The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SpaceX Starship to fly 25 launches in 2025 – SatNews (00:36) SpaceX launches 20 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell and one launch closer to completing the DTC constellation – SatNews (01:11) SpaceX still on track Wednesday to launch Starlink Group 9-11 of 20 smallsats includin...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Sidius to build six first gen Data Storage Spacecraft for Lonestar to orbit the Moon – SatNews (00:53) SpaceX to launch Starlink group 6-68 smallsats on Thursday – SatNews (01:24) SpaceX ‘one down of 13 Direct to Cell and three launches to go’ to round out the constellation inclu...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SpaceX salutes Starlink Group 6-69 as smallsats and Koreasat-6A each soar on Veterans Day – SatNews (01:03) SES under considerable market pressure, within hours from high to ‘all time low’ – SatNews (01:31) SpaceX launches Koreasat-6A on Veterans Day to improve items including th...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) SpaceX’s Group 6-69 of Starlink smallsats launch is moved to Monday, Veterans’ Day, and Koreasat 6-A launch – SatNews (00:59) Veterans Day, Lest We Forget… – SatNews (01:25) SpaceX to launch Koreasat-6A on Veterans’ Day to improve the positioning and navigation performance by GNS...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) SpaceX finally launches Starlink Group 9-10 of 20 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell — now four launches from DTC goal – SatNews (01:02) Veterans Day, Lest We Forget… – SatNews (01:27) SpaceX’s Wednesday Starlink Group 9-10 smallsats launch from Vandenberg including 13 Direct...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SmallSat Europe 2025 is big on speakers and exhibitors and is now receiving presentations – SatNews (00:59) Veterans Day, Lest We Forget… – SatNews (01:25) Powerful New US-Indian Satellite Will Track Earth’s Changing Surface (01:55) Hubble Captures a Galaxy with Many Lights (02:1...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) SpaceX plans Starship’s Sixth Flight Test as early as Monday, November 18 – SatNews (00:56) Lynk Global appoints CEO + CFO in partnership with Slam Corporation – SatNews (01:29) Attention students: NASA launches Power Systems student essay contest – SatNews (02:02) Veterans Day,...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Veterans Day, Lest We Forget… – SatNews (00:50) SpaceX reschedules Wednesday Starlink launches to Thursday and Friday including 13 Direct to Cell – SatNews (01:26) SpaceX’s Wednesday launches now moved to Thursday and Friday – SatNews (02:02) Forrester’s Digest: OneWeb ready to g...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Rocket Lab finally launches ‘Changes in Latitudes Changes in Attitudes’ customer may be E-Space – SatNews (01:01) SpaceX Wednesday Starlink Group 9-10 smallsats launch from Vandenberg including 13 Direct to Cell – SatNews (01:31) SpaceX’s busy Wednesday with two Starlink satellit...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SpaceX’s CRS-31 mission launches much needed supplies to ISS for NASA’s astronauts – SatNews (00:54) NASA’s 24th anniversary celebrates a “permanent human presence in space” – SatNews (01:18) SpaceX’s Wednesday Starlink Group 6-77 smallsat launch – SatNews (01:49) Forrester’s Dig...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Rocket Lab changes ‘Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes’ launch to Tuesday – SatNews (01:04) Approval granted for the Whalers Way Orbital launch complex in Australia – SatNews (01:31) Maxar Intelligence announces new leadership appointments – SatNews (01:53) Astranis to de...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Rocket Lab holds steady now on Monday launch of ‘Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes’ for unknown client – SatNews (00:52) SpaceX plans three launches in two days – SatNews (01:17) NASA’s Hubble, Webb Probe Surprisingly Smooth Disk Around Vega (01:40) ‘Blood-Soaked’ Eyes:...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Intelsat 33e loses power in geostationary orbit (00:51) Connecting the Dots | The next connectivity frontier: A universal 5G broadband terminal (01:24) Liftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter (02:01) Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Arrives from Afar

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Ground systems could delay Artemis 2 launch (00:54) Astroport and Orbit Fab Join Forces for Lunar Exploration Breakthrough (01:23) Skyrora eyes spring 2025 launch amid UK regulatory hangups (01:49) ESA awards contract to begin work on Ramses asteroid mission (02:18) U.S. governme...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) International spaceports seek to collaborate (00:51) Webinar – The Rise of Intuitive Machines (01:21) ArkEdge Space wins JAXA position, navigation and timing contract (01:54) SpiderOak announces open-source initiative for zero-trust cybersecurity (02:26) Glasgow’s Craft Prospect...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Thales Alenia Space and Argotec win IRIDE contracts (00:51) Zeroing in on the Icons: The 2024 SpaceNews Shortlist (01:25) China launches new Gaofen-12 remote sensing satellite (01:53) Axiom and Prada unveil design of Artemis spacesuit (02:20) Insuring commercial suborbital flight...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) ESA picks Kepler-led group to develop LEO optical data relay network (00:54) Army’s space tech roadmap emphasizes secure navigation, satcom, intelligence (01:27) Kirk Konert, AE Industrial Partners – Commercial Space Transformers (01:58) To attract new investors, stop talking abo...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) OroraTech raises 25 million euros for satellite wildfire detection system (00:53) Xichang to build commercial spaceport to boost China’s launch capacity (01:26) The expanding battlefield: Army’s push into space warfare (01:54) France and Germany join U.S.-led space defense coalit...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) French startup gets state-backed seed funds for VLEO broadband constellation (00:54) SpaceX’s successful Sunday Starship launch — lucky 13, and on first try Mechazilla caught the booster – SatNews (01:28) infiniDome launches their new GPSdome-SunStone anti-jamming solution – SatN...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Anduril and Impulse Space to collaborate on AI-driven satellite mobility (00:53) SpaceX’s Starship ready for fifth flight test on Sunday including sonic booms – SatNews (01:22) Blue Origin NS-27 launch — maybe Sunday the 13th will be lucky – SatNews (01:54) NSA issues updated gui...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Boeing plans more commercial crew charges (00:51) Aetherflux joins Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) (01:24) U.S. Space Force taps commercial satellites for Hurricane Helene disaster relief (01:50) China launches third high orbit internet satellite (02:16) Negar Feher, CEO,...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) In-Orbit Aerospace explores hypersonics under AFWERX contract (00:59) DoD seeks innovations in small-satellite propulsion (01:26) EchoStar plots direct-to-device satellite push after shedding Dish and debt (01:59) U.S. faces stiff competition from China in satellite remote sensin...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Yahsat and Bayanat forge AI-powered space technology champion (00:55) Ground Game: Raytheon’s Mission Operations Centers Improve Forecasting for Civilian Space Missions (01:23) Momentus facing Nasdaq delisting (01:48) The government should investigate supply chains in the space e...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Apex to provide satellite buses for Anduril’s defense-oriented space missions (00:53) Gogo buys rival to tackle Starlink aviation expansion (01:19) SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage deorbit anomaly (01:46) Month: (02:18) ULA rolls its Vulcan rocket to the launch p...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) China unveils lunar spacesuit for crewed moon mission (00:47) SpaceX grounds its Falcon rocket fleet after upper stage misfire (01:17) Month: (01:49) SpaceX postpones Monday’s OneWeb satellite constellation launch due to a booster mishap after Crew-9 launch — to resume after “we...