The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) India’s private space industry sector finds indirect growth triggers in Union Budget 2026-27 – SatNews (00:56) Blue Origin to Validate First Booster Reuse on New Glenn-3 Mission for AST SpaceMobile – SatNews (01:25) The Radio Regulations Treaty: Setting the Rules for Internationa...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:26) Preparing for Artemis II: Training for a Mission Around the Moon (00:58) NASA’s Perseverance Rover Completes First AI-Planned Drive on Mars (01:26) Hubble Sees Galaxy with Dark Rings in New Light (01:59) FAA advances approval for up to 44 Starship launches from 39A (02:20) PLD Sp...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Midnight and Spacecoin Partner to Secure Global Communications via Decentralized Satellite Network – SatNews (00:52) The Fractal Lab – SatNews (01:18) U.S. Space Command to Integrate Commercial Firms into Classified Nuclear Threat Wargames – SatNews (01:50) York Space Systems Rai...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Clearing the Queue: FCC’s Schedule A Firewall and the End of Anonymous Capital – SatNews (00:56) Terran Orbital to Provide Nebula Platform for Mitsubishi Electric QKD Mission – SatNews (01:38) U.S. Space Command Urges Pentagon Pivot to Sustained On-Orbit Logistics and Maneuver –...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) INPE Awards SpaceLaunch Contract for Amazonia-1B Mission on Vega-C – SatNews (01:02) Space Force Accelerates Commercial Reserve Fleet Integration for 2026 Operations – SatNews (01:40) Anywaves and EmTroniX Merge to Form Integrated Space RF and Payload Subsystem Group – SatNews (0...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) KSAT Launches Integrated Vake Platform to Monitor Dark Vessels via Multi-Sensor Fusion – SatNews (00:55) Kratos Expands Hypersonic Infrastructure as VisionWave Unveils Space-Based Counter-UAS Architecture – SatNews (01:28) Efficient Probabilistic Framework Accelerates Satellite T...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Force and Pressure: The Interplay of Newtonian Mechanics and Pascal’s Law in Modern Rocketry – SatNews (00:58) Legislative Deadlines and High-Level Industry Summits Dominate Space Policy Outlook – SatNews (01:32) China Finalizes First Offshore Recovery Platform for Reusable Liqui...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) The 200,000-Satellite Filing: When Commercial Loopholes Become State Weapons – SatNews (00:54) Orestone Mining Initiates Phase I Exploration at Francisca Gold Project in Argentina – SatNews (01:31) Ericsson Reports Strong 2025 Fiscal Results Driven by 5G Core and Cloud Growth – S...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) The Architecture We Inherited: Artemis, Commercial Space, and the Long Shadow of 2010 – SatNews (00:54) Rocket Lab Hiring Trends for January 2026 Signal Acceleration in Neutron Production and Space Systems – SatNews (01:31) U.S. Space Force Field Commands Prepare Upcoming GPS III...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) AST SpaceMobile Submits Formal Comments to FCC Space Modernization NPRM – SatNews (01:00) France Commissions Loft Orbital to Develop First Sovereign SAR Satellite – SatNews (01:29) Blue Origin Announces Multi-Orbit TeraWave Megaconstellation for Enterprise and Government Markets...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) FY26 Defense Bill: Congress Unlocks Billions for ‘Golden Dome’ and Restores SDA Tranche 3 – SatNews (00:59) Auria Acquires RKF and Kythera to Unify Space Force C3 & Spectrum Ops – SatNews (01:29) Comtech Nets $5M Follow-On Order for Lunar Exploration Components – SatNews (02:02)...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Leonardo Expands U.S. Footprint with Acquisition of Enterprise Electronics Corporation – SatNews (00:59) Google Addresses Orbital Debris Risks for Project Suncatcher AI Constellation – SatNews (01:30) ICEYE Expands Space-Based Intelligence Cooperation with Ukraine’s Ministry of D...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) CesiumAstro Secures $200M to Expand Texas-Based Manufacturing Infrastructure – SatNews (01:05) Lockheed Martin and GE Aerospace Complete Successful Hypersonic RDR Engine Demonstration – SatNews (01:40) SatNews Publishers to Observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 19...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) MDA Adds 340 Vendors to $151 Billion SHIELD Enterprise in Third Major Tranche – SatNews (00:59) Permission to Shout: The Risks Inside the New SpaceX License – SatNews (01:27) The Orbital Pivot: Reconciling Scientific Discovery with the Trillion-Dollar Space Economy – SatNews (01:...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Sat-Lite Technologies Scales Executive Leadership Amid Multi-Orbit Market Expansion – SatNews (00:55) SpaceX Activates Free Starlink Service in Iran Amid National Internet Blackout – SatNews (01:28) China Opens 2026 Launch Manifest with Retrograde Yaogan and Guowang Deployments –...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SmallSat Europe 2026 Issues Final Call for Papers Amid Pivot to Defense and Sovereignty – SatNews (01:01) Department of Defense to Take $1 Billion Equity Stake in L3Harris Missile Solutions – SatNews (01:33) Department of Defense Adopts SpaceX Iteration Model to Accelerate Defens...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SpaceX ‘Twilight’ Mission Deploys 22 Exolaunch Payloads, Including Kepler and HawkEye 360 Assets – SatNews (00:55) WTA Releases Top Teleport Operator Rankings for 2025 – SatNews (01:26) Thermal Equilibrium: The Dual Role of Isotherms in Satellite Operations and Design – SatNews (...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) FCC Authorizes Deployment of Second-Generation Starlink Constellation – SatNews (00:56) GomSpace Secures €2.9 Million Contract for North American Lunar Mission – SatNews (01:27) KSF Space Commercializes Additive-Manufactured PA11 CubeSat Structures – SatNews (02:03) Back down to...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) The Great Orbital Trench War: Sovereignty vs. The Starlink Surge – SatNews (00:53) Keysight and Samsung Validate 3GPP Release 19 NR-NTN with S-Band Connectivity Milestone – SatNews (01:25) Kratos Signals Support for Defense Policy Shift Toward Industrial Reinvestment – SatNews (0...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Global Konet Secures AS 9100D Certification for Aerospace Phased Array Systems – SatNews (00:58) White House Declares Military Force “An Option” in Strategic Bid for Greenland – SatNews (01:28) SpaceX and ISRO Coordinate Concurrent Rideshare and Constellation Launch Schedules – S...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SDA Solicits Industry Input for Tranche 3 Ground Entry Point Expansion – SatNews (01:04) Space Systems Command Issues RFI for Commercial Environmental Monitoring Data – SatNews (01:42) The Rise of a Virtual Prime: AEI’s Quiet Aerospace Revolution – SatNews (02:25) Blue Moon MK1:...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Space Sector Transitions to Critical Global Infrastructure Status Amid $1 Trillion Proliferation – SatNews (01:00) Orbital Tolls? Industry Braces for the Commercialization of Space Safety Data – SatNews (01:33) UK Space Agency Seeks Satellite Direct-to-Device Solutions for Delaye...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Indra confirms ‘external impact’ on Spainsat NG-II; contingency plans activated – SatNews (00:56) L3Harris Nears $500 Million Stake Sale of Space Propulsion Assets to AE Industrial Partners – SatNews (01:38) Indra Group Activates Contingency Plans Following SpainSat NG II Orbital...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Beijing Warns UN of ‘Safety and Security’ Risks from Starlink Expansion – SatNews (00:58) Türkiye Initiates Construction of Equatorial Spaceport in Somalia – SatNews (01:26) When AWS Grew Wings: The “Boring” Genius of Amazon Leo – SatNews (01:57) NASA Identifies 26 Resilient Bact...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Starlink initiates orbital lowering of 4,400 satellites to mitigate debris risks – SatNews (00:59) NASA to Outline Future Flagship Mission Timelines at 247th AAS Meeting – SatNews (01:32) AT&T, AST SpaceMobile Advance Satellite-to-Cell Expansion Following BlueBird 6 Deployment –...