Space News for Tuesday, February 10, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:24) Musk says SpaceX focus is on the moon rather than Mars<br>(00:56) There’s a way forward for sovereign European space intel, but is there the will?<br>(01:09) Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station<br>(01:51) Momentus to Demonstrate Multispectral Sensor for Space Force, With NASA Support<br>(02:33) Teledyne Advances U.S. National Defense with SDA’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Program<br>(03:06) Kepler Communications’ next-generation optical data relay constellation launched<br>(05:01) Sequoia capital: 2028 will be the year of direct to cell for SpaceX<br>(05:31) Space: Disproving the Known<br>(05:57) Winter Grips Japan<br>(06:22) What You Need to Know About NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Mission<br>(06:58) Space Station Research Contributes to Artemis II<br>(07:26) Icy Hudson River<br>(07:46) Launch Preview: Vulcan to launch USSF-87, SpaceX to launch Crew-12 to ISS<br>(08:26) SpaceX Delays Mars Plans in Favor of the Moon<br>(08:52) NASA to Grow Civil Servant Workforce Under Isaacman<br>(09:05) 1 week until an annular solar eclipse turns the sun into a 'ring of fire' over Antarctica<br>(09:28) A city on the moon: Why SpaceX shifted its focus away from Mars<br>(09:59) How long will the ISS operate with a skeleton crew? SpaceX’s Crew-12 astronaut mission delayed to Feb. 12<br>(10:16) 'Star Trek' legend George Takei talks Nimoy's directing, the future of exploration, and his sad plastic umbrella (interview)<br>(10:53) Netflix's 'War Machine' looks like 'Predator' meets 'Metal Gear', and we're 100% here for it<br>(11:23) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS survived its flyby of the sun — and gave up some secrets in the process<br>(11:55) Can current space law handle the new space age?<br>