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Space News for Sunday, March 01, 2026

Space News for Sunday, March 01, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Dr. Mason Nixon

March 1, 20269m 50s

Show Notes

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) CAS Space to launch Kinetica-2 in late March carrying prototype cargo spacecraft<br>(01:20) Intuitive Machines raises $175 million in stock sale<br>(02:12) NASA on ‘aggressive’ schedule to complete SLS repairs for April launch<br>(02:51) SpaceX to launches 25 Starlink Satellites from the West Coast<br>(03:32) Rocket Lab Reaches $816 Million Defense Backlog Milestone Following Hypersonic Test Success<br>(04:03) Defense Sector Analysts Highlight Three Satellite Stocks Positioned for FY2027 Budget Growth<br>(05:19) Germany Commits €35 Billion to LEO Resilience and Non-Kinetic Deterrence<br>(06:12) Southern Pacific Aero-Defense Alliance Launches to Support SoCal Aerospace Ecosystem<br>(07:07) SES ready for demo flight of MEO-Sphere satellite<br>(07:58) Firefly Alpha FLTA007 “Stairway to Seven” set for launch from California coast<br>(08:36) Is it legal to own, buy, or sell Apollo mission moon rocks and lunar samples?<br>