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Space News for Friday, March 27, 2026

Space News for Friday, March 27, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Dr. Mason Nixon

March 27, 202616m 14s

Show Notes

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>