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Space News for Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Space News for Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Dr. Mason Nixon

March 25, 202614m 19s

Show Notes

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:23) Geopolitical shifts bring opportunities and headaches for satellite execs<br>(00:58) Moog taps Redwire to provide solar arrays for Meteor<br>(01:32) OrbitsIQ Global Announces Breakthrough in Space-Based IoT Connectivity<br>(02:10) From missions to systems: The architecture enabling a sustained lunar economy<br>(02:49) China’s Astronstone raises $29 million for reusable rocket with chopstick-style recovery<br>(03:38) NASA outlines ambitious $20 billion plan for moon base<br>(04:02) Amazon Leo Targets Five-Market Launch as Constellation Ramps to 200+ Satellites<br>(04:29) Laser Communications and the Rise of Orbital Data Centers<br>(04:59) Space Force Reassigns Final GPS III Mission to SpaceX Following Vulcan Anomaly<br>(05:38) SFL Missions Selected to Build Eight Node Spacecraft for NASA HelioSwarm<br>(05:57) NASA Realignment ‘Ignition’ Accelerates Shift Toward Commercial Lunar Economy<br>(06:16) Kona Storms Flood Oʻahu<br>(07:04) NASA PC-12 Aircraft Makes Move to Support Flight Research Across Agency<br>(07:46) Reminders of Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going<br>(08:20) 3 Ways Students Can Get Involved With Artemis<br>(09:06) NASA unveils Space Reactor-1 Freedom mission to Mars in 2028<br>(09:41) NASA Priorities Get a Major Makeover<br>(09:56) One-On-One With SDA’s GP Sandhoo<br>(10:47) Symphony Space Unveils Adagio Hosted Payload Platform<br>(11:03) Ramon.Space, Ingrasys Aim To Fly Prototype Orbital Data Center In 2027<br>(11:24) 1 week away! NASA gearing up to launch Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon on April 1<br>(11:54) Amazon Spring Sale deals for stargazing 2026: Huge savings on telescopes, binoculars and cameras<br>(12:40) Scientists discover mirror of our solar system in 2 exoplanets forming around a star<br>(13:00) Watch Rocket Lab launch Europe's 1st 2 'Celeste' navigation satellites early March 25<br>(13:41) NASA's lunar Gateway space station is out. Moon bases are in<br>