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Space News for Sunday, April 05, 2026

Space News for Sunday, April 05, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Dr. Mason Nixon

April 5, 20267m 40s

Show Notes

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>