Show Notes
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Vantor to expand imaging satellite fleet, adding smallsats to increase revisit rates<br>(01:15) Apex to develop larger satellites for missile defense, space-based computing<br>(01:59) Improved thresholds and SSA accuracy can reduce most satellite collision risk<br>(02:40) Space Sovereignty Is No Longer Optional<br>(03:19) April 30: Opportunities for On-Orbit Computing<br>(04:01) Automation and Agility: How SSC Space Go is Designed for the New Age of Ground<br>(04:41) Procurement Lag vs. Conflict Speed: Can Defense Buying Cycles Keep Up with Space Innovation?<br>(05:21) Kraken Robotics Integrates KATFISH Sonar on SEFINE RD-22 USV Following Multi-Naval Demonstrations<br>(05:54) Industry Sentiment Shifts as Quilty Space Reveals Top 5 Takeaways from Satellite 2026<br>(06:19) Intellian Unveils Future Military and Aerospace Antenna Technologies at Satellite 2026<br>(07:05) Snow in the Shadow of the Andes<br>(07:35) Twin NASA Control Rooms Support Artemis Safety, Success<br>(08:14) Solar Eclipse of the Heart<br>(08:42) SpaceX continues refinements at Starbase Pad 2 ahead of Booster 19 return<br>(09:32) Vantor Unveils New Sat Classes: Vantage and Pulse<br>(10:21) The State of ISAM 2026<br>(11:11) Czech Radiation Chips on Artemis II Bring ISS Experience<br>(11:54) All eyes on Orion’s heat shield: Artemis 2 astronauts will hit Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 24,000 mph on April 10<br>(12:38) Large Hadron Collider gives scientists their best look yet at conditions right after the Big Bang<br>(13:22) 'Audible screams of delight' from NASA scientists over micrometeorite impacts on the moon witnessed by Artemis 2 astronauts<br>(14:10) Artemis 2 moon astronauts capture space history — on their iPhones<br>(14:44) Galaxy starves its supermassive black hole, loses 95% of its brightness<br>(15:31) The Moon is already on Google Maps—did Artemis II really tell us anything new?<br>