The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Space Systems Command Launches ACES Initiative to Accelerate Classified Access for Commercial Space (00:54) KTL Selects Keysight NR-NTN Test Suite to Accelerate Satellite Acceptance Testing (01:32) At a Hundred Satellites, the Datasheet Stops Being the Decision (01:59) Space Deve...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Space Force Unveils Plan to Modernize Eastern and Western Ranges for High-Cadence Operations (00:47) Marble Imaging and Reflex Aerospace Select Odysseus Space Laser Terminal for First Satellite Mission (01:32) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Scot Currie, BlackSky (02:05)...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) SpaceX scrubs launch of 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB (01:05) Anywaves Appoints Former Luxembourg Space Agency Chief Marc Serres as Chief Business & Growth Officer (01:46) FCC Grants Globalstar Authorization for Third-Generation C-3 Satellite Syste...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) BAE Systems and U.S. Department of Defense Sign Multi-Year Framework to Expand APKWS Production (00:55) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Matt Jenkins, Vantor (01:24) U.S. Ambassador Warns EU of Retaliation Over Satellite Spectrum Reservations (01:57) European Telco Consor...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Redwire Secures $13.8 Million National Guard Order for Stalker UAS Training Systems (00:52) India Reinforces Security and Spectrum Safeguards, Restricting Unmonitored Starlink and NTN Entry (01:28) White House Directed Pentagon to Restrict Ukraine Starshield Speeds, Clarifying Ch...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) Novaspace Forecasts Global Satellite Services Revenues to Reach $145 Billion by 2035 (00:47) White House Directed Pentagon to Restrict Ukraine Starshield Speeds, Clarifying Chain of Command (01:00) 'Let's all choose to make tomorrow better', Artemis II astronauts honored with Ste...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) Blue Origin to add new Florida launch pads, seeks aggressive increase in New Glenn flight rate (01:04) White House Directed Pentagon to Restrict Ukraine Starshield Speeds, Clarifying Chain of Command (01:40) NASA Names Stephen Cash Marshall Space Flight Center Director (02:22) Ar...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) SpaceX launches a classified payload for U.S. Space Force (00:39) LandSpace Launches Zhuque-2E Carrying Eight ADAspace Orbital Data Center Satellites (01:09) NearSpace Launch manifest TROOP-F6 Aboard SpaceX Bandwagon-6 for Space Weather and SSA Missions (01:23) Scanway Joins Inte...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:20) Firefly Aerospace Schedules Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results for November 10 (00:52) SpaceX Requests FAA Approval for Up to 456 Starship Launches Annually at Starbase (01:28) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Austin Spiegel, Sift (02:00) Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rain...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station (00:47) Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station (01:37) York Space Systems Details Two Space Force Task Orders for Space Data Network Interoperabi...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) floLIVE and Skylo Partner to Deliver Integrated Cellular and Satellite IoT Connectivity Across Brazil (01:12) SpaceX Launches First 21 Northrop Grumman Satellites for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer (01:37) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Peter Cabauy, City Labs (02:14) An...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Amazon Leo Plans Prime Subscription Bundling to Challenge Starlink in Consumer Satellite Broadband Market (00:52) Sierra Space Conducts High-Altitude Drop Test of Ghost Reentry Vehicle for 90-Minute Global Point Delivery (01:28) Kratos Defense Demonstrates Multi-Vendor 5G Satelli...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) SpaceX launches 21 data satellites for the Space Development Agency (00:57) Blue Origin Commits $550M to Texas Satellite Complex as Jeff Bezos Confirms $10B Equity Round and IPO Roadmap (01:31) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Patrick Shannon, TrustPoint (02:08) NASA Seek...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) SpaceX Identifies Unshared Ephemeris Data as Primary Orbital Collision Hazard in Low Earth Orbit (00:55) GAO Report Finds Full Deployment of Secure Military GPS Receivers Delayed to 2049 and Beyond (01:38) DOT Proposes Five FAA Rule Changes to Streamline Part 450 Commercial Launc...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Tim Farrar, TMF Associates (00:59) SDA and DIU Award Deorbit Vehicle Contracts to Firefly, D-Orbit, Katalyst, and Starfish Space (01:33) U.S. and Japan Formally Designate AST SpaceMobile and Rakuten LEO Infrastructure Under Bilateral T...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Open Cosmos Seeks One-Year ITU Regulatory Extension After Missing Constellation Deployment Milestones (01:01) FAA Licensed Launches Decline in FY2026 as Bottlenecks Drive High-Density Satellite Design Alternatives (01:34) U.S. Department of Defense Awards Contract to Upgrade Kyme...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Airbus Completes First 32 OneWeb Replenishment Satellites for Eutelsat Fleet Refresh (01:05) SSPI Explores US-China Space Law, Export Controls, and Cross-Border Regulatory Frameworks (01:45) TELUS and AST SpaceMobile Complete In-Orbit Network Integration Testing for Canadian Dire...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) SpaceX scrubs launch attempt for 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency (00:48) SpaceX Unveils 250 kW Starlink Gen3 AI Satellites Featuring 10 Tbps Throughput and Onboard Edge Compute (01:12) Planet Labs Emerges as Cost-Effective Satellite Investment Amid H...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) NASA Astronaut Christina Koch to Join NFL Fans in Philadelphia (00:38) DOE Announces $400M for Frontier Science Research (01:05) Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed (01:48) Rocket Report: SpaceX completes launch triple-header; Rocket Lab nets big contract

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Fresh crew takes off for six-month stay aboard space station (01:00) FCC Votes to Exempt Satellite Licensing from NEPA Environmental Reviews and Opens 1,000 MHz of Spectrum (01:37) BAE Systems Awarded $16 Million Collins Aerospace Contract to Deliver M-Code GPS for U.S. Navy Carr...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) True Anomaly Selected as Title Sponsor for Spacepower Conference 2026 (00:52) CAS Space Delays Maiden Flight of Reusable Lihong-2 Suborbital Rocket to 2027 (01:21) Astro Digital to Go Public via $587 Million SPAC Merger with Proem Acquisition Corp I (02:01) Astranis Secures $468...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:20) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Allyson Jenkins, Pixxel (00:58) U.S. Space Force Mission Delta 2 Develops Advanced SDA Software to Prioritize Rapid Satellite Tracking (01:40) Momentus Demonstrates AI-Enabled LiDAR and Optical Suite During In-Orbit RPO Campaign with NASA...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) NASA plans unpiloted Starliner test flight at end of year (00:38) Starship returns to Earth; rocket splashes down north of Hawaii after three-hour flight (01:22) Launch preview: SpaceX to launch first Starlink V3 satellites to orbit on Starship (02:05) Arqiva Proposes Managed 204...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Satellite Primes Quoted Factory Rates of Up to Two a Day in Paris. The Component Tier Below Them Described 18-Month Waits. (00:55) Planet Labs Delivers Pelican-12 Spacecraft to Cape Canaveral for SpaceX Bandwagon-5 Mission (01:28) Starship Flight 14: SpaceX Attempts Orbit

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Next crew bound for the space station arrive in Florida (01:04) SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell Files SEC Intent to Sell $52 Million in Executive Equity (01:33) NASA Selects Far-Infrared PRIMA Telescope as Initial Billion-Dollar Astrophysics Probe Explorer Mission (02:11) U.S. S...