
Space News for Sunday, February 15, 2026
The Gist: Space News · Dr. Mason Nixon
February 15, 20264m 31s
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 continues SLS hydrogen leak tests<br>(00:36) Replacement crew docks at space station, boosts crew back to seven<br>(01:25) SpaceX launches 600th Falcon 9 rocket to date with Starlink flight from Vandenberg<br>(02:08) ‘Very lucky day’: NASA, SpaceX ace astronaut launch to the space station on Friday the 13th<br>(02:32) A stellar treat for Valentine's Day: Heart-shaped outburst stuns astronomers<br>(03:02) NASA has a new problem to fix before the next Artemis II countdown test<br>(03:20) Astronomers are filling in the blanks of the Kuiper Belt<br>