The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) Firefly says Alpha launch a success despite payload reentries (00:41) Space companies face difficult investment environment (00:58) SpaceX deploys two of six C-band satellites Intelsat is launching this year (01:27) Former SES CEO joins megaconstellation startup E-Space (01:52) La...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) Firefly says Alpha launch a success despite payload reentries (00:48) U.S. Arctic strategy calls for investment in climate monitoring, communications technologies (01:17) NASASpaceFlight.com (01:48) International Archives (02:13) Chinese Long March 3B Launches APStar-6C Communicat...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) NASA pushes back Artemis 1 launch to November (00:45) Space Development Agency is now officially part of the Space Force (01:20) Firefly, Millennium Space selected for U.S. Space Force rapid-launch demonstration (01:49) Firefly’s Alpha rocket reaches orbit on second launch (02:17)...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) NASA and SpaceX to study possible private Hubble servicing mission (00:45) Senate confirms Saltzman as next chief of the U.S. Space Force (01:06) Office of Space Commerce: FCC “aggressively” pushing limits of authority with orbital debris rule (01:34) US candidate to be first woma...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) NASA to assess SLS work and next launch opportunities after rollback (00:42) China seeks new partners for lunar and deep space exploration (01:06) NASA and Astra modify TROPICS launch contract (01:30) House committee questions FCC orbital debris rule (01:53) Guetlein: improved spa...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) DART collides with asteroid in planetary defense test (00:42) SLS to roll back to VAB as hurricane approaches Florida (01:08) Beyond Gravity: Mission-critical supplier for exploration (01:41) Kayhan, Astroscale, UT Austin win Space Force study contract for in-orbit servicing techn...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) SLS to roll back to VAB as hurricane approaches Florida (00:46) Beyond Gravity: Mission-critical supplier for exploration (01:17) Lawmakers press Air Force for final decision on U.S. Space Command (01:40) DART collides with asteroid in planetary defense test (02:02) UK shortlists...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) NASA postpones Artemis 1 launch because of tropical storm (00:43) NRO satellite flies to orbit in Delta 4’s final West Coast launch (01:07) NASA and ESA sign lunar cooperation statement (01:34) DART on track for asteroid collision (01:58) NASASpaceFlight.com (02:29) Commercial Arc...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) NASA postpones Artemis 1 launch because of tropical storm (00:43) NRO satellite flies to orbit in Delta 4’s final West Coast launch (01:12) Avanti turns to regional operator partnerships to expand satellite coverage (01:33) ULA’s Delta 4 prepares for final West Coast launch as Van...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) As DoD grows more reliant on space industry, it needs to define the relationship (00:41) SES considering quantum cryptography satellite system (01:07) Marlink to offer Starlink to maritime and enterprise customers (01:31) Avanti turns to regional operator partnerships to expand sa...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) NASA declares SLS tanking test a success (00:46) DoD to end procurements of geosynchronous missile-warning satellites (01:13) Amazon and Telesat coordinate their planned NGSO constellations (01:36) Marlink to offer Starlink to maritime and enterprise customers (02:06) NASA studyin...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) Lander companies prepare to shoot for the moon (00:40) Draft solicitation for national security space launch services expected in early 2023 (01:03) Maxar offering new space-monitoring service to help track objects in orbit (01:32) Space Force procurement chief criticizes over-eng...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) Astrobotic announces plans for lunar power service (00:44) France to increase space spending by 25% (01:10) NASA set for “kinder, gentler” SLS tanking test (01:33) New report raises questions on DoD’s multi-orbit plan for space sensors (02:02) SAIC to build small satellites with s...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) NASA requests proposals for second Artemis crewed lunar lander (00:42) France to increase space spending by 25% (01:08) Satellite imaging companies look for growth in data analytics (01:37) Private industry aims to fill demand for space threat intelligence (02:06) Shanghai rocket...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) Shanghai rocket maker considering developing huge methane-fueled rockets (00:51) NASA requests proposal for second Artemis crewed lunar lander (01:15) New tri-agency office to coordinate U.S. missile-defense space programs (01:40) NASASpaceFlight.com (02:11) Commercial Archives (0...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) Congress asks for more transparency into New Shepard failure investigation (00:40) Intuitive Machines to go public in SPAC merger (01:08) Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar imaging satellite on 30th Electron mission (01:33) New tri-agency office to coordinate U.S. missile-defense...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) New launch vehicles inch towards the pad (00:42) Satellite operators weigh strategies for an industry in transformation (01:07) Intuitive Machines to go public in SPAC merger (01:33) PLD Space completes static-fire tests of Miura 1 (01:59) Commercial in-orbit vehicles caught in th...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) Bandwidth-hungry regional satellite operators hunting for options (00:45) Blue Origin says still “super early” into New Shepard launch failure investigation (01:09) Satlantis orders OHB Sweden satellites for multispectral mission (01:37) NASA requests proposals for two ISS private...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) New Shepard suffers in-flight abort on uncrewed suborbital flight (00:43) NASA science head to step down (01:05) Blue Origin says still “super early” into New Shepard launch failure investigation (01:32) Investors take long-term view of space industry amid near-term challenges (01...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:18) Major operator consolidation is a long time coming (00:42) Interview with Luigi Pasquali, CEO of Telespazio (01:13) Slingshot Aerospace rolls out free space-traffic control service (01:37) Speedcast nets first Starlink reseller deal for enterprise and maritime (01:59) Artemis 1 la...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) Interview with Luigi Pasquali, CEO of Telespazio (00:48) White House requests proposals for regulating novel commercial space activities (01:19) KT SAT orders Koreasat 6A communications satellite from Thales (01:40) Court approves sale of Masten assets to Astrobotic (02:02) CAPSTO...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) CAPSTONE enters safe mode during trajectory correction maneuver (00:41) Sierra Space and U.S. military to explore using Dream Chaser for point-to-point cargo delivery (01:11) SciTec wins $272 million Space Force contract for data analytics software (01:37) U.S. to introduce U.N. r...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) FCC to set five-year deadline for deorbiting LEO satellites (00:40) SpaceX to launch five spare Iridium satellites (01:05) SciTec wins $272 million Space Force contract for data analytics software (01:31) U.S. to introduce U.N. resolution on ASAT testing ban (01:55) FAA and NTSB r...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) NASA selects Axiom Space to develop Artemis spacesuit (00:48) Ariane 5 launches Konnect VHTS satellite for Eutelsat (01:13) Beyond Gravity: Key supplier for constellations (01:50) SpaceX to launch five spare Iridium satellites (02:15) Private Chinese satellite internet firm Galaxy...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction (00:17) NASA to repair SLS liquid hydrogen leak on the pad (00:40) OneWeb takes $229 million charge for canceled Soyuz launches (01:07) South Korean lunar orbiter succeeds in critical trajectory correction maneuver (01:31) NASA selects Axiom Space to develop Artemis spacesuit (02:02) Aria...