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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 07, 2026Space News for Saturday, March 07, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) NASA selects Centaur for new SLS upper stage(01:14) Eutelsat completes $5.8 billion refinancing plan(01:54) Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes New Members(02:30) Hyperscalers are coming to an orbit near you. Power will decide the winners.(02:59) Rocket Lab launches satellite for undisclosed customer(03:46) ARMD Research Solicitations (Updated March 6)(04:12) NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Station Resupply Launch(05:00) NASA’s DART Mission Changed Orbit of Asteroid Didymos Around Sun(05:55) Track NASA’s Artemis II Mission in Real Time(06:33) Weekends on the Space Station(07:01) NASA’s Artemis ‘Course Correction’ Boosts Moonward Momentum: Key Details Still Maturing(07:16) UK domestic launch milestone as RFA ONE rocket arrives in Scotland(07:47) Space One Rocket Fails Third Consecutive Flight(08:14) Viasat and Space42 Share Strategy for Equatys JV(08:36) Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research(09:13) Will Proba-3 phone home? European solar-eclipse satellite goes dark(09:40) The universe is humming with ripples in spacetime: Scientists just doubled our catalog of black hole and neutron star collisions(10:23) Mars orbiters witness solar superstorm striking the Red Planet: 'The timing was extremely lucky'(11:16) NASA wants to accelerate its Artemis missions to the moon. It will need to drop some big hardware to do it....more13minPlay
March 06, 2026Space News for Friday, March 06, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new economic blueprint(00:58) Poland-based Liftero will provide chemical propulsion for Indian firm OrbitAID’s in-orbit servicing mission(01:38) NASA deputy administrator nominee sails through confirmation hearing(02:19) Terran Orbital Appoints Kwon Park as Senior Director of Manufacturing Operations(02:53) General Galactic aims to become “the galaxy’s energy and logistics company”(03:34) Times Microwave Systems Launches Levitate™ Ultra-Lightweight Cables for UAV and Defense Avionics(03:57) Sierra Space Secures $550 Million Series C to Scale Defense-Tech and Dream Chaser Operations(04:37) Axian Telecom and AST SpaceMobile to Launch Africa’s First Direct-to-Device Mobile Network(05:07) Orbital Edge AI: Axelera AI and ESA Partner to Standardize Space-Based Inference(05:32) Rohde & Schwarz and Qualcomm Validate Advanced 5×5 MIMO for Wi-Fi 8 Networking(05:46) Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life(06:28) About Air Traffic Management and Safety Project(06:47) About Advanced Air Mobility Pathfinders Project(07:05) About Airspace Operations and Safety Program (AOSP)(07:48) NASA Wallops Supports First Rocket Lab HASTE Launch of 2026(08:30) Seraphim Space Investment Trust Posts Record Results(09:07) Exclusive: Viasat and Space42 Share Strategy for Equatys JV(09:25) FCC Wants ‘Weird Space’ Missions To Get Spectrum, Too(10:05) Sierra Space Closes $550M Series C(10:40) Vast Secures $500M, Including $300M Series A(11:37) Watch Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft leave the International Space Station today(12:28) Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite for 'confidential commercial customer'(13:06) Good news for the moon: Famous asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smash into it in 2032(13:44) Making hummus on the moon? Scientists just grew chickpeas in simulated lunar dirt(14:26) Astronomers unveil largest 3D universe map of its kind, illuminating 'hidden' cosmic structures...more16minPlay
March 05, 2026Space News for Thursday, March 05, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Third Kairos launch fails(01:09) Senate committee advances NASA authorization bill that changes Artemis and extends ISS(01:47) Telus invests in AST SpaceMobile to expand D2D coverage in Canada(02:42) Space Force presses case for more personnel and training(03:28) Mutable Tactics raises $2.1 million for AI drone coordination in satellite-denied environments(04:09) SpaceX launches 600th Starlink satellite of 2026 during predawn Falcon 9 rocket flight from Cape Canaveral(04:56) SatNews Launches New Website: 52,000 Stories, Zero Left Behind(05:12) The Iran Precedent: Operation Epic Fury and the Law of Armed Conflict in Space(05:54) MDA Space Delivers Record $1.6 Billion Revenue in 2025; Unveils $40 Billion Opportunity Pipeline(06:38) Blue Origin Accelerates New Glenn 9×4 Production and TeraWave Constellation Development(07:26) A Little Town with a Long Name(07:44) High-Speed Flight Project Overview(08:12) About Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP)(08:51) Blowing Stellar Bubbles(09:31) I Am Artemis: Paul Boehm(10:15) US-French Satellite Takes Stock of World’s River Water(11:06) China to test capsule further, attempt booster recoveries on land and sea(11:43) PLD Space Closes €180M Series C, Eyes Flight Test This Year(12:34) ICEYE Launches New Deforestation Monitoring Tool(13:11) Heritage Foundation Rates Space Force ‘Marginal’(13:58) The Rubin Observatory will change the game for astronomy — if satellite companies don't get in the way(14:45) 'War of the Worlds' in reverse? Mars dirt could help fight off a microbial invasion from Earth(15:25) Auroras on Jupiter's giant moon Ganymede look like Earth's northern lights, NASA spacecraft reveals(16:14) Antarctica has lost 5,000 square miles of 'grounded ice' in the last 30 years, satellite images reveal(16:31) Space Command chief throws cold water on the question of UAPs in space...more18minPlay
March 04, 2026Space News for Wednesday, March 04, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) PLD Space raises $209 million to shift into serial rocket production(01:02) House Science Committee leaders criticize FCC rulemaking on space safety(01:57) Space Force modernization push runs into acquisition workforce shortfall(02:15) When space is hot, Washington holds a match(03:00) Redwire unveils new solar array(03:48) EchoStar Details $42 Billion Strategic Shift via SpaceX and AT&T Asset Divestitures(04:13) Planet Labs Imagery Verifies Smoke over Central Tehran Following Leadership Strikes(04:39) Pentagon Accelerates GHOST-R Hybrid Surveillance Program Following New START Expiration(04:56) Kongsberg Discovery and Silicon Sensing Unveil Tactical-Grade North-Seeking MEMS Gyroscope(05:32) ICEYE Launches SAR-Powered Deforestation Monitoring to Counter Tropical Forest Loss(06:11) Searching for Selenite(06:45) La NASA refuerza Artemis: añade una misión y perfecciona su arquitectura general(07:36) Artemis II: What’s on the Menu?(08:28) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4818-4824: Thinking Out of the Boxwork(09:05) Starship Flight 12: Ship 39 moving through preflight test objectives(09:17) Senate Tees Up NASA Reauthorization, Deputy Hearings(10:08) Infinite Orbits Expands into the UK with Lúnasa Acquisition(10:34) NASA repairs Artemis 2 rocket, continues eyeing April moon launch(11:02) Lessons from 'The Martian': How astronaut poop could help us settle the Red Planet(11:50) Mission Hayabusa: Test your JAXA IQ(12:24) 3rd time’s the charm? Watch private Japanese rocket try to reach orbit today(13:04) Spiral galaxy is a stunning cosmic wheel in head-turning image | Space photo of the day for March 3, 2026...more15minPlay
March 03, 2026Space News for Tuesday, March 03, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Deutsche Telekom aims to bring Starlink Mobile V2 to Europe in 2028(00:53) Kelli Kedis Ogborn Joining Commercial Space Federation as Strategic Advisor for Global Markets and Industry Engagement(01:27) Stargazing into the future of SSA(02:09) Pentagon details cyber, space ‘first mover’ role in Iran operations(02:55) Hardware is no longer the problem holding back space-based data centers — the supply chain is(03:37) IEC Telecom Establishes Malaysia Hub to Accelerate Starlink-Powered Digital Inclusion(04:35) wolfSSL Aligns Embedded Security Portfolio with EU Cyber Resilience Act Mandates(05:47) Geopolitical Scrutiny: The Strategic Implications of APT Satellite’s Chinese State Ownership(06:18) SpaceX Lunar Manufacturing Proposal Triggers Surge in APT Satellite Shares(06:52) Ericsson and Intel Forge Strategic 6G Alliance to Transition AI-Native Networks to Commercial Reality(07:40) Smoke Rises Over Big Cypress National Preserve(08:00) Sunglint on Atlantic Ocean(08:42) NASA, JAXA to Cover HTV-X1 Spacecraft Departure from Space Station(08:56) Scoria Cones on Earth and Mars(09:40) Launch Preview: Japan to launch Kairos as Falcon 9 launches Starlink missions(10:16) Space Was ‘First Mover’ In Iran Conflict, Top General Says(11:02) Exclusive: Starpath Unveils New Ultra-Thin Space Solar Panels(11:30) Austria Commissions its First Military Sat(11:58) How fast is the universe actually expanding? Ripples in spacetime could finally solve 'Hubble tension'(12:42) SpaceX deploys two more Starlink groups into orbit on March 1 bicoastal launches (video)(13:30) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shines in new image | Space photo of the day for March 2, 2026(14:07) Real NASA space telescope data creates soundtracks for Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus(14:53) Could these weird stars just be overgrown planets?...more17minPlay
March 02, 2026Space News for Monday, March 02, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Open Cosmos unveils vision for imagery-linked sovereign satellite connectivity(00:57) ESA announces 100 million euro satellite-mobile convergence initiative(01:58) NASA outlines objectives for Mars communications orbiter(02:32) Space Force opens secretive space tracking to commercial firms(03:26) SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral(04:09) SpaceX Prepares for Record-Breaking $1.75 Trillion Confidential IPO Filing in March(04:41) Firefly Aerospace scrubs Alpha rocket's return to flight due to high winds(05:15) Snowball Earth's liquid seas dipped way below freezing(06:05) Moons of the solar system: A space-themed word search...more8minPlay
March 01, 2026Space News for Sunday, March 01, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) CAS Space to launch Kinetica-2 in late March carrying prototype cargo spacecraft(01:20) Intuitive Machines raises $175 million in stock sale(02:12) NASA on ‘aggressive’ schedule to complete SLS repairs for April launch(02:51) SpaceX to launches 25 Starlink Satellites from the West Coast(03:32) Rocket Lab Reaches $816 Million Defense Backlog Milestone Following Hypersonic Test Success(04:03) Defense Sector Analysts Highlight Three Satellite Stocks Positioned for FY2027 Budget Growth(05:19) Germany Commits €35 Billion to LEO Resilience and Non-Kinetic Deterrence(06:12) Southern Pacific Aero-Defense Alliance Launches to Support SoCal Aerospace Ecosystem(07:07) SES ready for demo flight of MEO-Sphere satellite(07:58) Firefly Alpha FLTA007 “Stairway to Seven” set for launch from California coast(08:36) Is it legal to own, buy, or sell Apollo mission moon rocks and lunar samples?...more10minPlay
February 28, 2026Space News for Saturday, February 28, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) NASA revises plans for future Artemis missions, cancels upgrades to SLS(00:48) Rocket Lab delays Neutron debut to late 2026(01:38) NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program: “We’ve got to get back to basics”(02:03) NASA Overhauls Artemis Program: Scraps SLS Upgrades, Adds 2027 LEO Test Mission(02:21) U.S. Space Force Pivots to Hemispheric Security with SPACEFOR-NORTH Activation(03:10) Space Systems Command Awards $44.9M Systems Engineering Contract to LinQuest(03:30) Amazon Leo and Vanu Partner to Extend Mobile Broadband Across Rural Africa(04:27) Intuitive Machines Secures $175M Strategic Investment to Scale Space Infrastructure(05:27) Harnessing the Sun to Extract Oxygen on the Moon(06:10) NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission(06:28) NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture(07:14) Flight 12: Ship 39 rolls out to Masseys to begin testing(08:04) NASA Pushes Crewed Moon Landing to Artemis IV(08:47) Neutron’s First Launch Slips to Q4(09:18) 'Pushing this competition': SpaceX's Starship might not fly on NASA's newly revamped Artemis 3 mission(09:32) February finale: SpaceX wraps up month with three Starlink launches this week(10:31) Apollo moon rocks may have finally solved an old lunar mystery(11:09) The US Air Force's latest X-plane looks like a missile — that shoots other missiles(11:35) NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts won't land on the moon after all. 'This is just not the right pathway forward.'(12:24) Photons that aren't actually there influence superconductivity...more14minPlay
February 27, 2026Space News for Friday, February 27, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) China set for its first one-year human spaceflight mission, confirms Pakistani astronaut flight(01:15) Space Force keeps door open to future human presence in orbit(01:44) Virgin Media O2 launches Europe’s first Starlink direct-to-smartphone service(02:27) Airbus and Leonardo report increased space revenues for 2025(03:03) NordSpace founder backs Wyvern with new Canada-focused venture arm(03:40) Moving On Up @ Encompass Digital Media(04:35) CapRock’s High Five — It’s All Greek!(05:12) ND SatCom Sets Satellite Sites In Cloud Computing — Bumps Up To XWARP™(06:03) National Phenomenon — Brazilian Hijacking of U.S. Military Satellites(06:39) Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice(07:12) JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward(07:45) Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture(07:58) Inside Project Hail Mary(08:39) NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign(09:20) Vast and Axiom awarded new private missions to ISS, continue work on commercial space stations(09:40) ISPTech Raises €5.5M to Scale Green Propulsion Tech(10:36) Mynaric Demos QKD Comms With COTS Tech(11:19) CesiumAstro Acquires AI Firm Vidrovr(11:53) Phantom Space Acquires Vector Launch Assets(12:35) Canada’s NordSpace Opens VC Arm for Sovereign Space Investments(13:21) Artemis 2 moon mission shouldn't launch until late 2026, new analysis of solar superflares suggests(14:11) Astronomers just watched a star 1,540 times the size of our sun transform into a hypergiant. Will it go supernova?(15:10) US Space Force pauses national security launches on ULA Vulcan rocket due to booster glitch(15:59) NASA shakes up leadership of human spaceflight program in wake of critical Starliner report(16:44) One Fire star projector review: A great projector for kids(17:12) ULA isn't making the Space Force's GPS interference problem any easier...more19minPlay
February 26, 2026Space News for Thursday, February 26, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Bowersox to retire from NASA(01:05) Space Force halts Vulcan missions pending investigation into solid rocket Issue(01:49) Seraphim closes second early-stage space fund above $100 million target(02:20) Golden Dome to require unprecedented coordination between U.S. combatant commands(03:14) Valve malfunction blamed for failure of Indian satellite to raise its orbit(04:00) SLS rocket hauled back to VAB for repairs(04:36) SpaceX launches 500th Starlink satellite in 2026 during Wednesday Falcon 9 flight(05:03) Sovereign Checkpoints and Debt Cliffs(06:00) Where the Money is in Space(06:47) Beyond the Stovepipe: Why SDR Technology Marks the End of Single-Mission Ground Infrastructure(07:40) SpaceX Unveils 150Mbps Performance Target for Upgraded Direct-to-Cell Starlink(08:18) AIRMO and EnduroSat Partner to Launch High-Precision Methane Monitoring Mission(09:04) Dry-Season Floods Drench Northern Colombia(09:28) NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2025 Annual Report(10:28) Making an Entrance(10:43) Listen to This Month’s ‘Planetary Parade’ With NASA’s Chandra(11:20) NASA Study to Analyze Fermented Food Samples from Space(12:04) NASA rolling back SLS, delaying Artemis II to April(12:35) Intuitive Machines, Seraphim Announce Fundraising Wins(13:08) Exclusive: Charter Space Launches an Insurance Brokerage(13:55) OQ Technology Lands €25M in EIB Venture Debt Financing(14:54) Why are there so many 'space snowmen' in our solar system? New study offers clues(15:39) Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule head for home today after historic ISS-boosting mission(16:28) NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket returns to hangar for repairs. When could it fly?(16:57) Antigravity A1 drone review(17:24) Black holes! Supernovas! Merging galaxies! Oh my! Largest radio survey of the cosmos ever reveals 13.7 million powerful cosmic objects and events...more19minPlay
FAQs about The Gist: Space News:How many episodes does The Gist: Space News have?The podcast currently has 1,102 episodes available.