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The Gist is a space news aggregation podcast that gives you the top space-related stories of the day with an emphasis of space technologies, current launches, small satellites, etc. Generally,... more
FAQs about The Gist: Space News:How many episodes does The Gist: Space News have?The podcast currently has 1,103 episodes available.
May 19, 2026Space News for Tuesday, May 19, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Anderson confirmed as NASA deputy administrator(01:05) European imaging companies step in to fill warzone gap(01:46) The Stratospheric Toll of the Megaconstellation Era(02:22) Cowboy Raises $275M and Files for 20,000 Orbital Data Centers, Forcing the ODC Thesis Into View(02:57) NASA Outlines Preliminary Artemis III Low Earth Orbit Test Flight Profile(03:13) Ubotica and NOVI Space Form Strategic Partnership for Real-Time Onboard Space AI(03:31) Teleste and Polystar Partner to Launch AI Automation for Next Generation Cable Infrastructure(04:10) Farming in Ancient Lake Agassiz(04:26) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4893-4899: Drilling at Campo Marte and a Visit From the Psyche Spacecraft(05:09) Johnson Photographers Honored for Award-Winning Portraits(05:34) NASA Selects Next Class of Space Health Postdoctoral Fellows(06:18) Super Heavy Block 3 the Booster of the Future(06:43) Astrolab Unveils Payloads Flying on FLIP Lunar Mission(07:14) Potomac Database Systems Unveils Plans to Amass Lunar Data(07:57) U-Space Selects Skynopy to Support Multiple Missions(08:18) Scientists found stardust trapped in Antarctic ice. What could it tell us about our solar system?(08:37) Vega C rocket launches European-Chinese space weather satellite to orbit(08:56) This amazing NASA video shows the exact moment the Artemis 2 Orion capsule broke free of its service module, and we can't stop watching it(09:40) SpaceX Starship Flight 12 launch updates: 1st-ever Starship V3 test gets new launch date...more11minPlay
May 18, 2026Space News for Monday, May 18, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Zenk Space raises $26 million, targets June debut launch(01:08) NASA and Eta Space Finalize Integration for LOXSAT Cryogenic Fuel Demonstration(01:43) Kymeta Flat Panel Antennas Integrated into Red Cat Variant 7 USV for Resilient Military Satcom(02:24) Do Satellite Providers Have a Say in Ground-Level Restrictions(02:41) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Moritz Novak, GATE Space(03:10) Artemis III deep into processing and planning for key HLS test(03:55) Watch NASA's new Mars helicopter rotor break the speed of sound (video)(04:28) SpaceX Dragon capsule delivers science and supplies to space station(04:39) Watch an asteroid the size of a blue whale hurtle towards Earth live online TODAY(05:17) Giant radio telescope sees Artemis 2 astronauts on Orion flying around the moon. 'There are 4 people in those pixels.'...more7minPlay
May 17, 2026Space News for Sunday, May 17, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) NASA releases final RFP for Mars communications orbiter(00:48) York Space defends growth strategy as SDA programs are reshaped(01:39) Space Force awards Northrop Grumman $398 million satellite contract(01:58) The end of GEO?(02:37) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Moritz Novak, GATE Space(03:08) Apple Prepares for Pivot at WWDC 2026 Milestone(03:40) NASA's Psyche spacecraft is flying to a metal asteroid. So, why did it just visit Mars?(03:55) Astronomers find interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hiding in images taken before its official discovery...more5minPlay
May 16, 2026Space News for Saturday, May 16, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) SpaceX launches CRS-34 cargo mission to ISS(00:46) Starlink Mobile challengers back proposed telco-led D2D joint venture(01:26) Virgin Galactic reaffirms plans to begin commercial service this year(02:12) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Moritz Novak, GATE Space(02:34) Curiosity Shakes Loose a Pesky Rock(03:07) Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition(03:34) Intuitive Machines Bets on Lunar Comms with Goonhilly Buy(04:20) Iridium Boosts Air Safety Offering With Aireon Acquisition(05:10) Mars orbiter captures striking images of 'chaos and craters' carved by ancient floods(05:54) Auroras over Australia look like sci-fi from space | Space photo of the day for May 15, 2026(06:34) James Webb Space Telescope maps our universe's largest structure in unprecedented detail(07:13) We still can't see dark matter. But what if we can hear it?(08:02) Solar power production undercut by coal pollution(08:41) Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO(09:22) Casimir force co-opted to generate free energy, midichlorians not included(09:55) Rocket Report: Cowboy up for data centers in LEO; Russia's new ICBM actually works...more11minPlay
May 15, 2026Space News for Friday, May 15, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Chinese satellite maker MinoSpace seeks $736 million in IPO(01:13) Cowboy files plans for up to 20,000 orbital data centers(02:02) Golden Dome chief pushes back on $1.2 trillion CBO estimate(02:18) Iridium to take over Aireon to expand aviation safety business(03:02) ULA confirms successful solid rocket booster test as Vulcan anomaly investigation continues(03:33) Exotrail Confirms Successful Deployment of NASA-Funded AEPEX CubeSat via Spacevan 002(04:18) SpaceX Debuts Starship V3: Redefining Heavy-Lift Launch Capability(04:55) Intuitive Machines to Acquire Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT to Scale Deep Space Network(05:33) Energy Efficient E-Paper Displays Redefine Professional Digital Signage(06:05) Global Space Economy Reaches 429 Billion Dollars as Commercial Satellite Sector Dominates(06:27) Picturing Earth in a New Light(07:08) NASA Draws on Industry for Mars Telecommunications Network(07:51) NASA, Industry Prepare Cryogenic Fuel Technology Demo(08:35) Fresh Food Delivery for Space Station(09:13) Rocket Lab signs new launch contracts and acquires robotics company during Q1 2026(10:19) Meet Blacknight Space Labs In-Orbit Infrastructure Accelerator(11:00) NASA Lays Out Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plan(11:38) No, this isn't a solar eclipse. It's an image of Mars, captured by NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche probe(12:17) NASA's Perseverance rover is positively glowing in its new selfie on Mars(12:43) Earth photobombs a satellite deploying its giant reflector | Space photo of the day for May 14, 2026(13:26) The world's biggest rocket: How SpaceX's new Starship 'V3' differs from its predecessors...more15minPlay
May 14, 2026Space News for Thursday, May 14, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) House appropriators approve spending bill that keeps NASA budget flat(00:37) Why Earth observation data is getting stuck in orbit(01:15) Landspace launches improved Zhuque-2E, Long March 6A lofts new Qianfan satellite group(01:30) Ice Moves Out of Aniak...more3minPlay
May 14, 2026Space News for Wednesday, May 13, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) SES joins Eutelsat in canceling GEO expansion satellites(00:52) SpaceX sets date for first Starship version 3 launch(01:32) SpaceX targets May 19 for debut of Starship Version 3, Launch Pad 2(01:46) For a second time, poor weather scrubs Cargo Dragon mission launch to the space station(02:26) SpinLaunch Partners with Aalyria for Meridian Constellation Network Orchestration(03:07) Gilat Wins Big Military Contracts, Expands India Footprint(03:41) Gen Z Influence on AI-Driven Audio Market(04:15) iDirect Government Launches 450 Rackmount Software-Defined Modem for Multi-Orbit Defense(04:43) Rise Goes to Washington(05:18) NASA Outlines Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plans(05:56) Studying Pneumonia in Space for Heart Health on Earth(06:40) Exclusive: LEAP Launches its First Rocket(07:25) CBO Puts $1.2T Price Tag on Golden Dome(08:07) Exobiosphere, Voyager Partner on ISS Mission(08:22) Star Catcher Closes $65M Series A(08:55) Will Starship launch from foreign shores? SpaceX 'constantly exploring' options for megarocket liftoff sites(09:47) What flings mysteriously powerful particles called 'cosmic rays' at Earth?(10:29) Blue Origin's lunar lander mockup is ready for NASA Artemis astronaut training(10:54) Lasers shine a new light on the space junk air pollution problem(11:27) The Whirlpool Galaxy comes alive | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2026(11:49) The physics of how Olympic weightlifters exploit barbell's "whip"(12:27) Gravitational lens shows a galaxy just 800 million years post-Big Bang(13:09) Once again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever built...more14minPlay
May 11, 2026Space News for Monday, May 11, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:20) ESA and JAXA finalize agreement on Apophis asteroid mission(01:09) Globalstar Reports 17 Percent Revenue Growth in Q1 Amid Pending Amazon Merger(01:37) Katalyst Space Technologies Completes Environmental Testing for Swift Mission(02:15) UAE Space Agency Drives Public-Private Collaboration at MIITE 2026(02:44) Does Dante's Inferno from the 14th century depict an asteroid impact?...more4minPlay
May 10, 2026Space News for Sunday, May 10, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:20) MDA Space continues work on Gateway robotic arm(00:36) Viasat wins $307 million Marine Corps satellite communications contract(01:14) Muon Space Scales Workforce Following Transition to Constellation-Scale Manufacturing(01:53) US Air Force Taps L3Harris to Bolster ABMS Digital Infrastructure(02:19) NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft are very low on power after nearly 50 years. How long can they keep going?...more4minPlay
May 09, 2026Space News for Saturday, May 09, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Swift reboost mission completes environmental tests(01:02) Paraguay signs the Artemis Accords(01:46) Rocket Lab announces large launch contract and plans to acquire space robotics company(02:02) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Johannes Galatsanos, Diffraqtion(02:40) UAE Space Agency Drives Public-Private Collaboration at MIITE 2026(02:56) I Am Artemis: Anton Kiriwas(03:37) NASA, Industry Advance High Performance Spaceflight Computing(03:58) Glowing Views from the Space Station(04:35) Booster 19 completes Static Fire as Ship 39 prepares for rollout(04:56) Lunar Outpost Closes $30M Series B, Unveils New Rover(05:34) HawkEye 360 Raises $416M in IPO(05:45) NASA's Artemis 2 commander and astrophotographer team up to capture breathtaking, never-before-seen shots of the moon's far side(06:30) Pentagon unveils trove of declassfied 'UFO' videos. How to see them all, from 'a football-shaped body' to 'a misshapen and uneven ball of white light'(07:17) Black holes slamming into scorching stars may be causing mysterious blue flashes in the cosmos(07:42) Blue Origin tests 1st moon lander ahead of lunar launch later this year (photo)(08:24) The charred hull of Artemis 2's Orion | Space photo of the day for May 8, 2026(09:06) Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab make a breakthrough in rotor technology...more11minPlay
FAQs about The Gist: Space News:How many episodes does The Gist: Space News have?The podcast currently has 1,103 episodes available.