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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 1,102 episodes available.
March 17, 2026Space News for Tuesday, March 17, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Nvidia unveils AI computing module for space-based data centers(00:43) Kayrros sale signals rising demand for satellite intelligence amid Hormuz crisis(01:19) Melagen Labs and Satlyt Announce Joint ISS Mission to Demonstrate Radiation-Resilient In-Orbit Computing and Next-Gen Shielding(01:55) Kepler Communications: Call for Live-Stream Payload Concepts(02:24) Investing in student programs is essential for America’s lead in space(02:36) SpaceX reaches 10,000 simultaneous Starlink satellites in orbit following Falcon 9 launch from California(03:12) L3Harris Unveils XL-300P: The First P25 Handheld with 5G and Satellite Direct-to-Device Connectivity(03:54) Nigus and Elmirate Partner on $200 Million Defense and Satellite Manufacturing Initiative in Nigeria(04:27) Rheinmetall Walked Away. Germany Should Take the Hint.(04:58) Lynk Global Files for FCC Experimental License to Test Multi-Orbit D2D Relay(05:39) L3Harris Honors Goddard Centennial with Advances in Nuclear and Electric Propulsion(06:23) A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle(07:04) NASA Invites Media to Learn About Upcoming X-59 Test Flights(07:25) SPARCS CubeSat ‘First Light’ Images(07:50) To Protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA Experts Keep Eyes on Sun(08:44) Celebrating 100 Years Since Goddard’s Breakthrough Moment in Modern Rocketry(09:33) Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Spectrum, Electron to launch during busy week of launches(10:13) Leonardo’s Missile-Defense Demo in Ukraine Aims To Be a Blueprint for Other Nations(11:04) Isaacman Plans Monthly Uncrewed Lunar Landings In 2027(11:55) Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin wants to defend Earth against dangerous asteroids. Here's how(12:14) How fast is the universe expanding? Astronomers may be one step closer to resolving 'Hubble trouble'(12:56) 100 years after Robert Goddard's 1st liquid-fueled rocket launch, NASA is using the technology to send astronauts back to the moon(13:41) Astronomers discover a new type of planet that probably smells like rotten eggs(14:29) Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026...more16minPlay
March 16, 2026Space News for Monday, March 16, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Starcloud files plans for 88,000-satellite constellation(00:39) OSTP taking on space policy coordination work in place of National Space Council(01:23) Strait of Hormuz crisis drives demand for commercial geospatial intelligence(01:46) Raytheon contract for protected satellite communications terminals raised by $2 billion(02:40) General John Hyten Joins Astranis as Chairman of New Strategic Advisory Board(03:29) Orbital Data Centers: Data or Debris?(03:54) Volatus Aerospace Finalizes 100% Acquisition of Synergy Aviation(04:35) Contrivian Named Authorized Reseller for Amazon Leo Government Connectivity(05:12) ICEYE Targets €1 Billion Revenue Threshold as Defense Demand Drives Production Scaling(05:43) Blue Origin Unveils NEO Hunter: A Hybrid Planetary Defense Concept(06:18) 2 seconds that changed the world: Robert Goddard launched the 1st liquid-fueled rocket 100 years ago today(07:04) Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed...more9minPlay
March 15, 2026Space News for Sunday, March 15, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) NASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one-on-one interview(01:07) Air Force Triples AEHF Terminal Contract Ceiling to Nearly $3 Billion(01:47) A state of matter last seen just after the Big Bang may exist inside neutron stars — and scientists think they can prove it(02:27) Two days, two coasts, two more SpaceX Starlink batches launched(03:12) Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?...more5minPlay
March 14, 2026Space News for Saturday, March 14, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) iMetalX emerges from stealth with technology to model resident space objects(01:07) Astroscale selects Isar Aerospace to launch ELSA-M mission(01:55) China is developing low-cost lunar cargo options for its expanding moon program(02:40) Ukraine will host first test for Leonardo’s Michelangelo security dome(03:14) Eutelsat exits two Russian capacity leases after satellite failure(03:43) NASA ready for another shot at launching Artemis 2 moon mission(04:27) SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base(05:16) Volunteers Find Oddly High Solar Flare Rates(05:54) Extra Extra! Extra Data Stream Added to the Daily Minor Planet!(06:39) NASA Selects Finalists in Student Aircraft Maintenance Competition(07:21) NASA Armstrong to Host Partnership Days April 15-16(07:59) USBR Crack the Case Challenge(08:13) From Steel Rolls to Starship at the Starfactory(08:50) Viasat’s HaloNet: The Innovation of Reprogrammable Space Crypto(09:39) A Recap of Payload’s Space Stage(10:00) Who’s Working With China on Space?(10:30) Hubble and NASA space telescopes track 'game-changing' gamma-ray burst back to neutron star collision in 'forbidden' region of the universe(10:53) Russia aims to reclaim Soviet space glory with 2036 launch of ambitious Venus mission(11:28) Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day for March 13, 2026(12:11) NASA begins building nuclear-powered Dragonfly drone for 2028 launch to Saturn moon Titan(12:56) How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say(13:43) Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae...more15minPlay
March 13, 2026Space News for Friday, March 13, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission moves into spacecraft construction phase(01:03) Voyager opens defense and space tech hub in Long Beach(01:20) Another Earth raises $4 million to boost AI training with synthetic satellite data(01:55) The new wave of industry coming for the LEO frontier(02:16) Saying Goodbye to the ISS, and Hello to the Orbital Tenancy Trap(03:03) Your Teleport Can’t Dodge a Missile(03:36) Voyager Technologies Executes Strategic Investment in Max Space Expandable Habitat Architecture(04:09) FAA Rescinds Proposed Orbital Debris Rule Amid Industry Pressure and Regulatory Reassessment(04:46) York Space Systems Acquires Orbion Space Technology to Deepen Vertical Integration for SDA Constellations(05:21) Eruption at Mayon(06:10) About Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) Project(06:48) NASA to Cover Upcoming US Spacewalks 94, 95 Outside Space Station(07:28) About Integrated Aviation Systems Program (IASP)(07:56) Tiny NASA Spacecraft Delivers Exoplanet Mission’s First Images(08:36) ICEYE Smashes Its Own Revenue Projections(09:30) Q&A With Laurent Jaffart, ESA’s Director of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity(10:10) Mantis Space Emerges from Stealth with $10M Seed(10:37) Firefly’s Alpha Rocket Reaches Orbit(11:24) The Investment Theses Behind Vast and Sierra’s $500M+ Mega Rounds(12:08) SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say(12:47) NASA says its Artemis 2 moon rocket is all fixed up. It could launch astronauts to the moon on April 1(13:29) 'Completely bonkers': Astronomers find evidence of a cataclysmic collision between exoplanets(14:15) ISS astronauts take out the space trash | Space photo of the day for March 11, 2026(14:57) NASA project leader blames next-generation X-ray telescope cancellation on agency mismanagement...more17minPlay
March 12, 2026Space News for Thursday, March 12, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Firefly Alpha returns to flight(01:11) The Post-Capacity Era of Satellite Connectivity(01:49) Enpulsion raises $26 million(02:41) Report criticizes delays in Artemis lunar lander development(03:28) Missile strike hits SES teleport in Israel(04:14) Missile Strike Targets Strategic SES Ha’Ela Teleport in Central Israel(04:48) Rheinmetall Withdraws From Mynaric Bidding Process; Rocket Lab Acquisition Clears Major Competitive Hurdle(05:24) BAE Systems Completes Preliminary Design Review for $1.2 Billion Space Force Epoch 2 Program(05:48) MTN Launches Click-to-Deploy StarEdge Horizon Satellite Service on AWS Marketplace(06:33) ATLAS Space Operations Establishes South Pacific Hub with New Ground Station in American Samoa(07:17) Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe(07:59) 2026 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted(08:28) About University Innovation Project (UI)(09:17) Telescopes Team Up for New View of Cat’s Eye Nebula(09:57) New crew arrivals and science highlight February aboard the ISS(10:57) AIRMO Raises €5M For Methane Monitoring Sats(11:48) Planet Labs Extends Middle East Space Imagery Restrictions(12:38) Will Artemis 2 launch toward the moon next month? Watch NASA's mission update today(13:19) A mass stellar migration billions of years ago may have helped life get started on Earth(13:56) Black hole and neutron star mergers push the laws of physics with their odd orbits(14:41) Watch Northrop Grumman's 1st 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft leave the space station on March 12(15:27) Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit...more17minPlay
March 11, 2026Space News for Wednesday, March 11, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Anduril to acquire space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions(00:40) Starlab Space fully books commercial payload space on planned space station(01:35) Viasat wins $14 million contract to provide in-flight satcom for Navy executive aircraft(02:22) Suspended NOAA satellite chief warns of threats to federal science programs(03:01) Precision in Orbit: Heraeus Catalysts Safeguard Satellite Control(03:31) NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk(03:48) Spring Forward: Legacy Operators Are Killing GEO. That’s the Plan.(04:21) A Satellite Crashes Home a Bit Too Soon(04:56) Hubble Network Debuts Global Bluetooth-to-Satellite Connectivity at Embedded World 2026(05:16) Astroscale France Joins ESA “ECO-Tethers” Project to Mature Propellant-Free Deorbiting Technology(05:57) Synthetic Aperture Radar as the Modern Backbone of Maritime Domain Awareness(06:27) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4825-4831: Exploring the Borderlands(06:58) A Most Unusual Lake(07:14) About Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools Project(08:03) Insights into Spallation Mechanisms of Thermal Protection System Materials from Mass Spectrometry and HyMETS Testing(08:48) March 2026 Satellite Puzzler(09:17) Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to dominate another busy week of missions(09:42) SpaceX’s Enters a new era with Booster 19 Testing on Pad 2(09:57) Commercial Space Law Takes Center Stage at DC Moot Court(10:44) Lux Aeterna Closes $10M Seed to Build Reusable Sats(10:58) Voyager Invests in Max Space, Projects 2026 Revenue Surge(11:19) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is 'bursting with methanol,' new study finds(11:58) Jupiter's moons leave cold 'footprints' in the planet's auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds(12:41) Newly discovered comet could be visible in daytime skies this April(13:19) NASA just picked a new upper stage for its SLS moon rocket amid Artemis shakeup(13:54) A star dies in the Cat's Eye | Space photo of the day for March 10, 2026...more16minPlay
March 10, 2026Space News for Tuesday, March 10, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum & Executive Space Training – March 25 & 26(00:58) SSTL to build spacecraft for private space telescope(01:45) Missile detection satellites designed by BAE Systems pass early review(02:32) GNSS resilience is an economic and security priority(03:15) Voyager Technologies invests in Max Space(04:02) SpaceX launches direct television satellite for EchoStar(04:18) Lockheed Martin Commits £100M to UK Space Hub; New Manufacturing Plant to Create 2,000 Jobs(04:56) Blues and Skylo Debut Industry-First Hybrid IoT Module with Seamless Satellite Failover(05:39) SpaceX Evolves Beyond Broadband with “Million-Satellite” AI Data Center Plan; Amazon Mounts Legal Challenge(06:03) Guardians in the Kill Chain: How the Space Force Led the Opening Salvo of Operation Epic Fury(06:48) Danish Army Selects BAE Systems OneArc for 7-Year Simulation Modernization Program(07:29) Shades of a Lunar Eclipse(08:17) About Subsonic Flight Demonstrator (SFD) Project(08:40) About Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities (FDC) Project(09:01) What Is Pi? (Grades 5-8)(09:42) SpaceX’s Enters a new era with Booster 19 rolling to Pad 2(09:59) Firefly Alpha FLTA007 “Stairway to Seven” launch attempt scrubbed again(10:23) What to Expect from Starship V3(10:46) Astrobotic Wins Lunar Wheel Contract For Italian Habitat(11:29) NASA's asteroid-smashing spacecraft managed to alter target space rocks' orbit around the sun(12:19) SpaceX launches 15,000-pound TV satellite to orbit on its 30th mission of the year (photos)(12:37) Incoming! 1,300-pound NASA satellite will crash to Earth on March 10(13:08) China's 1st moon astronauts could land in Rimae Bode, a 'geological museum' on the lunar near side(13:36) SpaceX's Ship 39 is so cool in Starship V3 test| Space photo of the day for March 9, 2026...more15minPlay
March 09, 2026Space News for Monday, March 09, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Terran Orbital Names Kwon Park Senior Director of Manufacturing Operations to Lead Production Scaling(00:37) General Galactic to Demonstrate Water-Powered “Genesis” Propulsion on 2026 Trinity Mission(01:12) a.i. solutions Partners with USGS to Integrate AI into Landsat Flight Operations(01:32) BlackSky Awarded $99M Air Force Contract for Advanced Optical Testbed; Lockheed Martin Expands Missile Production(02:16) The Barcelona two-step reveals tough competition(02:52) Congress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here's why(03:37) SpaceX springs forward with another Starlink launch from California (video)(04:09) A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands...more6minPlay
March 08, 2026Space News for Sunday, March 08, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) RFA plans first launch this summer(01:08) Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload(01:26) SpaceX scrubs Saturday Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB, targeting Sunday(02:12) Baikonur Launch Pad restored, clearing path for Progress MS-33 ISS Mission(02:59) Where are all the aliens? Maybe space weather is scrambling their transmissions...more5minPlay
FAQs about The Gist: Space News:How many episodes does The Gist: Space News have?The podcast currently has 1,102 episodes available.