The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) NASA and SDA optical campaigns could share terminals (00:51) NASA adds funding to Blue Origin and Voyager Space commercial space station agreements (01:25) India’s Aditya-L1 solar observatory enters orbit around Lagrange point (01:51) ULA says its Vulcan rocket is finally ready t...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Vulcan on the pad for its first launch (00:50) Space Force on the verge of finalizing long-awaited commercial space strategy (01:17) Space security in the Americas can no longer go overlooked (01:45) China completes new commercial launch pad to boost access to space (02:12) GAO d...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) NASA instruments set to fly on Peregrine commercial lunar lander (00:55) GAO denies L3Harris protest over Ball Aerospace weather satellite instrument contract (01:30) Space Force wargames potential satellite refueling plans (01:58) Space Force seeking a digital overhaul of its ag...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) SpaceX launches Ovzon’s debut broadband satellite (00:49) Ingenuity lessons being incorporated into Mars Sample Return (01:16) More Than Just LEO: A Framework for SPD-8 and Space Critical Infrastructure (01:47) SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Ovzon-3 satellite, kicking off launch year a...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SpaceX deploys direct-to-smartphone satellites in first launch of 2024 (00:58) India selects Falcon 9 for communications satellite launch (01:26) Terran Orbital says Rivada is up to date on invoices after undisclosed payment (01:55) Copernic Space sells digital assets for 2024 lu...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) India launches X-ray astronomy satellite (00:52) UPDATE 4: SpaceX plans Tuesday launch of 21 Starlinks including six Direct to Cell satellites – SatNews (01:36) UPDATE 6: Success as SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches USSF-52’s secret payload – SatNews (02:17) UPDATE 3: T-minus one we...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) NASA pushes ahead with Earth System Observatory despite uncertain budgets (00:54) Chinese satellite internet mission rounds off record year for global launches (01:26) Month: (01:56) India set to kick off 2024 orbital launch year with X-ray observatory mission (02:22) Caltech/JPL...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Spanish defense giant reportedly seeks Hispasat stake (00:48) First satellite for Chinese G60 megaconstellation rolls off assembly line (01:19) Mission Manager Update: VIPER Flight Rover Half-Built! (01:41) Falcon Heavy launches USSF-52 spaceplane

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SpaceX launches U.S. military spaceplane on Falcon Heavy rocket (00:51) Slam Corp returns $176 million ahead of proposed Lynk Global merger (01:24) NorthStar Earth & Space: First-in-Class with Commercial Space Based SSA (01:54) Pentagon agencies team up in upcoming launch of hype...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Second H3 launch planned for February (00:46) Axelspace raises $44 million for Earth observation and other smallsats (01:22) Spaceports need social scientists. Here’s why. (01:52) NASA’s Juno to Get Close Look at Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io on Dec. 30 (02:16) NASA’s Agency Chief T...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Musk not eager to take Starlink public (00:53) China launches new Beidou satellites, rocket booster lands near house (01:24) Month: (01:49) Historic SpaceX Falcon 9 booster topples over and is lost at sea (02:18) Studying Combustion and Fire Safety

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Rocket Lab wins $515 million contract to build 18 satellites for U.S. government agency (00:57) Firefly Alpha upper stage malfunction puts payload into wrong orbit (01:26) NASA report studies options for a future national laboratory in orbit after ISS (01:58) To win the new space...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) National Space Council meeting emphasizes international cooperation (00:55) ULA stacks Vulcan rocket for the first time ahead of Jan. 8 debut launch (01:26) Month: (01:49) Satnews Publishers Wishes You A Wonderful Holiday – SatNews (02:23) ESA reports pinhole propulsion for satel...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) France to establish NewSpace hubs in Denver and Houston (00:55) Sabbagh leaves E-Space to lead incoming UAE satcoms and geospatial champion (01:22) L3Harris gets green light to produce 16 space-based hypersonic missile trackers (01:54) White House releases mission authorization p...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Senate confirms senior military leaders, including two four-star Space Force generals (00:54) Intuitive Machines delays first lunar lander launch to February (01:19) Wallonia brings in Europe’s investment arm to boost space industry (01:51) New Shepard returns to flight with succ...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) After raising $9.5 million, startup OurSky sees strong demand for space data platform (00:58) New Shepard return to flight slips one day (01:24) Lynk Global plans to go public to fund direct-to-smartphone satellites (01:50) Report: Hypersonic weapons challenge Pentagon tracking c...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) SpaceX alums offer telemetry stack through startup Sift (00:53) Blue Origin’s New Shepard 24th mission is set for Monday, December 18th – SatNews (01:22) Defense and intelligence agencies now ‘Hear The Whole Sky’ with Quasar Sense – SatNews (01:57) UPDATE 1: The Ovzon 3 launch is...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Satellite transmission power battle drags on after WRC-23 (00:57) Federal agencies caught in environmental crossfire over Starship launches (01:28) U.S. Space Command declares ‘full operational capability’ (01:54) China launches large classified optical satellite towards geostati...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Scientists praise performance of first global survey of surface water (00:51) House and Senate pass 2024 defense policy bill by overwhelming majority (01:20) Space Force eyes new breed of satellites that adjust their orbit and respond to threats (01:50) Playback | SpaceNews 2023...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) House committee debates space mining (00:53) Can the private sector plug the weather data gap? Space Force to launch new study (01:19) Australian space startup Quasar takes aim at U.S. defense market (01:47) Cubesat offers template for future astronomy missions (02:12) Air New Ze...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) 2024 promises opportunities to study the solar corona (00:52) Startup raises $55 million for portable Starlink-dedicated data centers (01:17) China’s reusable rocket race heats up with new hop test (01:56) Space Force chief tempers expectations: ‘Go government fast, not SpaceX fa...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Orbit Fab and ispace to collaborate on lunar propellant harvesting and delivery (00:48) First Vulcan launch likely to slip to January (01:15) UPDATE: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch on hold for USSF-52 mission – SatNews (01:52) In world first, China’s LandSpace methane rocket sends sa...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Three satellites presumed lost in Transporter deployment malfunction (00:49) U.S. Space Force activates new unit to support operations in Europe and Africa (01:15) Ghana warns against illegal Starlink services (01:41) Experts raise concerns about U.S. commitment to GPS modernizat...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Space Development Agency aims high for 2024 after strong 2023 start (00:53) Lawmakers unveil 2024 defense authorization bill with space priorities (01:29) NASA revises contract strategy for ISS deorbit vehicle (01:52) FCC nod puts Dish-EchoStar merger on home stretch (02:19) Reth...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) DARPA picks 14 companies for lunar architecture study (00:53) Pentagon advisors: Despite reforms, Space Force still shackled to sluggish procurement system (01:23) NorthStar raises $15 million for debris-tracking satellites waiting on Rocket Lab (01:56) Thales Alenia Space signs...