The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Firefly to continue responsive launch operations for future Alpha missions (00:55) Eutelsat stops services on aging satellite following anomaly (01:19) Satellite phone networks can democratize global communication (01:48) Blue Origin touts capabilities of Blue Ring transfer vehic...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Shanghai firm behind G60 megaconstellation raises $943 million (01:02) Startups call for streamlined US regulations for emerging space capabilities (01:34) Congressional letter asks White House to reverse MSR spending cuts (02:00) Air Force rocket cargo initiative marches forward...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Orbital Composites and Virtus Solis announce space-based solar power demonstration (00:58) NASA workshop to examine options for Apophis asteroid mission (01:23) Final preparations underway for launch of first Intuitive Machines lunar lander (01:53) Office of Space Commerce seeks...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Electron launches NorthStar satellites in latest recovery test (00:54) Satellite-services industry awaits critical demand signal from U.S. military (01:27) Space Force’s Orbital Prime program looking to turn R&D into commercial products (01:53) U.S. Space Force wary of China’s ex...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Orbital Outpost X names Negar Feher CEO (00:57) PLD Space wins Spanish government funding for Miura 5 launch vehicle (01:28) Grasp instrument monitors Earth’s atmosphere and surface (01:53) ABI shows promise for methane monitoring (02:21) Ground delays holding back Eutelsat’s glo...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Month: (00:49) Second Falcon 9 of the night carries Starlink satellites from West Coast (01:35) SpaceX launches first of planned back-to-back Falcon 9 Starlink missions (02:06) UPDATE: Another set of doubles, two launches on weekend from both coasts – SatNews (03:03) Firefly Aero...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Space Force selects vendors for suborbital launch services (00:55) Virgin Galactic launches four private astronauts as it prepares to end Unity flights (01:30) FCC reaffirms orbital debris mitigation rules (01:55) US seeks dismissal of Ligado’s $40 billion roadblocked 5G spectrum...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Zeno to recycle decades-old radioactive material to fuel its radioisotope power systems (00:53) Northrop charges on lunar Gateway module program reach $100 million (01:20) Lockheed Martin, Boeing win contracts to design U.S. military narrowband communications satellites (01:54) E...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Freedom Space’s ground network software selected for U.S. Space Force program (00:54) ESA sees strong interest in commercial cargo program (01:24) Europe weeks away from finalizing sovereign broadband proposal (01:55) Eyes in the sky: The increasing importance of very low Earth o...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Belgium signs Artemis Accords (00:54) U.S. bracing for tougher satellite radio wave negotiations (01:19) Orbital Spectrum Clash (01:48) Booz Allen Ventures makes its first space investment (02:18) DoD’s satcom evolution (02:44) Internet from space: U.S. Air Force bets on commerci...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) French SSA startup Aldoria raises $10.9 million (00:58) Industry report calls for greater use of AI to extract untapped value from satellite data (01:36) Video Replay – Not Invisible Anymore: How satellites monitor atmospheric methane (02:07) The White House versus the private se...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Blue Origin and SpaceX start work on cargo versions of crewed lunar landers (00:53) UPDATE #2: SpaceX scrubs Sunday’s Starlink launch of smallsats now the fifth delay – SatNews (01:37) Scout Space names a new CEO – SatNews (02:04) Viasat successfully demos the UK sovereign satell...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Guetlein calls for a change in culture in ‘responsive space’ (00:49) Japan makes history with tense, successful moon landing (01:20) Office of Space Commerce initiates TraCSS Pathfinder projects – SatNews (01:44) NASA SLS Exploration Upper Stage moving into qualification phase of...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Google and AT&T join $155 million AST SpaceMobile investment (01:01) Astrobotic to begin formal investigation into failed Peregrine mission (01:29) Office of Space Commerce starts commercial pathfinder project for civil space traffic coordination system (02:02) Japan makes histor...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Space investors banking on funding uptick in 2024 (00:54) SpaceX launches third Axiom mission to ISS (01:23) Scout Space names new chief executive officer (01:45) Tianzhou-7 reaches Tiangong in China’s first space station mission of 2024 (02:16) Viasat showcases navigation capabi...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Astrobotic confirms Peregrine reentry plans (00:55) DoD seeks less space classification, more collaboration with allies and commercial partners (01:25) House committee backs Artemis despite latest delay (01:54) Astroscale reveals concept of operations for its in-orbit refueling v...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SpaceX testing ruggedized terminals for self-driving tractors (00:56) Space Development Agency awards contracts worth $2.5 billion for missile-tracking satellites (01:24) New rocket motor for U.S. Air Force ICBM completes ground test (01:53) Vulcan launch demonstrates new solid r...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SDA to acquire satellites with custom payloads to enable faster targeting on battlefields (00:59) UPDATE #6 Spacex’s two successful launches all on one day from two coasts – SatNews (01:44) Rocket Lab to launch SSA mission for Spire + NorthStar – SatNews (02:08) Boryung Corporati...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Army to refine requirements for next-generation satellite terminals (00:53) Peregrine lunar lander on Earth reentry trajectory (01:21) Iridium unveils Project Stardust – SatNews (01:54) NGA announces Luno A commercial data RFP worth million$$$ – SatNews (02:31) Perseverance Rover...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SpaceX says propellant venting caused loss of second Starship (00:48) Virtual Event – Not Invisible Anymore: How satellites monitor atmospheric methane (01:15) UPDATE #5 Revised now two launches all on one day from two coasts – SatNews (02:02) Department of Defense releases their...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Jupiter-3 enters commercial service (00:49) Momentus, low on cash, delays next mission (01:14) Spanish startup Sateliot seeks funds for 64 more connectivity satellites (01:42) Japan launches IGS-Optical 8 reconnaissance satellite (02:13) To Celebrate and Honor – SatNews (02:42) N...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Europe considers launching Copernicus satellite on Falcon 9 (00:51) NGA to tap commercial satellite data under ‘Luno’ program (01:24) Space Force to award multiple contracts for ‘Digital Spaceport’ up to $1.9 million each (01:51) Astrobotic gets payloads working on ailing Peregri...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Japanese Mars mission launch delayed to 2026 (00:53) Ovzon 3 successfully deploys solar arrays in geostationary orbit (01:22) Whiting takes helm of U.S. Space Command (01:44) SpaceX targets February for third Starship test flight (02:10) Iridium pivots to standardized direct-to-d...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) China launches “lobster eye” Einstein Probe to unveil mysteries of X-ray universe (00:55) Space Development Agency confirms Rocket Lab will produce 18 satellites for U.S. military network (01:25) JPL lays off 100 contractors, citing budget uncertainty (01:53) U.S. Army issues new...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Vulcan Centaur launches Peregrine lunar lander on inaugural mission (00:51) UAE to build airlock for lunar Gateway (01:15) The first Vulcan rocket launches commercial moon lander from Cape Canaveral (01:53) ULA marks success with the inaugural mission of its Vulcan rocket launchi...