The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Slingshot Aerospace sets up UK base for global expansion (00:48) New congressional caucus seeks to build support for NASA’s planetary science programs (01:16) Planet Labs gets U.S. Navy contract for maritime surveillance in the Pacific (01:43) Rhea Space Activity to fly navigatio...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Italian space startup Kurs Orbital raises $4 million in seed funding (00:54) Italy in Space: Setting New Records for Electric Propulsion in Routine Operations (01:22) Launch the ORBITS Act (01:44) Thaicom orders small GEO satellite from Astranis for a launch in 2025 (02:10) China...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Exotrail deploys first satellite from orbital transfer vehicle (00:47) U.S. general warns of Russia’s enduring space threat despite Ukraine woes (01:15) Terran Orbital wins $15 million contract for U.S. Space Force satellite experiments (01:49) China to debut large reusable rocke...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) NASA studies to examine commercial partnerships for Mars exploration (00:54) Astra warns of liquidation if proposal to go private falls through (01:21) Final NASA 2024 spending bill defers decision on MSR funding (01:57) Propulsion demo, climate change monitoring satellite among...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Crew-8 launches to space station (00:57) SpaceX launches three-man one-woman crew to space station (01:24) UPDATE 3: Success as SpaceX sends NASA’s astronauts skyward to ISS – SatNews (01:58) Skylo’s Ulefone Armor 23 Ultra Android smartphone certifies on its non-terrestrial netwo...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) NASA studying issues with Orion hatch design (00:50) NASA, SpaceX scrub Crew-8 astronaut mission to the International Space Station due to poor weather (01:26) UPDATE 2: Scrubbed SpaceX’s launch of NASA’s astronauts due to bad weather – SatNews (02:02) Rocket Lab reveals their sp...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Lockheed Martin offers to acquire Terran Orbital (00:55) Webinar – Beyond Earth: Blueprint for SMB Innovation (01:24) Constellation primetime is MDA’s time to prime (01:51) China launches first high orbit internet satellite (02:15) NASA monitoring increased leak in Russian ISS mo...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Viasat links up with Northrop Grumman for Air Force communications experiment (00:53) Space Force general warns of ‘window of vulnerability’ in satellite defense (01:26) Elve raises $15 million to speed up manufacturing of millimeter-wave amplifiers (01:59) Intuitive Machines and...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:26) India targets uncrewed Gaganyaan orbital test mission in July, crewed flight in 2025 (00:52) Virgin Galactic expects no delay to next suborbital flight (01:25) Rocket Lab pushing for first Neutron launch in 2024 (01:47) Space Force to lean on private sector for space tracking dat...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:26) Astra founders reduce offer to take company private (00:57) Intuitive Machines expects early end to IM-1 lunar lander mission (01:27) Tony Frazier takes the helm at LeoLabs (01:50) Crew-8 set for March 1 launch to space station (02:18) China’s 2024 space plans include 100 launche...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Investors inject $92 million into French maritime surveillance constellation (00:59) Japan’s SLIM moon lander stages unexpected revival after lunar night (01:29) Month: (01:56) SpaceX tests new emergency escape system to certify pad 40 at Cape Canaveral for astronaut missions (02...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Space Force bucks fixed-price trend for nuclear command satellites (00:57) Month: (01:29) Astronauts, cosmonaut arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of NASA, SpaceX Crew-8 launch (02:08) Forrester’s Digest: Bezos is eyeing United Launch Alliance – SatNews (02:33) NASA tech contri...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Electron launches Astroscale inspection satellite (00:51) UPDATE 3: Rocket Lab successfully launches Astroscale’s satellite to study the removal of space junk – SatNews (01:25) Contracción de la Luna produce sismos y fallas cerca de su polo sur (02:02) Otra bocanada de ceniza del...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) AI company developing software to detect hypersonic missiles from space (00:56) Lockheed Martin ramping up small satellite production (01:26) Why Space Force is growing more alarmed by China’s eyes in the sky (01:53) Viasat completes first broadband upgrade on military sealift fl...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) H3 reaches orbit on second launch (00:48) Uruguay signs Artemis Accords (01:20) Iridium adds five years to constellation lifetime estimate (01:45) Industry seeks more resources, policy changes to support transition from ISS to commercial space stations (02:16) White House confirm...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) India targets a surge in civil and commercial launches (00:52) Varda gets reentry license for space manufacturing capsule (01:13) SpaceX launches U.S. missile-defense satellites (01:44) Startup pitches AI tool to prevent Pentagon procurement blunders (02:20) Chinese launch startu...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Falcon 9 launches first Intuitive Machines lunar lander (00:50) Governments worldwide use satellite communication to close a critical gap (01:16) BAE Systems wins approval for Ball Aerospace acquisition (01:41) Fueling issue delays Intuitive Machines lunar lander launch (02:08) S...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Resilient Space Order of Battle: Flexible, Adaptable & Affordable (00:48) U.S. Air Force and Space Force to realign priorities (01:20) LeoLabs raises $29 million (01:50) Space startup Aalyria demonstrates satellite mesh network (02:16) Rocket Lab schedules Astroscale’s launch for...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Bruno trumpets transformation of ULA after Vulcan launch (00:55) NASA welcomes Greece as the newest Artemis Accords signatory – SatNews (01:23) Spire Global + Signal Ocean to collaborate on maritime digitization + a strategic investment – SatNews (01:56) Two startups selected thr...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Greece signs Artemis Accords (00:49) Webinar: Automating for SmallSat Success (01:18) Satellite operators join forces to chase direct-to-smartphone opportunity (01:46) UPDATE 4: A Dragon lands in the Atlantic as Ax-3 astronauts return to Earth – SatNews (02:19) UPDATE 5: The Paci...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) L3Harris demonstrates digital phased array antenna system (00:58) Collins performs tests of new space station spacesuit (01:24) National Guard, Air Force, working to resolve impasse over space units (01:52) Satellite operator OQ Technology joins direct-to-smartphone bandwagon (02...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) BlackSky inks $50 million deal to supply imagery services and satellites to Indonesia (00:58) Japan funding water-based satellite propulsion upgrade (01:24) Tech executive Tim Solms named CEO of Slingshot Aerospace (01:58) Kuva Space establishes U.S. arm in Fairfax, Virginia (02:...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Viasat preparing to start services from hobbled ViaSat-3 satellite (00:51) Venture-backed space companies face “year of reckoning” (01:21) JPL to lay off 8% of workforce (01:48) Space VCs urge startups to pursue government contracts but stay focused on commercial success (02:18)...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Lynk Global finalizes SPAC merger deal (00:49) Virgin Galactic investigating dropped pin on most recent suborbital flight (01:21) First Intuitive Machines lunar lander mission set for Feb. 14 launch (01:47) The last vestige of old space architectural thinking (02:18) NASA compili...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) NASA Earth science mission once slated for cancellation ready for launch (00:53) China’s Smart Dragon-3 rocket launches 9 satellites from sea – SatNews (01:20) Geespace expands “Geely Future Mobility Constellation” launching 11 LEO Satellites – SatNews (01:56) Hellas Sat and Thal...