The Gist: Space News

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) LISA Constellation Architecture and Laser Interferometry Advance Under Scientific Leadership of Kelly Holley-Bockelmann
(00:44) CesiumAstro Secures $730M Series D at $4.5B Valuation to Deploy Synchronicity Constellation
(01:19) NASA Scales Back Axiom Spacesuit Requirements to Protect 2028 Artemis Lunar Landing Timeline
(01:37) Ozone Hole Reaches Its 2026 Maximum
(02:25) NASA Announces $1 Million to Students for Moon Base Challenge
(03:07) NASA Awards Moon Base Transportation, Technology, Science Projects
(03:55) NASA Unveils Moon Base Awards at MAX POWER
(04:26) On this day in space! Nov. 8, 2005: Europe launches Venus Express, its first mission to Venus
(04:52) Scientists simulate an Earth without life to help hunt for aliens and inhabited worlds

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) SES Posts 4.2% Q3 Growth Driven by Defense Contracts and Books 53 Satellites Through 2030
(00:52) AST SpaceMobile Unveils Blacklift Rocket Under $1.3B Firefly Engine Agreement
(01:29) NASA Awards Moon Base Transportation, Technology, Science Projects
(01:45) NASA Seeks Next Generation of Explorers to Join Astronaut Corps
(02:36) NASA announces search for new astronauts
(03:29) On this day in space! Nov. 7, 1992: NASA launches Mars Global Surveyor, its 1st Mars mission in 20 years at the time, to map the Red Planet like never before
(03:52) Send your name to Saturn's moon Titan with NASA's upcoming Dragonfly mission
(04:30) 'I think we will prevail': NASA chief Jared Isaacman on Artemis, China and the new moon race (exclusive)

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) AST SpaceMobile unveils $1.3 billion engine deal with Firefly Aerospace to power new heavy-lift rocket
(00:37) Falcon 9 launches from California on classified mission for U.S. Space Force
(01:14) CesiumAstro Secures $730M Series D at $4.5B Valuation to Deploy Synchronicity Constellation
(01:55) Supercomputing Tech Demo Schedule
(02:34) Stoke Space evaluating expansion of Cape site for second Nova pad
(03:15) Starship Flight 15, a dual catch attempt, awaits FAA green light
(03:35) AST SpaceMobile To Build New Blacklift Rocket
(04:22) Op-ed: Why Did Russia Bother with X36?
(05:05) On this day in space! Nov. 6, 1572: A German astronomer discovers the Tycho supernova with the naked eye, but everyone thought the cosmic explosion was a 'new star'
(05:27) Giant exoplanet emerges from the dark when the James Webb Space Telescope turns out the starlight
(06:09) Hera probe gets 1st good look at asteroid system clobbered by NASA's DART mission | Space photo of the day for Nov. 6, 2026

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) Blue Origin reveals new kick stage, engines for its New Glenn rockets
(00:49) Spacewalkers complete five-year effort to upgrade space station power supply
(01:10) Pentagon Commits $150M OSC Loan to LeoLabs in $300M Radar Network Expansion
(01:28) Redwire Wins $20M DARPA Contract for Scaled SabreSat VLEO Precursor Flight
(02:03) NASA Awards $1.07B in Ka-Band Space Relay Contracts to Viasat, SES and Astranis
(02:36) SpaceX Selects Qualcomm to Supply Terrestrial Base Stations for Starlink Mobile Network
(03:17) Ubotica Demonstrates Autonomous Onboard Satellite Scheduling for Maritime Surveillance
(03:59) Midwestern City Lights
(04:24) NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students
(05:06) Hubble Learns Galactic History From Stars
(05:52) European Bodyguard Sats are Closer Thank You Think
(06:39) CesiumAstro Raises $730M, Reaches Valuation Above $4.5B
(07:44) Exclusive: Orbital Taps Orca Aerospace for Onboard Autonomy Software
(08:01) Why We Are Seeing a Growing Disconnect Between Public and Private Space Markets
(08:17) On this day in space! Nov. 5, 2002: NASA's Galileo spacecraft flies by Jupiter moon Amalthea only to find it's a 'pile of icy rubble less dense than water'
(08:53) You don't have to go to the moon to see Earth differently: Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover on what really matters
(09:06) Software squeezes more data out of Webb Telescope for imaging exoplanets

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) Globalstar Petitions FCC to Scrutinize Rocket Lab Supplier Conflict Over $8B Iridium Deal
(00:47) SES Completes Bidirectional Optical Link Demonstration with meoSphere Pathfinder 1
(01:30) Starfish Space Loses First Otter Servicing Satellite Following On-Orbit Bus Anomaly
(02:03) Russia Files ITU Plan for 374-Satellite Rassvet-4 Constellation Following Rassvet-3 Orbital Setbacks
(02:39) ThinKom and Space Systems Command Demonstrate GECKO Multi-Orbit Containerized SATCOM System
(03:17) Cyprus: Island of Snakes, Cats, and Ophiolites
(04:05) NASA Announces X-70 Experimental Aircraft to Advance Flight Research
(04:36) NASA Shares Plans to Accelerate Artemis, Return to Moon
(05:27) NASA Announces Ka-Band Satellite Relay Awards for Space Communications
(05:45) Trace Gas Orbiter discovers potential evidence of volcanic activity on Mars via atmospheric observations
(06:36) Redwire Wins $20M DARPA Contract for Second VLEO Demo
(07:23) Orbital Matter, EnduroSat Announce an In-Space Manufacturing Mission in 2028
(08:12) Starfish Loses Contact with Otter, Cutting SSPICY Short
(08:46) 2 astronauts will finish upgrading ISS solar arrays during spacewalk today: Watch it live
(09:20) Trump declares 'American space superiority for all eternity' in election night proclamation
(10:11) NASA's Swift space telescope crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt
(10:51) Uranium cubes reveal why the German nuclear project failed

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) Amazon Navigates Launch Delays with Under 400 Satellites in Orbit Ahead of Nov. 13 Vulcan Return
(00:56) Vantor Cuts Satellite Imagery Delivery Time to Seven Minutes in Ukrainian Field Demonstration
(01:28) SES Adds Finnair and Air Astana to Multi-Orbit In-Flight Connectivity Roster
(01:42) SpaceX Explores Boost Mobile Acquisition in Push to Build Hybrid Terrestrial-Satellite Network
(02:15) L3Harris Secures $36M Army SATCOM Order for Hawkeye 4 Lite Terminals Supporting C2NOW
(02:44) Astronaut and Earth
(03:11) TB 26-10 Printed Circuit Board Assembly Chip Resistor Body Cracking
(03:59) NASA Astronaut, STEM Creator Connect with Students for STEM Day
(04:17) What to Watch on Election Night
(05:01) Exclusive: Sceye Signs Deal to Fly HAPS Fleet for SoftBank
(05:45) NASA asks industry for ideas about saving Hubble Space Telescope
(06:00) Ancient star collisions could explain mysterious Little Red Dots and 'impossible' black holes
(06:43) Voting in space: NASA astronauts cast ballots from International Space Station
(07:26) Dimorphos in sight: Europe's Hera probe gets its 1st look at battered space rock (photo)
(08:00) Hubble Telescope sees cosmic 'cat's tail' that could wrap around Earth and the sun 500 times

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:23) Northwood Space Secures $375M Series C at $2B Valuation to Expand Shared Ground Station Network
(00:59) Space Force Awards Lockheed Martin $95M GPS IIIF Modification, Bringing Contract Face Value to $4.73B
(01:41) Space Force Faces Industry Criticism Over Slow Commercial Satellite Integration Pace
(02:11) Orbital Sentry Develops Persistent Geostationary Infrared Sensor for Real-Time Wildfire Detection
(02:48) TB 26-09 Measured Hammer-Tap Inputs
(03:23) Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to launch USSF missions, China to launch internet satellites
(03:43) Exclusive: Stellar Alpina Unveils Monarch Orbiter and Morpho Lunar Lander
(04:30) Hydrosat Unveils New High-Res MWIR Thermal Capability
(05:14) James Webb Space Telescope uncovers new clues about the origins of 'interstellar invader' comet 3I/ATLAS
(05:31) On this day in space! Nov. 2, 2000: Expedition 1 Arrives at the International Space Station
(06:10) A rainbow of ancient rocks on Mars | Space photo of the day for Nov. 2, 2026
(06:50) What is Starshield? A look at SpaceX's military satellite network

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) Northwood Space Raises $375M Series C at $2B Valuation
(01:03) 'The Sea God Surveys': Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese Earth-observing satellite today
(01:37) On this day in space! Nov. 1, 1962: The Soviet Union Launches Mars 1 spacecraft to Red Planet during the Space Race
(02:04) NASA's Swift space telescope is about to crash to Earth. Where will it fall?

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) Telesat Delays Lightspeed Constellation Service to Mid-2028 Following Pathfinder Software Delays
(00:42) FCC Proposes 25 MHz Mid-Band Spectrum Auction with Dual 5G and Direct-to-Device Allocations
(01:19) Xona Is in Orbit. Its CEO Says U.S. GPS Backup Leans on China.
(01:54) Isaacman outlines Artemis III multi-launch checkout sequence and Blue Origin priority
(02:12) On this day in space! Oct. 31, 2015: Creepy skull-shaped Halloween asteroid flies by Earth, NASA names it the 'Great Pumpkin'
(02:43) Betelgeuse is haunted by a cosmic poltergeist tormenting the doomed star's atmosphere
(03:23) An aquanaut comes home: Returning to Earth from an undersea 'space station'

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:24) SpaceX closes out October with Halloween eve Falcon 9 launch, 700th Falcon 9 launch to date
(01:13) Turkey aims for first Moon-orbiting mission in 2027
(01:43) NASA Releases MAX POWER Key Events for Media, Participants
(02:26) NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope
(03:12) SpaceX Completes Three Static Fires in Three Days for Flight 15
(03:31) Telesat Stays Quiet on C$2.4B GEO Debt Due in December
(03:56) Happy Halloween! SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California
(04:26) An aquanaut comes home: Returning to Earth from an undersea 'space station'
(05:15) India launches next-gen navigation satellite to orbit (video)
(05:45) The rocket scientist who summoned demons: The true horror story of Jack Parsons
(06:36) On this day in space! Oct. 30, 1964: NASA's weird Lunar Landing Research Vehicle takes 1st test flight to help Apollo astronauts land on the moon
(07:14) Rare meteorite from Mars gives us a view into its ancient crust
(07:53) Rocket Report: Winter is coming for Themis; Cowboy Space adds iron to the fire