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 readies Falcon 9 for Wednesday launch of 22 Starlink smallsats – SatNews (00:51) Spire Global’s $6.5 Million NASA contract renewal for Earth Observation Data – SatNews (01:31) Momentus awarded innovation research contract from SDA – SatNews (01:56) Milestone reached for MT...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Intuitive Machines sets mid-November launch date for first lunar lander (00:54) AST SpaceMobile fully funds first five commercial direct-to-device satellites (01:36) NASA developing larger cubesat payload adapter for SLS (02:05) Intelsat meets conditions for $3.7 billion C-band c...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) U.S. military and allies get a feel for the value of commercial satellite imagery (01:28) Luna 25: the first Russian spacecraft in 47 years heading to the moon – SatNews (01:52) Germany’s DCUBED to be the first “disruptive enabling technology” demonstrating in-space manufacturing...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Telesat’s initial LEO constellation fully funded after manufacturer switch (00:57) UPDATE: Success as SpaceX’s 22 Starlinks soar turning the early morning sky pink – SatNews (03:18) SCOUT awarded million$ by SpaceWERX – SatNews (03:44) Meet the Mars Samples: Robine and Malay (Sam...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Space Development Agency shaking up how the military buys satellites (00:50) Viasat studying L-band from Inmarsat for direct-to-device services (01:14) SpaceX to offer mid-inclination smallsat rideshare launches (01:41) Virgin Galactic conducts first space tourist suborbital flig...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Scout Space, Stanford University win Space Force contract extension (00:53) Chinese startup launches 7th Ceres-1 rocket, preps for first sea launch (01:20) Viasat not ready to declare Viasat-3 Americas a total loss (01:49) Japan’s Interstellar aims for orbital launch in 2025 (02:...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Solestial to supply solar arrays for Atomos space tugs (00:50) Pale Blue to supply thrusters for Yonsei University cubesats (01:16) First Starliner crewed flight delayed to 2024 (01:38) Eutelsat and Thaicom go halves on Asia-focused telecoms satellite (02:06) Momentus offers smal...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Xenesis to send optical terminal to ISS platform (00:49) Lockheed Martin opens new factory focused on small satellites (01:12) ISS transition plans a work in progress (01:39) LeoStella unveils its largest smallsat to target SDA contracts (02:05) SpaceX’s Sunday Starlink launch se...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Apple-backed Globalstar’s revenue jump underlines IoT opportunity (00:57) ISS partners seek to maximize use of station through 2030 (01:24) NASA selects Axiom Space for fourth ISS private astronaut mission (01:45) GTMaritime: Whitepaper explores shipping’s opportunities + challen...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) O3b mPower faces delays as SES investigates electrical issue (00:47) Rogers to launch investigation of U.S. Space Command’s basing decision (01:12) SpaceX launches Intelsat’s last C-band clearing satellite (01:44) Northrop Grumman planning Cygnus upgrades (02:11) Australia’s Sout...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Probing the origin and evolution of water-rich asteroids (00:51) U.S. intelligence agency selects vendors for space debris tracking project (01:21) Startup iRocket signs agreement to develop and test hardware at U.S. Air Force facility (01:52) Voyager Space and Airbus create comm...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Virgin Galactic forecasts limited revenues from initial commercial flights (00:55) Ursa Major gets additional funding for its 3D printing manufacturing facility (01:20) Antares launches Cygnus to ISS (01:46) Astro Digital to integrate Astroscale in-orbit servicing docking plates...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) U.S. Space Command headquarters to remain in Colorado (00:52) Northrop Grumman prepares for final flight of Antares with Russian and Ukrainian components (01:24) KBR wins Air Force Research Lab contract to study non-traditional orbits (01:55) Space Force programs get trimmed in S...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Crew Dragon, Soyuz missions set for launches to ISS (00:52) India launches seven satellites on PSLV rocket (01:24) Momentus deploys all payloads from Vigoride-6 mission + offers updates – SatNews (01:57) Maxar’s largest ever satellite, Hughes JUPITER 3, performs well after launch...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) ULA has concerns about a third competitor in national security space launch (00:56) Month: (01:23) Falcon Heavy launches heaviest commercial communications satellite yet (02:01) Rocket Lab Electron aborts launch in final seconds (02:25) UPDATE: Nighttime success as SpaceX’s Falco...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Argentina signs Artemis Accords (00:48) Next NASA New Frontiers mission could face extended delay (01:53) Northrop Grumman takes $36 million charge on NASA Gateway module (02:24) Pair of Chinese launches put flat-panel satellite, new spy sats in orbit (02:55) Month: (03:22) Space...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) L3Harris’ acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne nears completion (00:52) Geospatial intelligence startup Kleos Space files for bankruptcy (01:20) NASA and DARPA select Lockheed Martin to develop DRACO nuclear propulsion demo (01:52) Space Command nominee: U.S. has to prepare to respo...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) House rejects satellite spectrum licensing bill because of space safety provisions (00:59) Spire to devise GNSS-independent aircraft tracking satellites for ESA (01:27) If you’re going to the south pole, go to the south pole (01:47) Space Force selects vendors for low Earth orbit...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) CAPSTONE working well more than a year after launch (00:54) Startup Impulse Space raises $45 million in Series A round (01:26) Maxar to begin production of new small satellite bus (01:53) China’s CASIC to begin launching VLEO satellites in December (02:29) Iridium launches Iridiu...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Thermal data startup constellr raises 17 million euros (00:52) Falcon 9 evades thunderstorms, launches 22 Starlink satellites (01:22) Month: (01:53) PlanetiQ GNSS-RO data delivery to NOAA to save lives – SatNews (02:22) Orbcomm’s ST2100 satellite device provides access to new IoT...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) NASA offers details on commercial space capabilities agreements (00:54) Galactic Energy registers sixth consecutive successful launch (01:31) Weather scrubs Falcon 9 launch of Starlink internet satellites (02:31) China details next generation crew launcher; Venezuela joins the Lu...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!