The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Space Force weighs launch alternatives as Vulcan faces potential months-long grounding (01:15) Office of Space Commerce releases mission authorization proposal (02:03) Terran Orbital Introduces New Star Tracker Product Line at SATSHOW 2026 (02:39) Telesat eyes defense role with l...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Geopolitical shifts bring opportunities and headaches for satellite execs (00:58) Moog taps Redwire to provide solar arrays for Meteor (01:32) OrbitsIQ Global Announces Breakthrough in Space-Based IoT Connectivity (02:10) From missions to systems: The architecture enabling a sust...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Space Force adds cyber units to guard rocket launches (01:14) Amazon Leo targets faster deployment cadence as deadline pressure mounts (02:09) Parsons unveils new satellite antenna aimed at military market (02:59) Sovereign demand and institutional capital reshape space economy (...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Lunar lander developers say they are ready to meet anticipated increased NASA demand (00:57) Swissto12 to build small optical relay GEO satellite for Space Compass (01:32) SpaceX offers details on orbital data center satellites (02:28) SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Fa...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Some European Launcher Challenge funding remains in limbo (01:13) Artemis 2 returns to the pad for April launch attempt (01:41) China satellite investment soars as SpaceX sparks race for space (02:05) Pentagon Report: Space Force ATLAS Program Falls Short of Decommissioning Targe...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Officina Stellare wins $2 million contract for lasercom ground station in Spain (01:07) Rocket Lab launches eighth Synspective radar imaging satellite (02:03) Another GPS launch shifts from ULA to SpaceX as Vulcan investigation continues (02:50) OHB Sweden wins €248 million contr...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Blue Origin joins the orbital data center race (00:54) Register now: The energy imperative driving the push toward orbital data centers (01:43) Kratos wins $446 million Space Force contract for missile-tracking ground systems (02:33) Eileen Collins on what it takes to become Spac...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights (01:13) Space Command classified wargame to include 25 commercial players (01:57) TransAstra aims to move 100-ton asteroid to stable orbit for processing (02:29) Solar array deal sheds more light on South Kore...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios (01:07) Telesat pivots Lightspeed toward defense as delays push global service to 2028 (01:46) Office of Space Commerce weighing options for TraCSS user fees (02:44) Space boom strains supply chain, industry repor...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Nvidia unveils AI computing module for space-based data centers (00:43) Kayrros sale signals rising demand for satellite intelligence amid Hormuz crisis (01:19) Melagen Labs and Satlyt Announce Joint ISS Mission to Demonstrate Radiation-Resilient In-Orbit Computing and Next-Gen S...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Starcloud files plans for 88,000-satellite constellation (00:39) OSTP taking on space policy coordination work in place of National Space Council (01:23) Strait of Hormuz crisis drives demand for commercial geospatial intelligence (01:46) Raytheon contract for protected satellite...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) NASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one-on-one interview (01:07) Air Force Triples AEHF Terminal Contract Ceiling to Nearly $3 Billion (01:47) A state of matter last seen just after the Big Bang may exist inside neutron stars — and scientists think they c...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) iMetalX emerges from stealth with technology to model resident space objects (01:07) Astroscale selects Isar Aerospace to launch ELSA-M mission (01:55) China is developing low-cost lunar cargo options for its expanding moon program (02:40) Ukraine will host first test for Leonard...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission moves into spacecraft construction phase (01:03) Voyager opens defense and space tech hub in Long Beach (01:20) Another Earth raises $4 million to boost AI training with synthetic satellite data (01:55) The new wave of industry coming...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Firefly Alpha returns to flight (01:11) The Post-Capacity Era of Satellite Connectivity (01:49) Enpulsion raises $26 million (02:41) Report criticizes delays in Artemis lunar lander development (03:28) Missile strike hits SES teleport in Israel (04:14) Missile Strike Targets Stra...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Anduril to acquire space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions (00:40) Starlab Space fully books commercial payload space on planned space station (01:35) Viasat wins $14 million contract to provide in-flight satcom for Navy executive aircraft (02:22) Suspended NOAA satellite chief...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum & Executive Space Training – March 25 & 26 (00:58) SSTL to build spacecraft for private space telescope (01:45) Missile detection satellites designed by BAE Systems pass early review (02:32) GNSS resilience is an economic and security priority (03:1...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Terran Orbital Names Kwon Park Senior Director of Manufacturing Operations to Lead Production Scaling (00:37) General Galactic to Demonstrate Water-Powered “Genesis” Propulsion on 2026 Trinity Mission (01:12) a.i. solutions Partners with USGS to Integrate AI into Landsat Flight O...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) RFA plans first launch this summer (01:08) Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload (01:26) SpaceX scrubs Saturday Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB, targeting Sunday (02:12) Baikonur Launch Pad restored, clearing...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) NASA selects Centaur for new SLS upper stage (01:14) Eutelsat completes $5.8 billion refinancing plan (01:54) Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes New Members (02:30) Hyperscalers are coming to an orbit near you. Power will decide the winners. (02:59) Rocket Lab launches sa...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new economic blueprint (00:58) Poland-based Liftero will provide chemical propulsion for Indian firm OrbitAID’s in-orbit servicing mission (01:38) NASA deputy administrator nominee sails thr...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Third Kairos launch fails (01:09) Senate committee advances NASA authorization bill that changes Artemis and extends ISS (01:47) Telus invests in AST SpaceMobile to expand D2D coverage in Canada (02:42) Space Force presses case for more personnel and training (03:28) Mutable Tact...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) PLD Space raises $209 million to shift into serial rocket production (01:02) House Science Committee leaders criticize FCC rulemaking on space safety (01:57) Space Force modernization push runs into acquisition workforce shortfall (02:15) When space is hot, Washington holds a mat...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Deutsche Telekom aims to bring Starlink Mobile V2 to Europe in 2028 (00:53) Kelli Kedis Ogborn Joining Commercial Space Federation as Strategic Advisor for Global Markets and Industry Engagement (01:27) Stargazing into the future of SSA (02:09) Pentagon details cyber, space ‘firs...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Open Cosmos unveils vision for imagery-linked sovereign satellite connectivity (00:57) ESA announces 100 million euro satellite-mobile convergence initiative (01:58) NASA outlines objectives for Mars communications orbiter (02:32) Space Force opens secretive space tracking to com...