The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Ovzon’s debut broadband satellite ready for commercial service (00:55) Seeding the future of space warfare (01:21) What the biggest solar storm in decades revealed about space system resilience (01:50) Kazakhstan joins China’s ILRS moon base program

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Firefly Aerospace launches NASA-sponsored cubesats (00:55) Airbus secures $2.5 billion German military satellite contract (01:24) Firefly’s July 3rd sendoff of NASA’s ELaNa 43 mission “provides a path to space for educational small satellite missions” – SatNews (02:07) July 3rd B...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Blue Origin, Stoke Space selected by U.S. Space Force to compete for small satellite missions (00:52) Sentinel-2C ready for transatlantic trip to farewell Vega launch (01:19) Chinese satellite manufacturer MinoSpace raises $137 million (01:47) Cosmic Shielding works with Aethero...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) EnduroSat gets order for Botswana’s debut satellite (00:52) SpaceX wins NASA contract to launch gamma-ray astronomy mission (01:17) NASA assessment suggests potential additional delays for Artemis 3 lunar lander (01:41) Webinar Replay – Race to the Moon (02:21) Orbit Fab complete...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Europe’s space funding gap threatens industry potential (00:53) Turion wins Space Force contract for debris-capture technology (01:22) SpaceX to launch Yahsat satellites (01:46) Delay again as NASA states Starliner on ‘indefinite hold’ from bringing astronauts home from ISS – Sat...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) H3 launches ALOS-4 advanced Earth observation satellite (00:50) NASA and SpaceX studying ways to mitigate Dragon trunk debris (01:16) Chinese rocket static-fire test results in unintended launch and huge explosion (01:52) Intelsat + Starfish Space reach a deal for satellite servi...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SpaceX launches second batch of satellites for NRO’s proliferated constellation (00:56) China gears up for deep space missions after collecting 1,935 grams of lunar far side samples (01:24) Russian satellite breaks up, creating debris in low Earth orbit (01:57) Viasat to supply s...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Russian spy satellite reportedly continues suspicious maneuvers (00:50) Brig. Gen. Kristin L. Panzenhagen, United States Space Force – Leading Women in Space (01:21) Hydrosat to launch its first thermal infrared sensor (01:47) China to launch first satellites for megaconstellatio...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Planet lays off 17% of workforce (00:54) Wyvern to use Loft Orbital satellites for hyperspectral observations (01:19) Space Mining doesn’t need more international regulation from the U.N. (01:49) Collins Aerospace pulls back from NASA spacesuit contract (02:19) Space Force seeks...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Falcon Heavy launches GOES-U weather satellite (00:52) Firefly to launch Alpha from Wallops (01:26) U.S. Space Command sees promise in rocket cargo initiative (01:54) U.S. Space Command ready for potential Russian satellite attack, general says (02:24) Skynopy raises funds for sc...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Chang’e-6 delivers first lunar far side samples to Earth after 53-day mission (00:53) China may need to adjust its approach toward SpaceX (01:27) Exercise examines response to long-term asteroid impact threat (01:57) Chang’e-6 heads for Earth with first-ever lunar far side sample...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) China’s state-owned SAST performs reusable rocket test (00:53) SpaceX completes Falcon 9 double launch day with Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Station (01:25) Month: (01:55) Kayan Space introduces Satcat – SatNews (02:31) EDGE + Thales enter strategic partnership pa...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) China launches Sino-French astrophysics satellite, debris falls over populated area (00:50) Ariane 6 completes wet dress rehearsal (01:16) X-Bow to develop solid rocket motors for U.S. Navy Standard missiles (01:46) NASA again delays Starliner undocking, return to Earth (02:13) M...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Starliner return delayed to July (00:47) Rocket Lab launches first Kinéis satellites on 50th Electron (01:13) House Intelligence chair blasts White House over Russia’s space nuke threat (01:39) Ursa Space partners with Japan’s NEC to deliver SAR data insights (02:11) Starlab Spa...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) SpaceX launches latest SES broadcast satellite (00:54) Honeywell sees space opportunity with $1.9 billion CAES acquisition (01:26) Michelle Parker, Boeing Space Mission Systems – Leading Women in Space (01:53) ESA takes first step to modify georeturn policies (02:22) Space Force...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) ExoTerra raises $8 million to boost propulsion system production (00:53) Starliner ISS stay extended to complete thruster and helium leak testing (01:19) CesiumAstro banks another $65 million (01:46) Exolaunch integrates 42 satellites for SpaceX’s Transporter-11 rideshare mission...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Spanish startup gets funds to deploy commercial IoT constellation (00:52) ExLabs wins funds to accelerate space robotics (01:21) Space industry group warns of escalating cyber threats, outmatched defenses (01:48) Doubling Down: Actions to Progress on Both Space Debris Mitigation...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Spain’s Ienai Space gets funds to demo electrospray thrusters (00:52) Space Force taps four firms for laser network project (01:24) GAO raises red flags over supply chain issues and delays in DoD space programs (02:01) Rocket Lab and Kinéis count down to Europe’s first launch of...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) China takes small step towards the moon with rocket test (00:50) Destination Earth Data Lake with contribution of European cloud technology – SatNews (01:23) Amentum to deliver hypersonic tech & capabilities to UK Ministry of Defence – SatNews (01:54) In celebration of Juneteenth...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Senate Armed Services Committee advances 2025 defense policy bill (00:59) Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch – SatNews (01:29) Hispasat’s comprehensive fire protection system in three new areas reforested by Green Engine – SatNews (02:00) In celebrati...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Ovzon’s first broadband satellite reaches geostationary slot (01:09) NASA extends Starliner stay at ISS for additional testing (01:38) Webinar – Race to the Moon (02:18) Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA to compete for $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contracts (02:50) SIA reports more rec...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Voyager 1 returning science data again (00:54) Candace Givens, Northrop Grumman – Leading Women in Space (01:21) Virgin Galactic announces reverse stock split to boost share price (01:50) Aerospacelab to build debris-tracking satellite for Vyoma (02:14) LeoLabs wins AFWERX contra...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Congressional letter asks NASA to rescind Chandra cuts (00:52) ESA-China moon cooperation could end with Chang’e-6 (01:21) Apex raises $95 million to increase satellite bus production (01:51) Fifth helium leak detected on Starliner (02:18) Rocket Lab wins government support to ex...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Kepler demonstrates optical data relay service in LEO (00:54) Collaborative Frontiers: Merging Commercial Tech with Space Force Strategy (01:26) Assured Space and Phantom Space seek to disrupt data-backhaul business (01:55) NASA selects seven companies for MSR studies (02:22) Sco...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Space Development Agency calls on satellite builders to diversify suppliers (00:53) Yahsat contracts Airbus for the construction of Al Yah 4 + Al Yah 5 satellites – SatNews (01:25) RTX provides Blue Canyon satellites for NASA Polar climate mission – SatNews (01:55) Starliner’s NA...