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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:23) Artemis 2 swings around the moon
(00:58) Moog Highlights Growing Satellite Bus Capabilities with Full‑Scale METEOR Reveal at Space Symposium
(01:36) FOSSA targets Japan’s defense market as larger smallsats expand capabilities
(02:07) The moon base has a hardware plan. It needs a software strategy, too.
(02:40) Seagate Space Signs MOU with Firefly Aerospace to Collaborate on Offshore Launch Infrastructure for Alpha
(03:22) Azercosmos and Viasat Sign Partnership Agreement for In-Flight Connectivity
(03:57) Satellite Deployers to be Used on JAXA Small Satellite Mission by Exolaunch
(04:40) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Dr. Ane Aanesland, ThrustMe
(05:19) Russia Replaces Starlink With European-Built Satellites
(05:55) Redwire’s ESA Quantum Satellite Deal Expands European Defense Growth Story
(06:27) Drought Parches Florida
(07:02) NASA’s Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight
(07:52) NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission Overview
(08:19) Night Sky Network Celebrates Artemis II
(08:51) Artemis II breaks record, conducts lunar flyby
(09:37) Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to loft Cygnus to ISS, Minotaur IV to launch from California
(10:06) The State of Satcom 2026
(10:57) Artemis II Supplier Series: Orion’s Windows
(11:36) Moon milestones: A rundown of Artemis 2's many spaceflight firsts
(12:25) 'This is really big stuff.' Trump hails NASA Artemis 2 astronauts after historic moon flyby feat
(13:15) Moon music: Here's a Spotify playlist of the Artemis 2 crew's wakeup songs
(13:52) Moon memorial: Artemis 2 astronauts name lunar 'bright spot' after mission commander's late wife
(14:41) Astronauts set distance record, revealing the Moon as a place to be explored
(15:19) Trump's next budget once again calls for massive cuts to science