The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Young space firms are driving acquisition activity (00:56) LightRidge acquires space electronics supplier Trident Systems (01:26) China sets out preliminary crewed lunar landing plan (01:58) Return to Tranquility Base first (02:22) Month: (03:07) Rocket Lab Electron launches sate...

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) Industry offers wish list for commercial space legislation (00:53) Month: (02:56) Comtech awarded million$$ Troposcatter contract – SatNews (04:18) Launch Roundup: SpaceX to finish Starlink v1 flights

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Space Force to select three providers of national security launch services (00:56) House and Senate appropriators cut NASA’s budget (01:34) India launches Chandrayaan-3 lunar landing mission (02:30) SpaceX test fires Falcon 9 booster following last-minute launch scrub (03:06) UPD...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Maxar unveils platform to speed up imagery access (00:57) Centaur modifications push first Vulcan launch to fourth quarter (01:22) Senate defense panel leaves National Security Space Launch unsecured (01:47) Saltzman urges allies to ‘collectively train like we fight’ (02:12) Orbi...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) China’s Landspace reaches orbit with methane-powered Zhuque-2 rocket (00:57) U.S. sharpens plan for military space race (01:26) Astranis to deliver GEO broadband satellite for the Philippines next year (01:52) India’s renewed effort toward space preeminence (02:16) Former NASA as...

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) UPDATE: SpaceX’s successful Sunday sendoff of Starlinks two days after west coast sendoff – SatNews (00:55) SYRACUSE 4B successfully launched by Ariane 5’s final space push – SatNews (01:26) Saber Astronautics opens new HQ + spacecraft design facility – SatNews (01:54) OneWeb + C...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Plasmos pivots from rocket engines to VC (00:56) Merger rumors swirl around Dish and EchoStar (01:23) Interest grows for human spaceflight in Europe (01:54) Congress should stop the coming regulatory assault on commercial space (02:23) The psychology of space exploration — and wh...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Europe leans on SpaceX to bridge launcher gap (00:49) Viasat signs deal to commercialize European airspace tracking service (01:22) China’s Landspace set for second methalox rocket launch (01:50) Space Command argues for shift from static to dynamic satellite operations (02:18) H...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Hawkeye 360 satellites to monitor illegal fishing in Pacific Islands (00:59) Ariane 5 launches for the final time (01:24) Rivada gets more breathing room to deploy constellation (01:54) Radio noise from satellite constellations could interfere with astronomers (02:26) A trio of S...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Regulatory uncertainty as commercial human spaceflight takes off (02:08) Firefly Aerospace signs agreement with Lockheed Martin for Alpha launch services – SatNews (02:40) OQ Technology wins million€ ESA contract to build 3 advanced smallsats – SatNews (04:05) Teledyne e2v Space...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Falcon 9 launches ESA’s Euclid space telescope (00:49) SpaceX launches ESA and NASA’s Euclid on a mission to shed light on dark energy – SatNews (01:23) Wishing Everyone a Happy July 4th … Independence Day, U.S.A. – SatNews (01:51) Firefly Aerospace signs agreement with Lockheed...

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 (00:25) SpaceShipTwo to demonstrate research capabilities on first commercial flight (00:58) OroraTech orders eight more wildfire-monitoring satellites (01:25) DoD to invest in startup developing mobile space-launch platforms (02:28) Startup iRocket wins Space Force contract to demonstra...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) SES wins $134 million DoD contract for X-band satellite communications (00:53) British startup powers up sensor for monitoring tiny orbital debris (01:22) Chinese company plans to launch rocket comparable to Falcon 9 in 2024 (01:52) PLD Space postpones first launch to September (...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) D-Orbit wins contracts to test optical links and fly mini space lab (00:50) ESA, European companies back “zero debris” agreement (01:20) SES bid for equal split of C-band proceeds back in play (01:47) U.K. joins U.S. Space Command’s commercial space-tracking cell (02:17) Agile ra...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Anduril acquires solid rocket motor manufacturer Adranos (01:24) Northrop Grumman’s 4th Triton delivered to U.S. Navy will provide 24 (01:49) DARPA ensuring reliable comms between U.S., Allied Partners at the tactical edge – SatNews (02:20) ARIANE 6 on the launch pad prepped for...

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 2024 NDAA (00:52) SpaceX changing Starship stage separation ahead of next launch (01:19) First Vulcan launch further delayed for Centaur modifications (01:48) Month: (02:17) Musk outlines major upgrades for Starship rocket

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) U.S. and India to expand spaceflight cooperation (00:52) What the wreck of the Titan portends for commercial spaceflight (01:23) SpiderOak demonstrates cybersecurity software on orbit (01:55) Space Force missile-warning satellites drawing congressional attention (02:50) Delta 4-H...

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! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Boeing CEO says company still committed to Starliner (00:51) Indonesia’s Satria-1 deploys solar panels ahead of geostationary trip (01:54) Space Development Agency’s missile warning satellites transmit first images (02:23) Kuva Space wins 5 million euro award for hyperspectral da...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Rocket Lab launches first suborbital version of Electron (00:52) Indonesian communications satellite launched by SpaceX rocket (02:29) EM Solutions signs acquisition contract to deliver Naval SATCOM solutions – SatNews (03:07) Eutelsat’s adieu to their European retail broadband d...