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Space News for Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Space News for Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Dr. Mason Nixon

March 11, 202615m 2s

Show Notes

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:22) Anduril to acquire space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions<br>(00:40) Starlab Space fully books commercial payload space on planned space station<br>(01:35) Viasat wins $14 million contract to provide in-flight satcom for Navy executive aircraft<br>(02:22) Suspended NOAA satellite chief warns of threats to federal science programs<br>(03:01) Precision in Orbit: Heraeus Catalysts Safeguard Satellite Control<br>(03:31) NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk<br>(03:48) Spring Forward: Legacy Operators Are Killing GEO. That’s the Plan.<br>(04:21) A Satellite Crashes Home a Bit Too Soon<br>(04:56) Hubble Network Debuts Global Bluetooth-to-Satellite Connectivity at Embedded World 2026<br>(05:16) Astroscale France Joins ESA “ECO-Tethers” Project to Mature Propellant-Free Deorbiting Technology<br>(05:57) Synthetic Aperture Radar as the Modern Backbone of Maritime Domain Awareness<br>(06:27) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4825-4831: Exploring the Borderlands<br>(06:58) A Most Unusual Lake<br>(07:14) About Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools Project<br>(08:03) Insights into Spallation Mechanisms of Thermal Protection System Materials from Mass Spectrometry and HyMETS Testing<br>(08:48) March 2026 Satellite Puzzler<br>(09:17) Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to dominate another busy week of missions<br>(09:42) SpaceX’s Enters a new era with Booster 19 Testing on Pad 2<br>(09:57) Commercial Space Law Takes Center Stage at DC Moot Court<br>(10:44) Lux Aeterna Closes $10M Seed to Build Reusable Sats<br>(10:58) Voyager Invests in Max Space, Projects 2026 Revenue Surge<br>(11:19) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is 'bursting with methanol,' new study finds<br>(11:58) Jupiter's moons leave cold 'footprints' in the planet's auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds<br>(12:41) Newly discovered comet could be visible in daytime skies this April<br>(13:19) NASA just picked a new upper stage for its SLS moon rocket amid Artemis shakeup<br>(13:54) A star dies in the Cat's Eye | Space photo of the day for March 10, 2026<br>