The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6 to take flight in December – SatNews (00:50) Satnews Publishers Wishes Everyone a Happy Thanksgiving – SatNews (01:13) Viasat completes network control station installations for Spanish MoD – SatNews (01:42) FCC proposes upper C-Band rules for 2027 au...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) ST Engineering to support UAE’s space ambitions with SAR satellite – SatNews (00:50) Starlab, developer of commercial space stations, secures strategic investment – SatNews (01:22) Falcon 9 launches Starlink smallsat Group 6-79 early Saturday from the Cape – SatNews (01:51) The O...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) ESA appoints Amphinicy Technologies as ONEST’s prime contractor to create a modular optical ground station network testbed – SatNews (00:59) Space-backed pilot program to ID how 24/7 connectivity can improve social care in the UK – SatNews (01:38) 25 Years of Scientific Discovery...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Rocket Lab launches BlackSky Gen-3 beating the annual launch record with 2 launches in 2 days from 2 hemispheres – SatNews (01:20) ESA’s Smile approved for launch in the spring of 2026 – SatNews (01:45) Falcon 9 launches Starlink smallsats Group 6-78 on Thursday from the Cape – S...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Isar Aerospace signs launch agreement with SEOPS for dedicated mission – SatNews (00:56) Spire Global ships 9 satellites to launch site – SatNews (01:24) Starlink’s smallsat Group 6-78 scheduled for Thursday launch with clear skies from the Cape – SatNews (01:55) Ursa Major raise...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Rocket Lab’s successful launch of HASTE Mission for Defense Innovation Unit, Missile Defense Agency – SatNews (01:01) Portal unveils Starburst and announces Starburst-1 mission – SatNews (01:27) INNOSPACE signs MoU with UAE’s Madari Space for Space Data Center development – SatNe...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Rocket Lab to launch HASTE secret government mission on Tuesday from Wallops – SatNews (00:53) Hughes doesn’t have funding to cover the next 12 months activity – SatNews (01:24) SKYTRAC + Airbus Helicopters announce real-time Helionix alerting solution – SatNews (01:58) Novaspace...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) NASA’s twin Sentinel-6B mission launches on Falcon 9 from California – SatNews (00:52) Project Kuiper is now known as Amazon LEO – SatNews (01:25) Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser® spaceplane completes critical pre-flight milestones – SatNews (01:55) Poland is ready to launch its firs...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) ULA’s Atlas V rocket launches ViaSat-3 Flight 2 mission for Viasat after numerous delays – SatNews (00:59) Multiple successes as Blue Origin launches New Glenn’s orbital launch vehicle with NASA’s EscaPADE to Mars + and landed the reusable large booster – SatNews (01:36) SSC cont...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) UPDATE: Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn mission to carry EscaPADE to Mars due to extreme solar storms now on for Thursday – SatNews (01:06) NASA ready with dual mission from Andøya Space – SatNews (01:35) Star Catcher + Intuitive Machines demo power beaming for extended Lunar surfac...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) ESA selects Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build spacecraft for the ESA-EC “IOD/IOV” program – SatNews (00:58) Blue Origin’s New Glenn to carry EscaPADE the first multi-spacecraft orbital science mission to Mars on Wednesday – SatNews (01:21) Space Ocean + Enduralock sign LOI to stand...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) INNOSPACE begins payload integration for ‘HANBIT-Nano’ prior to the firm’s 1st commercial launch – SatNews (00:59) Agile’s test stands supporting Firefly’s lunar program – SatNews (01:24) Ergen returns as CEO at EchoStar + strikes $17B spectrum deal with SpaceX – SatNews (01:55)...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Ergen returns as CEO at EchoStar + strikes $17B spectrum deal with SpaceX – SatNews (00:55) Spacex launches Starlink smallsats Group 10-51 early on Sunday from the Cape – SatNews (01:19) Veterans Day, Lest We Forget… – SatNews (01:44) Impulse Space’s LEO Express 3 mission updates...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) INNOSPACE to launch HANBIT-Nano SPACEWARD mission on November 22 including 5 smallsats – SatNews (01:09) UPDATE 2: Scrubbed again, Thursday is a no-go for ULA’s launch of ViaSat-3 F2 – SatNews (01:35) Veterans Day, Lest We Forget… – SatNews (02:02) Falcon 9 launches Starlink Grou...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Rocket Lab launches “The Nation God Navigates” to join SAR constellation for Japn – SatNews (01:20) Three Chinese astronauts stranded at the Chinese space station as the return capsule hit by debris – SatNews (01:49) UPDATE: Scrubbed for ULA’s launch of ViaSat-3 F2 mission due to...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Sentinel-1D climbs to orbit via an Ariane 6 – SatNews (00:56) Reflex Aerospace secures record €50 million Series A – SatNews (01:30) Silicon Sensing test program proves IMU performance in space conditions – SatNews (02:02) A universe of collaboration: IAC 2025 marks a new era in...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Sentinel-1D + Ariane 6 ready for liftoff – SatNews (00:46) UPDATE: ULA’s Launch Readiness is GO! for Wednesday ViaSat-3 Flight 2 one of the most powerful commercial communication satellites – SatNews (01:22) Rocket Lab ready to launch Japan’s “The Nation God Navigates” satellite...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) ViaSat-3 F2 satellite confirmed for launch on November 5th, 2025 – SatNews (00:59) Success as India launches its heaviest communication satellite, the CMS-03 on Sunday – SatNews (01:41) SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches Bandwagon-4 on Saturday from the Cape – SatNews (02:15) Soon 100 Po...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) SpaceX moves Starlink Group 11-23 smallsats launch to Friday from California – SatNews (00:57) Send your Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards Nominations to MSUA before December 31st – SatNews (01:18) Intuitive Machines secures $8.2 million AFRL contract extension – SatNews (01:51)...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) WISeKey affiliate WISeSat. Space teams with INNOSPACE for post-quantum satellite launches – SatNews (00:58) Pramatra Space + Infostellar sign strategic MoU for QKD ground station services – SatNews (01:22) UARX’s OSSIE Spacecraft to fly Dawn Aerospace’s docking port – SatNews (01...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Hubble Network raises $70 million Series B to scale global Bluetooth®-to-Satellite connectivity + presenting at Silicon Valley Space Week – SatNews (01:02) Germany’s army to purchase 40 satellites worth €3 billion – SatNews (01:34) Starlink starts India tests – SatNews (01:58) Sp...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Falcon 9 launches 28 smallsats as Starlink Group 11-21 soars on Monday from sunny California – SatNews (00:58) G ready for Friday launch with three astronauts in Shenzhou 21 capsule – SatNews (01:25) WTA announces Provisional Certification of Saudi Net Link’s Khobar HUB Teleport...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) SpaceX set for launches Monday, Wednesday and Thursday – SatNews (01:00) ALL.SPACE awarded €950,000 by ESA’s NAVISP Program to develop GNSS independent PNT – SatNews (01:36) Falcon 9 launches 28 Starlink smallsats Group 10-21 on Sunday from the Cape – SatNews (02:04) India’s LVM3...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) Falcon 9 launches SpainSat NG II from the Cape on Thursday to secure military communications – SatNews (00:59) Arianespace plans November 4 launch of Copernicus Sentinel-1D, why two satellites are better than one – SatNews (01:34) Airbus, Leonardo and Thales sign MoU to create a...

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:25) ULA’s Atlas V plans ViaSat-3 F2 launch November 3 doubling the bandwidth of Viasat’s entire fleet – SatNews (00:57) UPDATE: Wednesday Starlink smallsats Group 11-5 launched, Thursday for SpainSat NGII + Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Starlink launches from both coasts – Sat...