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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) SpaceX flies 25 Starlink satellites to orbit on its 50th Falcon 9 launch of the year
(00:55) Vision Meets Profit: Why Modern Space Exploration Requires Both Dreamers and Business
(01:28) How CubeSat Proliferation is Redefining Sovereignty and Diplomatic Leverage at the United Nations
(01:55) FCC Modernization of Spectrum Rules Unlocks Sevenfold Gain in Satellite Capacity
(02:39) Bad news, but good news followed
(02:58) SpaceX set to launch Falcon Heavy on Monday after 18 month hiatus
(03:15) Curiosity Rover uncovers fresh organic clues on Ancient Mars
(04:06) Pentagon Taps 12 Companies for Golden Dome SBI Tech
(04:45) SpaceX launching powerful Falcon Heavy rocket today for 1st time in 18 months: Watch it live
(05:28) The 'Oscars of Science': Breakthrough Prize 2026 awards over $18 million for discoveries across space, physics and more

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) Artemis 2 came home in triumph. Artemis 3 must survive the real test.
(00:57) FAA to begin collecting user fees for commercial launches and reentries
(01:27) China launches PRSC-EO3 for Pakistan, lofts internet test and environment monitoring satellites
(01:43) NASA reserves science payload space for Mars telecommunications mission
(01:57) Space Force faces surge in demand for heavy-lift launches
(02:12) SpaceX flies 25 Starlink satellites to orbit on its 50th Falcon 9 launch of the year
(02:48) Vision Meets Profit: Why Modern Space Exploration Requires Both Dreamers and Business
(03:20) How CubeSat Proliferation is Redefining Sovereignty and Diplomatic Leverage at the United Nations
(04:00) FCC Modernization of Spectrum Rules Unlocks Sevenfold Gain in Satellite Capacity
(04:41) Bad news, but good news followed
(05:16) Space Force Awards $3.2 Billion in Golden Dome Contracts for Orbital Interceptor Constellation
(05:33) I Am Artemis: Peter Rossoni
(06:21) The Day of the Trifid Nebula
(07:00) NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Missouri Students
(07:46) Curiosity Rover uncovers fresh organic clues on Ancient Mars
(08:18) Progress MS-34 to launch from Baikonur for ISS cargo delivery
(08:36) Meta Secures Overview Energy Space Solar Power Capacity
(09:09) Pentagon Taps 12 Companies for Golden Dome SBI Tech
(09:48) Astra Targets Golden Dome With Small Rockets, Says CEO Chris Kemp
(10:24) Trump Taps Space Execs For Military Space Roles
(11:01) Astrobotic fires next-generation 'rotating detonation rocket engine' in record-breaking test (video)
(11:46) AI sped up James Webb Space Telescope data analysis from years to days. What can it do for the groundbreaking Rubin Observatory?
(12:35) NASA wants to use a fleet of MoonFall drones to scout the lunar south pole: 'We believe we can do it'
(13:16) SpaceX launching powerful Falcon Heavy rocket today for 1st time in 18 months: Watch it live
(13:50) The 'Oscars of Science': Breakthrough Prize 2026 awards over $18 million for discoveries across space, physics and more
(14:27) Artemis II broke Fred Haise's distance record, but he is happy to pass it on

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) Artemis 2 came home in triumph. Artemis 3 must survive the real test.
(00:55) FAA to begin collecting user fees for commercial launches and reentries
(01:36) Meta Secures Overview Energy Space Solar Power Capacity
(02:24) Astrobotic fires next-generation 'rotating detonation rocket engine' in record-breaking test (video)
(03:05) AI sped up James Webb Space Telescope data analysis from years to days. What can it do for the groundbreaking Rubin Observatory?
(03:45) NASA wants to use a fleet of MoonFall drones to scout the lunar south pole: 'We believe we can do it'

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) The governance gap: Why orbital data centers need certification before they scale
(00:59) Astrobotic tests advanced rocket engine
(01:26) FCC throws out satellite spectrum challenges as D2D dealmaking heats up
(01:59) SpaceX wins $57 million U.S. military contract for satellite crosslink demo
(02:51) Jordan signs the Artemis Accords
(03:26) The Smartest Money in the Room Is Looking Up
(03:53) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Giovanni Pandolfi Bortoletto, Leaf Space
(04:30) Blue Origin CEO Attributes BlueBird 7 Satellite Loss to Second-Stage Thrust Anomaly
(04:42) An Agricultural Mosaic in Taiwan
(05:30) Johnson Leaders Honored by National Space Club & Foundation
(06:18) NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-13 Assignments for Space Station Mission
(07:01) NASA Kennedy Prepares Facility for Roman Space Telescope Arrival
(07:16) Starship Progress at the Cape with Hoping to Launch this year
(07:30) Astra Targets Golden Dome With Small Rockets, Says CEO Chris Kemp
(08:14) Trump Taps Space Execs For Military Space Roles
(08:50) Orbital vs. Terrestrial Data Center Cost Analysis
(09:26) Hubble Telescope celebrates 36th anniversary with gorgeous new image of famous Trifid Nebula
(10:10) Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-flares within 7 hours of each other, knocking out radio signals on Earth
(11:00) Ted Cruz pushes back on NASA budget cuts: 'I don't want to wake up one day and look up at the moon and realize the Chinese have beat us there'
(11:36) What will happen when our sun starts dying? These 'stellar archaeologists' may have found a clue
(12:10) These 'interstellar glaciers' could give water to young star systems. Could they support alien life, too?
(12:58) We still don't have a more precise value for "Big G"
(13:35) US Space Command: Russia is now operationalizing co-orbital ASAT weapons
(14:14) Eight months early and under budget, the Roman Telescope is ready to launch

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:20) Univity funds VLEO 5G demonstrators with $32 million Series A
(00:49) Atmos Space Cargo raises $30 million for reentry missions
(01:15) Trump picks industry executive Roger Mason to lead National Reconnaissance Office
(02:01) FCC clears AST SpaceMobile constellation as launch setback clouds ramp-up
(02:32) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
(03:12) IEC Telecom Unveils Voucher-Based Connectivity Solution at Singapore Maritime Week 2026
(03:49) GomSpace and STETMAN Establish UASAT Joint Venture for Ukrainian Sovereign Communications
(04:14) Market Dynamics and Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Chipsets
(04:55) Teledyne to Showcase Integrated Sensing Ecosystem and New Low-Light Module at SPIE 2026
(05:24) Smoke Shrouds Northern Thailand
(06:05) NASA Targets Early September for Roman Space Telescope Launch
(06:47) NASA Astronaut Anil Menon to Discuss Upcoming Launch, Mission
(07:29) Tracking Sats From the Sea
(08:09) 'That's just not a winning strategy': Congress objects (again) to Trump's planned NASA budget cuts
(08:48) Rocket Lab launches Japanese 'origami' satellite, 7 other spacecraft to orbit (photos)
(09:29) NASA still confident that Artemis astronauts will land on the moon in 2028 despite spacesuit delays
(09:44) Happy Earth Day! Celebrate with these amazing photos of our planet from space, from Apollo 8 to Artemis 2
(10:30) Meet the US Navy divers who welcomed the Artemis 2 astronauts home from the moon

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:24) Commerce Department budget proposal would halt work on TraCSS
(01:13) China backs orbital data center startup with $8.4 billion in credit lines
(01:54) Northrop Grumman takes $71 million charge on Vulcan booster issue
(02:36) Trump taps Raytheon executive for top military space acquisition post
(03:23) SpaceX launches final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force
(04:09) FCC Grants AST SpaceMobile Authority for 248-Satellite Constellation and Direct-to-Cell Service
(04:49) ISS National Lab Launches 2026 Orbital Edge Accelerator to Scale Space-Based R&D
(05:30) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Carsten Drachmann, GomSpace
(06:06) RF-Design Launches FiberLink CompactLine FCLR1811S4 for Ground Segment Optimization
(06:42) Kymeta Chief Scientist Discusses Metamaterial Antenna Evolution and Orbital Sustainability
(07:24) Belts of Green in the Washington Suburbs
(08:11) Artemis II Mission Milestones: An Image and Video Recap
(08:41) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4867-4872: Sand Fill In Antofagasta Crater and Finding Our Next Drill Target
(09:31) NASA Invites Media to Jordan Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
(10:03) New NASA Views of Earth, From (S)PACE
(10:47) NASA and Axiom react to OIG Report on delays in Next-Generation Spacesuit Program
(11:17) Payload Field Guide: Golden Dome
(12:11) Opportunities Beyond the Moon Opened by CLPS
(12:41) Economics of Orbital Data Centers Report: Part 1
(13:12) Mysterious rings around Uranus point to hidden moons orbiting the ice giant
(13:50) The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is finally complete
(14:37) 'Dancing' jets erupting from a cannibalistic black hole have the power of 10,000 suns
(15:20) NASA rolls out Artemis 3 SLS rocket's huge core stage to gear up for 2027 launch (photo)

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) Falcon 9 launches final GPS 3 satellite into orbit for U.S. Space Force
(01:11) Artemis spacesuit development risks further delays
(01:58) Pentagon officially ends OCX program, citing risk and delays
(02:51) Latvia joins the Artemis Accords
(03:23) SpaceX to launch final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force
(03:39) Blue Origin launches third New Glenn rocket, but payload ends up in wrong orbit
(04:19) Meink: Space Force Programs Ready to Execute Once FY27 Budget Lands
(04:59) Gen. Stephen Whiting: First USSPACECOM Operational Staff Arrive at Redstone This Week
(05:37) Saltzman Rolls Out Space Force Objective Force, Flags CR as Top Risk
(06:11) GMV Secures Lead Role in Seven 2025 European Defence Fund Initiatives
(06:28) A School of Mud Volcano Islands in Azerbaijan
(07:18) NASA on Track for Future Missions with Initial Artemis II Assessments
(07:59) NASA Rolls Out Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage
(08:40) Launch Preview: GPS, Progress, and Starlink missions to launch during busy week
(08:59) NASA's Curiosity rover finds building blocks of life on Mars. Scientists aren't sure how they got there
(09:27) NASA shuts down Voyager 1 instrument to keep probe exploring interstellar space
(10:02) 600 rocket landings! SpaceX notches another milestone during Sunday Starlink launch (video)
(10:46) Scientists found a 'bathtub ring' on Mars. Could it be evidence of an ancient Red Planet ocean?
(11:23) Astronauts face grip strength challenge in space and on Earth, scientists find
(12:01) Pentagon pulls the plug on one of the military's most troubled space programs

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) China ramps up satellite production capacity amid constellation ambitions
(01:04) Space Force weighs Vulcan flights without solid boosters
(01:31) Third New Glenn launch suffers upper stage malfunction
(02:13) Rhea Space Activity raises $6 million to develop GPS-free spacecraft navigation
(02:57) Blue Origin Unveils Project Quartz Global Ground Station Network
(03:12) NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Extend Interstellar Mission
(03:31) Blue Origin Achieves First Booster Reuse but Satellite Enters Off-Nominal Orbit
(04:08) Geographic Hotspots: Where Demand Is Accelerating
(04:19) New Glenn launches on third mission, successfully reuses booster for the first time
(04:42) SpaceX Won A Mars Mission That Might Get Cancelled
(05:10) 'Dark subhaloes' may explain why galaxies seem to form pre-determined shapes
(05:53) Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) SpaceX to attempt 600th Falcon booster landing amid West Coast Starlink mission
(01:07) Starlink Outages Disrupt Navy Drone Tests as Pentagon Dependency Grows
(01:36) Amazon+Globalstar. Turbocharging the industry
(01:51) New Glenn set to launch on third mission, reuse booster for the first time
(02:39) Vast unveils Astronaut Flight Suit and revolutionary Large Docking Adapter
(03:28) Synthetic universe allows you to 'see and hear' galaxies evolving from the dawn of time (video)
(04:01) Artemis 2 and Tiangong space station astronauts set record for farthest distance between humans
(04:51) This life-hunting rover may be SpaceX's 1st-ever Mars launch

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

space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch ESA Mars rover mission despite budget threat
(01:06) NorthStar to go public via SPAC to expand space-based SSA network
(01:33) Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete third spacewalk, mission extended by a month
(02:00) Artemis 2 astronauts praise performance of Orion
(02:37) Blue Origin Unveils Project Quartz Global Ground Station Network
(02:56) Geographic Hotspots: Where Demand Is Accelerating
(03:27) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Martin Langer, OroraTech
(03:55) CSDA Quality Assessment Report Evaluates Satellogic NewSat Data
(04:40) Webinar 4/29: NASA CSDA Program Vendor Focus- MDA Space
(05:28) NASA Artemis II Human Research Data Methodology Challenge
(06:01) NASA, OPM Announce New NASA Force Website, Open Job Applications
(06:38) Quality Assessment Report Evaluates Tomorrow.io Precipitation Radar Data
(07:21) NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating
(07:59) Rocket Lab Enters the Thruster Market with Gauss
(08:39) Watch live: Blue Origin reusing New Glenn rocket stage for 1st time on April 19 launch
(09:00) 'Tall waves moving in slow motion': Here's how oily oceans on Saturn's giant moon Titan may behave
(09:44) Hubble Space Telescope spots a mesmerizing spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for April 17, 2026
(10:14) Artemis 2's heat shield seems to have aced its trial by fire
(10:46) Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS made a startling transformation as it passed the sun
(11:19) Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch