In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) Vantor wins $5.3 million NGA contract to spot terrain changes using commercial satellite data
(00:52) House committee advances NASA authorization bill
(01:14) Viridian inks cooperative agreement with Air Force Research Laboratory
(01:37) FireSat adds orbit-visualization software to help firefighters plan around satellite passes
(01:55) Space telescopes at light speed
(02:28) Silicon as strategy: the hidden battleground of the new space race
(02:59) Senate committee delays consideration of bill to streamline FCC satellite licensing
(03:24) AT&T and Amazon Forge a Giant in the Skies: The Multi-Layered Strategy Behind the Kuiper-Cloud Pact
(04:16) Russia ‘intercepts Europe’s key satellites’ placing NATO satellite at risk
(04:44) Muon Space ramps up multi-mission satellite constellations
(05:15) OHB Hellas’ Versal Orbital HPC hardware collaboration with Parsimoni’s Satellite App Store,
(05:33) The Next Phase of Pentagon Reform: Achieving Strategic Dominance in Space
(06:18) ExLabs Selects Adds CUS-GNC SpacePilot Autonomy Software Heading to Asteroid Apophis
(07:03) Milano Cortina 2026
(07:33) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4788-4797: Welcome Back from Conjunction
(08:16) NASA, University of Texas Expand Research and Workforce Development
(08:44) Station Nation: Erin Edwards, Deputy Branch Chief for Crew Operations and Capsule Communicator
(09:18) TB 26-01 Evaluation of Adhesive and Solvent Alternatives for Polymeric Bonding Applications
(09:47) ARMD Research Solicitations (Updated Feb. 4)
(10:22) NASA Armstrong Contributions Propel Artemis, Deep Space Innovation
(10:43) Northrop Grumman tests second solid motor developed under 2025 SMART program
(11:18) Artemis II: WDR resolutions in work ahead of March target
(11:38) Vantor Wins $5.3M Luno B Contract From NGA
(12:00) Viasat’s HaloNet: Building the Bridge to a More Connected Orbit
(12:22) Exclusive: Viridian Space Signs CRADA Agreement with US Air Force
(13:10) York Drops Protest of Apex’s SBIR Award
(13:37) Did astronomers see a black hole explode? An 'impossible' particle that hit Earth in 2023 may tell us
(14:09) It's time to think about human reproduction in space, scientists urge
(14:40) Watch dead neutron stars smash together in new NASA supercomputer simulation
(15:08) Star Trek needs to go back to 20+ episode seasons — and there's never been a better time
(15:34) Photographer captures rare aurora over Brazil during intense geomagnetic storm (photo)
(15:52) Astronomers relieved as industrial plant threatening Earth's darkest sky gets cancelled
(16:27) A monstrous sunspot 15 Earth's wide is currently facing Earth: Here's how to see it for yourself