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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.
April 08, 2026Space News for Wednesday, April 08, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Inspection cubesat demo planned as first step toward orbital defense mothership(01:00) Astroscale passes key design milestone for UK military space-tracking cubesats(01:55) Hungary taps Northrop Grumman for first national geostationary communications satellite(02:44) NASA’s new moon base project requires operational technology systems in space, but they are vulnerable.(03:28) New Boeing Satellite Spacecraft Delivered.(03:55) What the SpaceX IPO Changes for Every Satellite Operator(04:28) Empowering the Next Generation at SmallSat Europe 2026(05:02) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Carissa Christensen, BryceTech(05:35) Astroscale Plans World-First Multi-Orbit Satellite Inspection Mission(06:10) A Volcanic Medley Near Mammoth Lakes(06:35) Celestial Wonders in Leo(07:10) NASA’s Artemis II Crew Beams Official Moon Flyby Photos to Earth(07:47) Earthset(08:20) Experience the Rollout of SLS Hardware for Artemis III(09:02) Advocates Ready For NASA Science Funding Fight, Part II(10:00) Starfish Closes $100M+ Series B(10:33) The State of EO 2026(11:16) How Earthlings Got Views of the Lunar Fly By(12:02) 'It just made it even more special': Being so far from Earth makes you appreciate our planet even more, Artemis 2 astronaut says(12:50) The Artemis 2 space toilet is actually working fine. But there is another problem(13:28) Relive Artemis 2's epic moon flyby with these amazing photos(14:17) A satellite just captured images of a tsunami being born. Here's why that's a big deal(14:53) Artemis 2 captures historic 'Earthset' photo | Space photo of the day for April 7, 2026...more17minPlay
April 07, 2026Space News for Tuesday, April 07, 2026In 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...more17minPlay
April 06, 2026Space News for Monday, April 06, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Isaacman defends NASA budget proposal despite steep cuts(00:41) NASA stops work on SLS Mobile Launcher 2(01:24) Artemis astronauts send down Easter message, prep for lunar fly around Monday(02:07) Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the United States Space Force, Chandra Donelson, Steps Away(02:48) What Doubling Space Force Funding Actually Means for the Industry(03:42) Earth(04:07) Planet Labs Imposes Indefinite Blackout on Iran Satellite Imagery at U.S. Request(04:37) PMGC Holdings Launches NorthStrive Defense Tech to Capture Drone and Autonomous Systems Market(05:15) Thinking of You, Earth(05:45) NASA Artemis 2 astronauts to make historic moon flyby today. Here's what to expect hour by hour (timeline)(06:32) Humanity is back at the moon! Artemis 2 astronauts arrive in lunar space(07:18) When the moon hits your eye from your Orion ship up high, that's a 'mare' for Artemis 2(07:53) The breakout star of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission isn't an astronaut — it's the space toilet...more10minPlay
April 05, 2026Space News for Sunday, April 05, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) NASA finalizes science plans for Artemis 2 lunar flyby(00:55) Atlas 5 launches Amazon Leo satellites(01:44) Space Force budget would more than double in Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense plan(02:37) NASA Answers Your Most Pressing Artemis II Questions(03:37) Illuminated in Orion(04:13) Orion Spacecraft Races Toward Historic Lunar Flyby in Artemis II Mission(04:28) Dozens of hidden star streams found in the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy(05:13) Artemis 2 astronauts — now halfway to the moon — report 'burning smell' from toilet, but everything's fine(05:49) Disclosure day: If ET made contact, how would we handle the news?(06:32) An Artemis 2 astronaut took a 'bath' on camera on the way to the moon. Mission Control's reaction was priceless (video)...more8minPlay
April 04, 2026Space News for Saturday, April 04, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Artemis 2 in good shape cruising towards the moon(00:50) Italy’s Argotec plans to scale Florida satellite facility to meet rising US demand(01:27) SpaceX and Amazon spar over satellite deployments(02:22) Europe’s strategic autonomy in space will define its role in the ‘second space age’(03:00) ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket launches its heaviest payload ever with fifth Amazon Leo mission(03:29) The Downlink Deficit: The Pentagon’s Optical Mesh Network and the Terrestrial Bottleneck(04:07) NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-24 Resupply Launch(04:40) Meet NASA’s New Artemis II Science Officers(05:21) Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom(05:38) Hello, World(06:05) White House Requests $18.8B FY27 Budget for NASA(06:16) Insurance is Commercial Space Nuclear’s Biggest Headache(06:56) Charts Defining the Space Industry in Q1 2026(07:25) Artemis 2 astronauts are now headed to the moon. Why has it taken humanity so long to go back?(08:15) It's official: NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission will break humanity's all-time distance record(09:02) Astronauts on the ISS watched NASA's historic Artemis 2 launch from space(09:52) 1st results from Blue Ghost lunar lander reveal how much we still don't know about the moon(10:40) Trump proposes steep cut to NASA budget as astronauts head for the Moon...more12minPlay
April 03, 2026Space News for Friday, April 03, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) China’s commercial Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut launch(00:45) Artemis 2 heads to the moon(01:06) Swift spacecraft reorientation buys time for reboost mission(01:40) Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to lead Astrion(02:35) Optical terminals still a bottleneck in Pentagon’s proliferated constellation(02:50) CAS Space Successfully Launches Kinetica-2, Aiming for Global Cost Leadership(03:26) L3Harris Taps Mercury Systems for High-Capacity Data Storage on SDA Tranche 3 Satellites(04:10) Antaris Secures $28M Series A to Advance AI-Powered Satellite Mission Platform(04:49) Amazon in Reported Talks to Acquire Globalstar in $9 Billion Move to Challenge Starlink(05:26) Fortastra Expands Leadership Team with Defense and Intelligence Veterans to Drive National Security Mission(06:09) Barents Sea Tied to Low Arctic Sea Ice(06:34) NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit for Flight around Moon(07:01) Artemis II Astronauts Launch to Moon(07:13) Artemis II Orion performs TLI Burn — Now headed to the Moon(07:44) CLPS Companies Excited For NASA’s ‘Opportunity Bomb’ Lunar Plan(08:09) Phantom Space Acquires Thermal Management Technologies(08:46) DJI Avata 360 drone review(09:27) Artemis 2 astronauts head for the moon after make-or-break engine burn (video)(09:43) Lucky airplane passengers capture NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch from the sky(10:23) Stunning new James Webb Space Telescope images reveal 'hidden' stars being born...more12minPlay
April 02, 2026Space News for Thursday, April 02, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Artemis 2 launches on first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years(01:07) SpaceX quietly files for big bang IPO(01:37) Teledyne forms dedicated space unit to capture rising demand(01:54) Artemis 2’s (nearly) 10-day flight around the moon(02:37) Saltzman: Space ‘baked into’ modern combat operations(02:55) IEC Telecom Wins CSR Initiative of the Year at the Oil & Gas Middle East Awards 2026(03:33) SpaceX Confidential: Is there a secret IPO in the works?(04:01) Can SMEs Compete in Starlink-Dominated Space?(04:52) FCC Seeks Comment on Expanding Spectrum Access for “Weird Space Stuff”(05:31) Declassified National Reconnaissance Office Documents Reveal Early Tensions with Space Shuttle Program(06:02) Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea(06:16) Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission(07:00) Artemis II Is On The Way To The Moon(07:43) Exclusive: In-Orbit Manufacturing Startup Dispatch Emerges from Stealth(08:24) Antaris Raises $28M Series A(09:13) NASA just launched Artemis 2. What happens today could make or break the moon mission(09:59) There was a bit of toilet trouble on NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon(10:33) Why is the Artemis 2 rocket launch different from all other rocket launches?(11:09) NASA launches 4 astronauts to the moon on historic Artemis 2 voyage, a lunar leap for the 21st century(11:55) What do scientists hope to learn from NASA's historic Artemis 2 moon flyby?(12:26) Launch day has arrived for NASA's Artemis II mission—here's what to expect...more14minPlay
April 01, 2026Space News for Wednesday, April 01, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Vantor wins intelligence agency contract to monitor space objects(00:35) Chinese startup tests flexible robotic arm in space for on-orbit servicing(01:09) Virgin Galactic expects commercial suborbital flights to resume late this year(01:59) Cast your vote for the best sci-fi spaceship and then watch debaters duke it out at Space Symposium(02:40) Agentic AI: the future of space warfare(03:16) Falcon 9 booster launches for record 34th time on Starlink delivery mission(03:57) Rocket Lab Receives Final FDI Approval to Acquire Mynaric and Launch Rocket Lab Europe(04:41) Chasing Starlink, Amazon Leo strikes satellite Wi-Fi deal for future Delta flights(05:24) Traditional Media and Online Video Revenues Projected to Exceed One Trillion Dollars by 2030(06:02) Duagon Computing Hardware Set for Deployment to the International Space Station(06:35) SPARC AI Appoints On-Ground Referral Agent in Ukraine to Accelerate Defense Engagement(07:13) March of the Harmattan(07:57) Godspeed, Artemis II!(08:31) Landsat Reveals Reservoir Changes and Bathymetry(09:08) Artemis II set to return humanity to the Moon with launch on Wednesday evening(10:10) Top Space Lawmaker on Moon Base, Artemis Plans(10:59) Voyager and Icarus Team Up on ISS Robotics Demo(11:46) Q&A With Lunar Base Manager Carlos Garcia-Galan(12:33) This star-forming galaxy is blowing out powerful winds topping 2 million mph(13:08) Comet MAPS faces a make-or-break moment as it dives toward the sun on April 4 — could it shine in the daytime sky?(13:50) What will happen if Artemis 2 astronauts get hit by a solar storm during NASA's ambitious moon mission?(14:40) After more than 53 years, humans may finally return to the Moon this week...more16minPlay
March 31, 2026Space News for Tuesday, March 31, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Europe’s space sector faces power shift as funding grows(01:10) Artemis 2 countdown underway(01:50) Second Starlink satellite suffers anomaly, generating debris(02:37) Rocket Lab wins German approval for Mynaric deal(03:19) Varda flies navigation payload, heat shield tests on sixth reentry mission(03:41) SpaceX launches 119 payloads on smallsat rideshare mission from California(04:36) SpaceX Loses Contact With Starlink Satellite(05:11) AAC Clyde Space Expands Orbital Presence with Transporter-16 Launch(05:48) Indra Showcases Sovereign Space and Defense Technologies at FIDAE 2026(06:25) WISeSat.Space Expands IoT Constellation with 21st Satellite Launch via SpaceX(07:00) York Space Systems Secures PExT Mission Extension Through 2027 Following BARD Success(07:42) Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands(07:59) Sendoff for Artemis II Crew(08:37) Seeing Blue During Schirmacher’s Summer Melt Season(09:20) Launch Preview: SLS, Falcon 9, Atlas V, and Soyuz launches comprise busy launch manifest(10:03) America’s Rocket Factory comes Full Circle with Artemis(10:22) Transporter-16 Sends 119 Payloads to Orbit(11:17) Starcloud Raises $170M Series A at $1.1B Valuation(12:28) Bellatrix Raises $20M For In-Space Propulsion Tech(13:23) Why won't NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts land on the moon when they get there?(14:08) Huge solar flare no threat to Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon, NASA says(14:38) Record-breaking 'space laser' erupts from merging galaxies 8 billion light-years away(15:20) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be nearly 12 billion years old — so ancient its star system may no longer exist(15:41) Heading to Florida for NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch? Here's what to know before you go...more17minPlay
March 29, 2026Space News for Sunday, March 29, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) ‘Shots on goal and win the game’: NASA’s effort to accelerate lunar landings(00:36) Starfish Space finds a new partner for docking demonstration mission(01:18) Artemis 2 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of April 1 launch attempt(01:32) Built by Thales Alenia Space for ESA’s Celeste mission, IOD-2 Satellite lifts off today from New Zealand(01:57) SpaceX to deliver 119 payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit on Transporter 16(02:10) Making Canadian history: Artemis 2 astronaut Jeremy Hansen is ready for his epic moon mission(02:55) 'It's all I think about': Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman is zeroed in on historic moon mission(03:58) 'We work for them, too': Artemis 2 moon mission is for everyone, NASA astronaut Victor Glover says (video)(04:43) 'An incredible privilege and responsibility': Artemis 2's Christina Koch is ready to become the 1st woman to fly around the moon...more7minPlay
FAQs about The Gist: Space News:How many episodes does The Gist: Space News have?The podcast currently has 1,103 episodes available.