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Space News for Saturday, March 14, 2026

Space News for Saturday, March 14, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Dr. Mason Nixon

March 14, 202614m 46s

Show Notes

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>