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Space News for Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Space News for Wednesday, April 01, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Dr. Mason Nixon

April 1, 202615m 42s

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 wins intelligence agency contract to monitor space objects<br>(00:35) Chinese startup tests flexible robotic arm in space for on-orbit servicing<br>(01:09) Virgin Galactic expects commercial suborbital flights to resume late this year<br>(01:59) Cast your vote for the best sci-fi spaceship and then watch debaters duke it out at Space Symposium<br>(02:40) Agentic AI: the future of space warfare<br>(03:16) Falcon 9 booster launches for record 34th time on Starlink delivery mission<br>(03:57) Rocket Lab Receives Final FDI Approval to Acquire Mynaric and Launch Rocket Lab Europe<br>(04:41) Chasing Starlink, Amazon Leo strikes satellite Wi-Fi deal for future Delta flights<br>(05:24) Traditional Media and Online Video Revenues Projected to Exceed One Trillion Dollars by 2030<br>(06:02) Duagon Computing Hardware Set for Deployment to the International Space Station<br>(06:35) SPARC AI Appoints On-Ground Referral Agent in Ukraine to Accelerate Defense Engagement<br>(07:13) March of the Harmattan<br>(07:57) Godspeed, Artemis II!<br>(08:31) Landsat Reveals Reservoir Changes and Bathymetry<br>(09:08) Artemis II set to return humanity to the Moon with launch on Wednesday evening<br>(10:10) Top Space Lawmaker on Moon Base, Artemis Plans<br>(10:59) Voyager and Icarus Team Up on ISS Robotics Demo<br>(11:46) Q&A With Lunar Base Manager Carlos Garcia-Galan<br>(12:33) This star-forming galaxy is blowing out powerful winds topping 2 million mph<br>(13:08) Comet MAPS faces a make-or-break moment as it dives toward the sun on April 4 — could it shine in the daytime sky?<br>(13:50) What will happen if Artemis 2 astronauts get hit by a solar storm during NASA's ambitious moon mission?<br>(14:40) After more than 53 years, humans may finally return to the Moon this week<br>