places for life<br>(06:50) We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what's it telling us?<br>

Mar 22, 20267 min

Space News for Saturday, March 21, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Officina Stellare wins $2 million contract for lasercom ground station in Spain<br>(01:07) Rocket Lab launches eighth Synspective radar imaging satellite<br>(02:03) Another GPS launch shifts from ULA to SpaceX as Vulcan investigation continues<br>(02:50) OHB Sweden wins €248 million contract to build EPS-Sterna constellation<br>(03:12) Holistic space observation: the shift from SSA to SDA<br>(03:48) SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB<br>(04:28) The Pentagon’s SmallSats Have An Amnesia Problem<br>(05:00) Eutelsat Group Leadership and 2026 Strategic Roadmap<br>(05:28) NASA’s X-59 Experimental Supersonic Aircraft Makes Second Flight<br>(06:10) Hangar One Restoration Project<br>(06:34) NASA Selects University Finalists for Technology Concepts Competition<br>(07:01) How Open NASA Data on Comet 3I/ATLAS Will Power Tomorrow’s Discoveries<br>(07:40) Smiles and Spacesuits<br>(08:15) SLS enters pad flow ahead of historic Artemis II mission<br>(08:35) Kayhan Space Launches Satcat Terminal<br>(09:22) Astronomers keep finding new moons of Jupiter and Saturn<br>(10:07) Hubble Space Telescope accidentally witnesses comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart<br>(10:39) Rocket Lab scores $190 million launch deal to test hypersonic tech for US military<br>(11:25) Artemis 2 moon rocket rolls back to launch pad | Space photo of the day for March 20, 2026<br>(11:52) Perseverance’s radar revealed ancient subsurface river delta on Mars<br>(12:35) NASA wants to know how the launch industry's chic new rocket fuel explodes<br>

Mar 21, 202613 min

Space News for Friday, March 20, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:22) Blue Origin joins the orbital data center race<br>(00:54) Register now: The energy imperative driving the push toward orbital data centers<br>(01:43) Kratos wins $446 million Space Force contract for missile-tracking ground systems<br>(02:33) Eileen Collins on what it takes to become Space Shuttle Commander<br>(02:59) SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral<br>(03:15) NASA Deals Blow to Boeing With Bigger SpaceX Moon-Mission Role<br>(03:44) Eutelsat CEO Outlines Strategic Pivot to Multi-Orbit Connectivity and OneWeb Gen 2 Roadmap<br>(04:16) NewSpace Systems Opens Africa’s Largest Commercial Space Hardware Manufacturing Facility<br>(04:35) ReOrbit Secures €150 Million Contract with SLI for Next-Generation Small GEO Satellites<br>(04:58) Restless Kīlauea Launches Lava and Ash<br>(05:25) American Bald Eagle at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center<br>(05:56) How NASA is Collecting Explosion Data for Next Generation Rockets<br>(06:30) NASA Laser Reflecting Instrument Makes GPS Satellite More Accurate<br>(06:54) NASA to Cover Progress 94 Spacecraft Launch, Space Station Docking<br>(07:41) Inside Austria’s Small But Mighty Space Ecosystem<br>(08:33) Portal, Paladin Team On Debris Removal Service<br>(09:04) These cotton candy exoplanets hide behind a haze even the James Webb Space Telescope can't penetrate<br>(09:52) 'A great relief!' Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse satellite phones home after a month of silence<br>(10:30) Private South Korean rocket exploded last December due to hardware failure, investigation finds<br>(11:15) NASA peers inside an asteroid | Space photo of the day for March 19, 2026<br>(11:52) An AI cyberattack could trigger a satellite apocalypse in the next 2 years. Are we prepared?<br>(12:40) Dogfighting in space won't look like the movies, but this company wants in on it<br>

Mar 20, 202613 min

Space News for Thursday, March 19, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights<br>(01:13) Space Command classified wargame to include 25 commercial players<br>(01:57) TransAstra aims to move 100-ton asteroid to stable orbit for processing<br>(02:29) Solar array deal sheds more light on South Korea’s defense constellation<br>(02:55) Space Force Formalizes Cislunar Strategy Amid Acquisition Restructuring<br>(03:13) Market Analysis: The ISR Latency War and Who Wins When “Minutes” Decide Mission<br>(03:48) Telesat Optimizes Lightspeed Constellation with Dedicated Military Ka-Band Spectrum<br>(04:23) ALL.SPACE Achieves Industry-First Multi-Orbit Certification for SES O3b mPOWER<br>(04:44) Flexell Space and Kongsberg NanoAvionics Partner on Solar Arrays for Korean National Security Program<br>(05:26) Australia’s “Red Centre” Turns Green<br>(06:08) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4832–4837: Driving the (Contact) Line!<br>(06:27) Lava Flows Down Mayon<br>(07:01) From Service to Space Systems: A Pathways Journey to NASA<br>(07:49) Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs) Determinations<br>(08:36) Booster 19 concludes initial test campaign on Pad 2<br>(09:17) HyImpulse Signs Launch Agreement with SaxaVord<br>(09:48) Apex Signs First Japanese Bus Contract With NEC<br>(10:12) Modified Vulcan Expected to Launch This Summer<br>(10:48) Advanced Navigation Raises $110M Series C<br>(11:48) NanoAvionics Lands Korean National Security Deal<br>(12:34) Watch NASA roll out Artemis 2 moon rocket tonight ahead of April 1 launch<br>(12:52) 'At the edge of what we thought possible': Astronomers find extremely rare star from ancient universe<br>(13:34) Astronauts complete prep for new ISS solar array on 1st NASA spacewalk in 10 months<br>(14:20) Chinese astronaut conducts record-tying 6th spacewalk outside Tiangong space station (video)<br>

Mar 19, 202615 min

Space News for Wednesday, March 18, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios<br>(01:07) Telesat pivots Lightspeed toward defense as delays push global service to 2028<br>(01:46) Office of Space Commerce weighing options for TraCSS user fees<br>(02:44) Space boom strains supply chain, industry report warns<br>(03:34) Golden Dome cost estimate rises to $185 billion as Pentagon expands space layer<br>(03:54) Space launches 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning<br>(04:38) MDA Space Strategic Growth Cemented by NYSE Listing and S&P/TSX Performance<br>(05:03) GomSpace Joins EDA Consortium to Develop VLEO Military Satellite Concept<br>(05:46) BAE Systems Secures U.S. Air Force Contract to Modernize U-2 Advanced Defensive System<br>(06:01) The Rise of the Orbital Data Center: Solving the Space Data Bottleneck<br>(06:26) Kepler Commissions First NVIDIA-Powered “Cloud Infrastructure” Across Optical Constellation<br>(07:03) Wave of Dust Rolls Through Texas<br>(07:28) NASA’s X-59 Prepares for Second Flight<br>(08:09) Dim Delights in Cancer<br>(08:32) Solving Asteroid Bennu’s Mysteries<br>(09:06) How Congress Can Grow the Space Supply Chain<br>(09:58) Nvidia Unveils New Hardware to Unlock Orbital Data Centers<br>(10:31) Canadian Launchers and Spaceport Get Funding Boost<br>(10:47) Beyond Artemis 2: NASA pursuing a 'more achievable' path back to the moon<br>(11:27) Watch live today: NASA astronauts conducting spacewalk delayed by ISS medical evacuation<br>(11:47) X-ray spacecraft watches monster black hole wake up and fire cosmic bullets at starburst galaxy<br>(12:36) Where are all the aliens? Maybe they just don't want to talk to us<br>(13:15) Ryugu asteroid sample contains all five key components of DNA, scientists find<br>(13:46) Trump's plan to shut down weather and climate center triggers lawsuit<br>(14:30) A large meteor is visible from much of Ohio and parts of neighboring states<br>

Mar 18, 202615 min

Space News for Tuesday, March 17, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Nvidia unveils AI computing module for space-based data centers<br>(00:43) Kayrros sale signals rising demand for satellite intelligence amid Hormuz crisis<br>(01:19) Melagen Labs and Satlyt Announce Joint ISS Mission to Demonstrate Radiation-Resilient In-Orbit Computing and Next-Gen Shielding<br>(01:55) Kepler Communications: Call for Live-Stream Payload Concepts<br>(02:24) Investing in student programs is essential for America’s lead in space<br>(02:36) SpaceX reaches 10,000 simultaneous Starlink satellites in orbit following Falcon 9 launch from California<br>(03:12) L3Harris Unveils XL-300P: The First P25 Handheld with 5G and Satellite Direct-to-Device Connectivity<br>(03:54) Nigus and Elmirate Partner on $200 Million Defense and Satellite Manufacturing Initiative in Nigeria<br>(04:27) Rheinmetall Walked Away. Germany Should Take the Hint.<br>(04:58) Lynk Global Files for FCC Experimental License to Test Multi-Orbit D2D Relay<br>(05:39) L3Harris Honors Goddard Centennial with Advances in Nuclear and Electric Propulsion<br>(06:23) A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle<br>(07:04) NASA Invites Media to Learn About Upcoming X-59 Test Flights<br>(07:25) SPARCS CubeSat ‘First Light’ Images<br>(07:50) To Protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA Experts Keep Eyes on Sun<br>(08:44) Celebrating 100 Years Since Goddard’s Breakthrough Moment in Modern Rocketry<br>(09:33) Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Spectrum, Electron to launch during busy week of launches<br>(10:13) Leonardo’s Missile-Defense Demo in Ukraine Aims To Be a Blueprint for Other Nations<br>(11:04) Isaacman Plans Monthly Uncrewed Lunar Landings In 2027<br>(11:55) Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin wants to defend Earth against dangerous asteroids. Here's how<br>(12:14) How fast is the universe expanding? Astronomers may be one step closer to resolving 'Hubble trouble'<br>(12:56) 100 years after Robert Goddard's 1st liquid-fueled rocket launch, NASA is using the technology to send astronauts back to the moon<br>(13:41) Astronomers discover a new type of planet that probably smells like rotten eggs<br>(14:29) Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026<br>

Mar 17, 202615 min

Space News for Monday, March 16, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Starcloud files plans for 88,000-satellite constellation<br>(00:39) OSTP taking on space policy coordination work in place of National Space Council<br>(01:23) Strait of Hormuz crisis drives demand for commercial geospatial intelligence<br>(01:46) Raytheon contract for protected satellite communications terminals raised by $2 billion<br>(02:40) General John Hyten Joins Astranis as Chairman of New Strategic Advisory Board<br>(03:29) Orbital Data Centers: Data or Debris?<br>(03:54) Volatus Aerospace Finalizes 100% Acquisition of Synergy Aviation<br>(04:35) Contrivian Named Authorized Reseller for Amazon Leo Government Connectivity<br>(05:12) ICEYE Targets €1 Billion Revenue Threshold as Defense Demand Drives Production Scaling<br>(05:43) Blue Origin Unveils NEO Hunter: A Hybrid Planetary Defense Concept<br>(06:18) 2 seconds that changed the world: Robert Goddard launched the 1st liquid-fueled rocket 100 years ago today<br>(07:04) Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed<br>

Mar 16, 20268 min

Space News for Sunday, March 15, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:22) NASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one-on-one interview<br>(01:07) Air Force Triples AEHF Terminal Contract Ceiling to Nearly $3 Billion<br>(01:47) A state of matter last seen just after the Big Bang may exist inside neutron stars — and scientists think they can prove it<br>(02:27) Two days, two coasts, two more SpaceX Starlink batches launched<br>(03:12) Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?<br>

Mar 15, 20264 min

Space News for Saturday, March 14, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) iMetalX emerges from stealth with technology to model resident space objects<br>(01:07) Astroscale selects Isar Aerospace to launch ELSA-M mission<br>(01:55) China is developing low-cost lunar cargo options for its expanding moon program<br>(02:40) Ukraine will host first test for Leonardo’s Michelangelo security dome<br>(03:14) Eutelsat exits two Russian capacity leases after satellite failure<br>(03:43) NASA ready for another shot at launching Artemis 2 moon mission<br>(04:27) SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base<br>(05:16) Volunteers Find Oddly High Solar Flare Rates<br>(05:54) Extra Extra! Extra Data Stream Added to the Daily Minor Planet!<br>(06:39) NASA Selects Finalists in Student Aircraft Maintenance Competition<br>(07:21) NASA Armstrong to Host Partnership Days April 15-16<br>(07:59) USBR Crack the Case Challenge<br>(08:13) From Steel Rolls to Starship at the Starfactory<br>(08:50) Viasat’s HaloNet: The Innovation of Reprogrammable Space Crypto<br>(09:39) A Recap of Payload’s Space Stage<br>(10:00) Who’s Working With China on Space?<br>(10:30) Hubble and NASA space telescopes track 'game-changing' gamma-ray burst back to neutron star collision in 'forbidden' region of the universe<br>(10:53) Russia aims to reclaim Soviet space glory with 2036 launch of ambitious Venus mission<br>(11:28) Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day for March 13, 2026<br>(12:11) NASA begins building nuclear-powered Dragonfly drone for 2028 launch to Saturn moon Titan<br>(12:56) How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say<br>(13:43) Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae<br>

Mar 14, 202614 min

Space News for Friday, March 13, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission moves into spacecraft construction phase<br>(01:03) Voyager opens defense and space tech hub in Long Beach<br>(01:20) Another Earth raises $4 million to boost AI training with synthetic satellite data<br>(01:55) The new wave of industry coming for the LEO frontier<br>(02:16) Saying Goodbye to the ISS, and Hello to the Orbital Tenancy Trap<br>(03:03) Your Teleport Can’t Dodge a Missile<br>(03:36) Voyager Technologies Executes Strategic Investment in Max Space Expandable Habitat Architecture<br>(04:09) FAA Rescinds Proposed Orbital Debris Rule Amid Industry Pressure and Regulatory Reassessment<br>(04:46) York Space Systems Acquires Orbion Space Technology to Deepen Vertical Integration for SDA Constellations<br>(05:21) Eruption at Mayon<br>(06:10) About Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) Project<br>(06:48) NASA to Cover Upcoming US Spacewalks 94, 95 Outside Space Station<br>(07:28) About Integrated Aviation Systems Program (IASP)<br>(07:56) Tiny NASA Spacecraft Delivers Exoplanet Mission’s First Images<br>(08:36) ICEYE Smashes Its Own Revenue Projections<br>(09:30) Q&A With Laurent Jaffart, ESA’s Director of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity<br>(10:10) Mantis Space Emerges from Stealth with $10M Seed<br>(10:37) Firefly’s Alpha Rocket Reaches Orbit<br>(11:24) The Investment Theses Behind Vast and Sierra’s $500M+ Mega Rounds<br>(12:08) SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say<br>(12:47) NASA says its Artemis 2 moon rocket is all fixed up. It could launch astronauts to the moon on April 1<br>(13:29) 'Completely bonkers': Astronomers find evidence of a cataclysmic collision between exoplanets<br>(14:15) ISS astronauts take out the space trash | Space photo of the day for March 11, 2026<br>(14:57) NASA project leader blames next-generation X-ray telescope cancellation on agency mismanagement<br>

Mar 13, 202616 min

Space News for Thursday, March 12, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Firefly Alpha returns to flight<br>(01:11) The Post-Capacity Era of Satellite Connectivity<br>(01:49) Enpulsion raises $26 million<br>(02:41) Report criticizes delays in Artemis lunar lander development<br>(03:28) Missile strike hits SES teleport in Israel<br>(04:14) Missile Strike Targets Strategic SES Ha’Ela Teleport in Central Israel<br>(04:48) Rheinmetall Withdraws From Mynaric Bidding Process; Rocket Lab Acquisition Clears Major Competitive Hurdle<br>(05:24) BAE Systems Completes Preliminary Design Review for $1.2 Billion Space Force Epoch 2 Program<br>(05:48) MTN Launches Click-to-Deploy StarEdge Horizon Satellite Service on AWS Marketplace<br>(06:33) ATLAS Space Operations Establishes South Pacific Hub with New Ground Station in American Samoa<br>(07:17) Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe<br>(07:59) 2026 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted<br>(08:28) About University Innovation Project (UI)<br>(09:17) Telescopes Team Up for New View of Cat’s Eye Nebula<br>(09:57) New crew arrivals and science highlight February aboard the ISS<br>(10:57) AIRMO Raises €5M For Methane Monitoring Sats<br>(11:48) Planet Labs Extends Middle East Space Imagery Restrictions<br>(12:38) Will Artemis 2 launch toward the moon next month? Watch NASA's mission update today<br>(13:19) A mass stellar migration billions of years ago may have helped life get started on Earth<br>(13:56) Black hole and neutron star mergers push the laws of physics with their odd orbits<br>(14:41) Watch Northrop Grumman's 1st 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft leave the space station on March 12<br>(15:27) Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit<br>

Mar 12, 202616 min

Space News for Wednesday, March 11, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:22) Anduril to acquire space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions<br>(00:40) Starlab Space fully books commercial payload space on planned space station<br>(01:35) Viasat wins $14 million contract to provide in-flight satcom for Navy executive aircraft<br>(02:22) Suspended NOAA satellite chief warns of threats to federal science programs<br>(03:01) Precision in Orbit: Heraeus Catalysts Safeguard Satellite Control<br>(03:31) NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk<br>(03:48) Spring Forward: Legacy Operators Are Killing GEO. That’s the Plan.<br>(04:21) A Satellite Crashes Home a Bit Too Soon<br>(04:56) Hubble Network Debuts Global Bluetooth-to-Satellite Connectivity at Embedded World 2026<br>(05:16) Astroscale France Joins ESA “ECO-Tethers” Project to Mature Propellant-Free Deorbiting Technology<br>(05:57) Synthetic Aperture Radar as the Modern Backbone of Maritime Domain Awareness<br>(06:27) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4825-4831: Exploring the Borderlands<br>(06:58) A Most Unusual Lake<br>(07:14) About Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools Project<br>(08:03) Insights into Spallation Mechanisms of Thermal Protection System Materials from Mass Spectrometry and HyMETS Testing<br>(08:48) March 2026 Satellite Puzzler<br>(09:17) Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to dominate another busy week of missions<br>(09:42) SpaceX’s Enters a new era with Booster 19 Testing on Pad 2<br>(09:57) Commercial Space Law Takes Center Stage at DC Moot Court<br>(10:44) Lux Aeterna Closes $10M Seed to Build Reusable Sats<br>(10:58) Voyager Invests in Max Space, Projects 2026 Revenue Surge<br>(11:19) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is 'bursting with methanol,' new study finds<br>(11:58) Jupiter's moons leave cold 'footprints' in the planet's auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds<br>(12:41) Newly discovered comet could be visible in daytime skies this April<br>(13:19) NASA just picked a new upper stage for its SLS moon rocket amid Artemis shakeup<br>(13:54) A star dies in the Cat's Eye | Space photo of the day for March 10, 2026<br>

Mar 11, 202615 min

Space News for Tuesday, March 10, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:22) Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum & Executive Space Training – March 25 & 26<br>(00:58) SSTL to build spacecraft for private space telescope<br>(01:45) Missile detection satellites designed by BAE Systems pass early review<br>(02:32) GNSS resilience is an economic and security priority<br>(03:15) Voyager Technologies invests in Max Space<br>(04:02) SpaceX launches direct television satellite for EchoStar<br>(04:18) Lockheed Martin Commits £100M to UK Space Hub; New Manufacturing Plant to Create 2,000 Jobs<br>(04:56) Blues and Skylo Debut Industry-First Hybrid IoT Module with Seamless Satellite Failover<br>(05:39) SpaceX Evolves Beyond Broadband with “Million-Satellite” AI Data Center Plan; Amazon Mounts Legal Challenge<br>(06:03) Guardians in the Kill Chain: How the Space Force Led the Opening Salvo of Operation Epic Fury<br>(06:48) Danish Army Selects BAE Systems OneArc for 7-Year Simulation Modernization Program<br>(07:29) Shades of a Lunar Eclipse<br>(08:17) About Subsonic Flight Demonstrator (SFD) Project<br>(08:40) About Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities (FDC) Project<br>(09:01) What Is Pi? (Grades 5-8)<br>(09:42) SpaceX’s Enters a new era with Booster 19 rolling to Pad 2<br>(09:59) Firefly Alpha FLTA007 “Stairway to Seven” launch attempt scrubbed again<br>(10:23) What to Expect from Starship V3<br>(10:46) Astrobotic Wins Lunar Wheel Contract For Italian Habitat<br>(11:29) NASA's asteroid-smashing spacecraft managed to alter target space rocks' orbit around the sun<br>(12:19) SpaceX launches 15,000-pound TV satellite to orbit on its 30th mission of the year (photos)<br>(12:37) Incoming! 1,300-pound NASA satellite will crash to Earth on March 10<br>(13:08) China's 1st moon astronauts could land in Rimae Bode, a 'geological museum' on the lunar near side<br>(13:36) SpaceX's Ship 39 is so cool in Starship V3 test| Space photo of the day for March 9, 2026<br>

Mar 10, 202614 min

Space News for Monday, March 09, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Terran Orbital Names Kwon Park Senior Director of Manufacturing Operations to Lead Production Scaling<br>(00:37) General Galactic to Demonstrate Water-Powered “Genesis” Propulsion on 2026 Trinity Mission<br>(01:12) a.i. solutions Partners with USGS to Integrate AI into Landsat Flight Operations<br>(01:32) BlackSky Awarded $99M Air Force Contract for Advanced Optical Testbed; Lockheed Martin Expands Missile Production<br>(02:16) The Barcelona two-step reveals tough competition<br>(02:52) Congress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here's why<br>(03:37) SpaceX springs forward with another Starlink launch from California (video)<br>(04:09) A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands<br>

Mar 9, 20265 min

Space News for Sunday, March 08, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) RFA plans first launch this summer<br>(01:08) Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload<br>(01:26) SpaceX scrubs Saturday Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB, targeting Sunday<br>(02:12) Baikonur Launch Pad restored, clearing path for Progress MS-33 ISS Mission<br>(02:59) Where are all the aliens? Maybe space weather is scrambling their transmissions<br>

Mar 8, 20264 min

Space News for Saturday, March 07, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) NASA selects Centaur for new SLS upper stage<br>(01:14) Eutelsat completes $5.8 billion refinancing plan<br>(01:54) Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes New Members<br>(02:30) Hyperscalers are coming to an orbit near you. Power will decide the winners.<br>(02:59) Rocket Lab launches satellite for undisclosed customer<br>(03:46) ARMD Research Solicitations (Updated March 6)<br>(04:12) NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Station Resupply Launch<br>(05:00) NASA’s DART Mission Changed Orbit of Asteroid Didymos Around Sun<br>(05:55) Track NASA’s Artemis II Mission in Real Time<br>(06:33) Weekends on the Space Station<br>(07:01) NASA’s Artemis ‘Course Correction’ Boosts Moonward Momentum: Key Details Still Maturing<br>(07:16) UK domestic launch milestone as RFA ONE rocket arrives in Scotland<br>(07:47) Space One Rocket Fails Third Consecutive Flight<br>(08:14) Viasat and Space42 Share Strategy for Equatys JV<br>(08:36) Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research<br>(09:13) Will Proba-3 phone home? European solar-eclipse satellite goes dark<br>(09:40) The universe is humming with ripples in spacetime: Scientists just doubled our catalog of black hole and neutron star collisions<br>(10:23) Mars orbiters witness solar superstorm striking the Red Planet: 'The timing was extremely lucky'<br>(11:16) NASA wants to accelerate its Artemis missions to the moon. It will need to drop some big hardware to do it.<br>

Mar 7, 202612 min

Space News for Friday, March 06, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new economic blueprint<br>(00:58) Poland-based Liftero will provide chemical propulsion for Indian firm OrbitAID’s in-orbit servicing mission<br>(01:38) NASA deputy administrator nominee sails through confirmation hearing<br>(02:19) Terran Orbital Appoints Kwon Park as Senior Director of Manufacturing Operations<br>(02:53) General Galactic aims to become “the galaxy’s energy and logistics company”<br>(03:34) Times Microwave Systems Launches Levitate™ Ultra-Lightweight Cables for UAV and Defense Avionics<br>(03:57) Sierra Space Secures $550 Million Series C to Scale Defense-Tech and Dream Chaser Operations<br>(04:37) Axian Telecom and AST SpaceMobile to Launch Africa’s First Direct-to-Device Mobile Network<br>(05:07) Orbital Edge AI: Axelera AI and ESA Partner to Standardize Space-Based Inference<br>(05:32) Rohde & Schwarz and Qualcomm Validate Advanced 5×5 MIMO for Wi-Fi 8 Networking<br>(05:46) Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life<br>(06:28) About Air Traffic Management and Safety Project<br>(06:47) About Advanced Air Mobility Pathfinders Project<br>(07:05) About Airspace Operations and Safety Program (AOSP)<br>(07:48) NASA Wallops Supports First Rocket Lab HASTE Launch of 2026<br>(08:30) Seraphim Space Investment Trust Posts Record Results<br>(09:07) Exclusive: Viasat and Space42 Share Strategy for Equatys JV<br>(09:25) FCC Wants ‘Weird Space’ Missions To Get Spectrum, Too<br>(10:05) Sierra Space Closes $550M Series C<br>(10:40) Vast Secures $500M, Including $300M Series A<br>(11:37) Watch Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft leave the International Space Station today<br>(12:28) Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite for 'confidential commercial customer'<br>(13:06) Good news for the moon: Famous asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smash into it in 2032<br>(13:44) Making hummus on the moon? Scientists just grew chickpeas in simulated lunar dirt<br>(14:26) Astronomers unveil largest 3D universe map of its kind, illuminating 'hidden' cosmic structures<br>

Mar 6, 202615 min

Space News for Thursday, March 05, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Third Kairos launch fails<br>(01:09) Senate committee advances NASA authorization bill that changes Artemis and extends ISS<br>(01:47) Telus invests in AST SpaceMobile to expand D2D coverage in Canada<br>(02:42) Space Force presses case for more personnel and training<br>(03:28) Mutable Tactics raises $2.1 million for AI drone coordination in satellite-denied environments<br>(04:09) SpaceX launches 600th Starlink satellite of 2026 during predawn Falcon 9 rocket flight from Cape Canaveral<br>(04:56) SatNews Launches New Website: 52,000 Stories, Zero Left Behind<br>(05:12) The Iran Precedent: Operation Epic Fury and the Law of Armed Conflict in Space<br>(05:54) MDA Space Delivers Record $1.6 Billion Revenue in 2025; Unveils $40 Billion Opportunity Pipeline<br>(06:38) Blue Origin Accelerates New Glenn 9×4 Production and TeraWave Constellation Development<br>(07:26) A Little Town with a Long Name<br>(07:44) High-Speed Flight Project Overview<br>(08:12) About Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP)<br>(08:51) Blowing Stellar Bubbles<br>(09:31) I Am Artemis: Paul Boehm<br>(10:15) US-French Satellite Takes Stock of World’s River Water<br>(11:06) China to test capsule further, attempt booster recoveries on land and sea<br>(11:43) PLD Space Closes €180M Series C, Eyes Flight Test This Year<br>(12:34) ICEYE Launches New Deforestation Monitoring Tool<br>(13:11) Heritage Foundation Rates Space Force ‘Marginal’<br>(13:58) The Rubin Observatory will change the game for astronomy — if satellite companies don't get in the way<br>(14:45) 'War of the Worlds' in reverse? Mars dirt could help fight off a microbial invasion from Earth<br>(15:25) Auroras on Jupiter's giant moon Ganymede look like Earth's northern lights, NASA spacecraft reveals<br>(16:14) Antarctica has lost 5,000 square miles of 'grounded ice' in the last 30 years, satellite images reveal<br>(16:31) Space Command chief throws cold water on the question of UAPs in space<br>

Mar 5, 202617 min

Space News for Wednesday, March 04, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) PLD Space raises $209 million to shift into serial rocket production<br>(01:02) House Science Committee leaders criticize FCC rulemaking on space safety<br>(01:57) Space Force modernization push runs into acquisition workforce shortfall<br>(02:15) When space is hot, Washington holds a match<br>(03:00) Redwire unveils new solar array<br>(03:48) EchoStar Details $42 Billion Strategic Shift via SpaceX and AT&T Asset Divestitures<br>(04:13) Planet Labs Imagery Verifies Smoke over Central Tehran Following Leadership Strikes<br>(04:39) Pentagon Accelerates GHOST-R Hybrid Surveillance Program Following New START Expiration<br>(04:56) Kongsberg Discovery and Silicon Sensing Unveil Tactical-Grade North-Seeking MEMS Gyroscope<br>(05:32) ICEYE Launches SAR-Powered Deforestation Monitoring to Counter Tropical Forest Loss<br>(06:11) Searching for Selenite<br>(06:45) La NASA refuerza Artemis: añade una misión y perfecciona su arquitectura general<br>(07:36) Artemis II: What’s on the Menu?<br>(08:28) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4818-4824: Thinking Out of the Boxwork<br>(09:05) Starship Flight 12: Ship 39 moving through preflight test objectives<br>(09:17) Senate Tees Up NASA Reauthorization, Deputy Hearings<br>(10:08) Infinite Orbits Expands into the UK with Lúnasa Acquisition<br>(10:34) NASA repairs Artemis 2 rocket, continues eyeing April moon launch<br>(11:02) Lessons from 'The Martian': How astronaut poop could help us settle the Red Planet<br>(11:50) Mission Hayabusa: Test your JAXA IQ<br>(12:24) 3rd time’s the charm? Watch private Japanese rocket try to reach orbit today<br>(13:04) Spiral galaxy is a stunning cosmic wheel in head-turning image | Space photo of the day for March 3, 2026<br>

Mar 4, 202614 min