The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Crew-6 launches to space station (00:54) DoD interested in smartphone-to-satellite communications services (01:28) Rocket Lab reconsidering mid-air recovery of Electron boosters (01:58) UK provisionally clears Viasat’s Inmarsat acquisition (02:23) Virgin Galactic in final phases...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (01:07) Apple lends Globalstar $252 million for satellite-enabled iPhones (01:32) Industry group to examine potential security threats in cislunar space (02:01) Blue Origin continues investigation into New Shepard anomaly (02:33) Lux Semiconductors raises $2.3 million for microelectronics...

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! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Replacement Soyuz arrives at space station (00:51) Space Force looks to energize industry with next round of launch contracts (01:18) Comtech’s EVOKE is bridging the digital divide and sparking innovation – SatNews (01:49) Marlink’s digital transformation of French Guiana using SE...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (01:07) SpaceX proceeding with Starship orbital launch attempt after static fire (01:39) Rivada says it has launches covered for a constellation against the clock (01:58) Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission preparing for summer launch (02:28) SpaceX postpones Starlink launch as NASA cr...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:40) NASASpaceFlight.com (01:04) Commercial Archives (01:30) International Archives (01:56) Featured – Spaceflight101 (02:20) NASA’s Perseverance Rover Set to Begin Third Year at Jezero Crater (02:47) NASA’s Curiosity Finds Surprise Clues to Mars’ Watery Past (0) Podcast Outro

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:46) NASASpaceFlight.com (01:10) Commercial Archives (01:26) News – Spaceflight101 (01:55) ISS Updates – Spaceflight101 – International Space Station (02:18) Featured – Spaceflight101 (02:46) The Amazon Kuiper NGSO constellation application is approved by the FCC – SatNews (03:13) NASA...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:40) Falcon 9 launch from California adds 51 more satellites to Starlink network – Spaceflight Now (01:09) First launch of Japan’s H3 rocket aborted moments before liftoff – Spaceflight Now (01:34) Live coverage: SpaceX launches 51 more Starlink satellites – Spaceflight Now (02:02) Inm...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:41) Boeing opens SLS EUS production facility (01:09) Europe approves multi-orbit connectivity constellation plan (01:28) Pentagon working with Congress on unclassified space strategy (01:56) Cobham to supply satellite terminals to Inmarsat for U.S. Navy network (02:22) SpaceX drops pl...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:46) Cobham to supply satellite terminals to Inmarsat for U.S. Navy network (01:05) Europe opens full-scale investigation into Viasat’s Inmarsat acquisition (01:32) SpaceX drops plans to convert oil rigs into launch platforms (01:56) Noise complaints help bring down launch startup Spac...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:40) Saudi astronauts selected for Axiom private astronaut mission (01:09) Orbit Logic acquired by aerospace and defense contractor Boecore (01:39) Launches of Chinese commercial rockets could double in 2023 (02:03) Launch demand remains high despite industry struggles (02:26) White Ho...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:39) Launch demand remains high despite industry struggles (01:06) White House reviewing input on mission authorization concepts (01:35) Progress cargo spacecraft at ISS suffers coolant leak (01:59) Russian cargo ship docks as second Progress suffers sudden loss of coolant – Spacefligh...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:40) SpaceX performs Starship static-fire test (01:02) Kelly: As rivals challenge U.S. in space, commercial industry needs to ‘step up’ (01:28) Military agency praised for leading the way on laser communications (01:54) Boeing and Millennium cite benefits of partnership (02:21) Artific...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:44) Virgin Orbit narrows down cause of LauncherOne failure (01:08) As directed by Congress, Space Force to procure wideband communications satellite (01:35) Space Force touts benefits of deploying military payloads on commercial satellites (02:05) Spectrum strategy divides emerging di...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:45) Webb Detects Extremely Small Main Belt Asteroid (01:15) University High Reclaims Victory at JPL-Hosted Science Bowl (01:47) NASA-ISRO Earth Science Instruments Get Send-Off Before Moving to India (02:17) Scientists Track Tropical Landslide Creeping Below an African City (03:08) NA...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:43) NASASpaceFlight.com (01:16) Commercial Archives (01:46) International Archives (02:04) News – Spaceflight101 (02:30) ISS Updates – Spaceflight101 – International Space Station (02:57) Featured – Spaceflight101 (03:32) Re-Entry: Long March 11 Rocket Body – Spaceflight101 (04:01) We...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) As clock ticks on Amazon’s constellation, buying Starship launches not out of the question (00:44) Russia escalates rhetoric on commercial satellites, calls them ‘legitimate targets for retaliation’ (01:10) Next Artemis 1 launch attempt on schedule for mid-November (01:45) Chinese...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) Starlink’s survivability in war a good sign for DoD’s future constellation (00:44) Newly acquired NanoAvionics plots major smallsat expansion (01:09) Boeing’s Starliner charges approach $900 million (01:35) DIU selects startups for U.S. military weather modeling project (02:05) Ne...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) Starlink’s survivability in war a good sign for DoD’s future constellation (00:49) Newly acquired NanoAvionics plots major smallsat expansion (01:11) ISS partners weigh options for using commercial space stations (01:41) Identifying satellite UFOs - SpaceNews (02:05) Defending aga...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) Ariane 6 first launch slips to late 2023 (00:38) Pentagon: It’s up to SpaceX to decide what to do about Starlink in Ukraine (01:05) Relativity Space expands engine test facilities at Stennis (01:28) Space Force briefing on military space race catches Jeff Bezos’ attention (01:53)...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) Falcon 9 leading candidate to launch European science mission (00:41) SES to appeal Intelsat C-band sharing decision (01:05) Satellite broadband players poised to compete for U.S. military customers (01:26) Canada to contribute satellite and instruments to NASA-led Earth science m...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) NASA outlines case for making sole-source SLS award to Boeing-Northrop joint venture (00:41) China gears up for launches to complete Tiangong space station (01:15) Falcon 9 leading candidate to launch European science mission (01:42) U.S. military waiting for industry to demonstra...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) DoD eyeing options to provide satcom in Ukraine as it continues talks with SpaceX (00:44) Amazon to link Kuiper satellites to DoD’s mesh network in space (01:09) Viasat’s Inmarsat takeover faces delay as UK expands merger review (01:33) Commercial space station developers seek cla...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) Artemis 1, ispace lander set November launch dates (00:41) China launches radar satellite for environmental monitoring (01:09) Dennis Tito and wife to be on second Starship flight around the moon (01:33) Finding balance within the space ecosystem: Q&A with JPL Director Laurie Lesh...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) Space companies face difficult investment environment (00:40) Launch on demand: If satellites are shot down, will Space Force be ready to restock? (01:05) Yahsat invests in direct-to-cell enabler eSAT Global (01:27) Jumping on the direct-to-cell bandwagon (01:59) NASA’s DART space...