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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 1,121 episodes available.
September 09, 2026Space News for Wednesday, September 09, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) SueWallSt and SBS Law Issue October 30 Lead Plaintiff Deadline Reminder for York Space Systems Securities Litigation(00:50) AT&T and Amazon Leo Advance Strategic Fiber-to-Space Alliance to Challenge SpaceX Starlink(01:20) Kawasaki Heavy Industries and EdgeCortix Partner to Develop AI-Enabled Aerial Defense Platforms(01:39) GSMA Intelligence Highlights UK Space Strategy Opportunities Within European Satellite Ecosystem(02:21) Ground Control CEO Highlights Maritime GNSS Spoofing Threats and Multi-Layer Navigation Solutions(02:53) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4995-5001: 5,000 (Martian) Days on Mars(03:34) Anak Krakatau Rumbles Again(04:17) From the Corps to the Cosmos, featuring Jaden Caradine(05:01) Superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud(05:37) Eutelsat Taps Infinite Orbits for GEO Life Extension Mission(06:23) The Exploration Company Raises $450M Series C(07:05) Schiess Becomes CSO Amid Space Workforce Shortages(07:44) Pixxel Raises $100M Series C to Fund Next-Gen Sats(08:35) Did Venus eat its own moon?(09:07) Stoke Space raises $1 billion for fully reusable rockets, targets 'early 2027' for 1st-ever launch(09:28) On this day in space! Sept. 8, 2004: NASA's Genesis spacecraft crashed in the Utah desert, shattering its samples of solar wind particles from the sun(10:10) SpaceX rocket taxi returns after Roman Telescope launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2026(10:57) The secret to protecting next-gen spacecraft might be eggshells...more12minPlay
September 08, 2026Space News for Tuesday, September 08, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Kymeta Secures $20 Million Department of Defense Order for Resilient Flat-Panel SATCOM Terminals(00:53) Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit with Spectrum Rocket Maiden Launch from Norway(01:10) ISRO Clarifies National Space Mandate, Confirming Agency Will Not Face Privatization(01:34) U.S. Commercial Launch and Satellite Operators Withdraw from European Space Summit Following White House Interventions(02:17) No Robot Has Captured an Uncontrolled Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.(02:46) The Otherworldly Geology of Vasquez Rocks(03:24) A Bright Spot at Mount Michael(03:54) Launch Preview: Soyuz, CZ-8A, and Falcon 9 to launch from sites around the world(04:13) Artemis III SLS stacking advances as Orion results confirm trajectory fix(04:59) Stoke Space Raises $1B Initial Series E Round(05:52) Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit on Second Attempt(06:23) Earth's moon could have formed in just 5 hours after giant impact(07:03) On this day in space! Sept. 7, 1995: NASA launches its 100th astronaut flight on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-69 mission(07:38) Galaxies tangled in science and spirit | Space photo of the day for Sept. 7, 2026(08:25) The future of Earth observation: Private satellites and AI bring benefits but also pose risks(09:13) Labor Day in space: NASA astronauts get the holiday off...more11minPlay
September 07, 2026Space News for Monday, September 07, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) SpaceX launches 80th Starlink mission of 2026(00:34) ISRO Clarifies National Space Mandate, Confirming Agency Will Not Face Privatization(01:14) U.S. Commercial Launch and Satellite Operators Withdraw from European Space Summit Following White House Interventions(01:39) Starbase Infrastructure Advances Toward Flight 14(01:57) Cape neighbors Stoke and Relativity advance LC-14 and LC-16 toward first flights(02:09) On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test(02:39) SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites, lands on ship at sea (video)(03:23) NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert(04:04) German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket...more6minPlay
September 06, 2026Space News for Sunday, September 06, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Kymeta Secures $20 Million Department of Defense Order for Resilient Flat-Panel SATCOM Terminals(00:59) Isar Aerospace launches Spectrum rocket after months of delays(01:26) Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil(02:09) On this day in space! Sept. 5, 1977: NASA launches Voyager 1 on epic journey across the solar system(02:53) This NASA-funded 'Slingshot' spacecraft idea could map minerals on planets and moons across our solar system...more5minPlay
September 05, 2026Space News for Saturday, September 05, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) No Robot Has Captured an Uncontrolled Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.(00:45) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Dan Ceperley, LeoLabs(01:22) The Labors of Love(01:49) NASA Ames Fire Department Aircraft Firefighting Training(02:17) NASA Hosts Virtual Artemis Webinar for Blind, Low-Vision Community(03:02) Lunar Occultation of Venus(03:35) Blue Origin expands test and launch sites across the Cape(03:48) Scientists detect signals of hydrogen from billions of years ago. Could this help us map out the universe?(04:39) Hubble Telescope sees spectacular 'superbubble' | Space photo of the day for Sept. 4, 2026(05:23) On this day in space! Sept. 4, 1962: NASA's Mariner 2 spacecrafts performs the 1st-ever maneuver in deep space so it could reach Venus(06:04) How did the infant sun form? Scientists get surprising new insights from 4.6-billion-year-old space dust...more8minPlay
September 04, 2026Space News for Friday, September 04, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Final Three SES O3b mPOWER Satellites Arrive at Cape Canaveral Ahead of Falcon 9 Launch(00:40) Blue Origin Accelerates Engineering Hiring from Amazon Satellite Division to Expand Orbital Operations(00:55) 4iG Group and SpaceX Sign Agreements to Deploy Starlink Mobile and Sovereign Satellite Solutions in Europe(01:24) A Trio of Tropical Cyclones in the Pacific(01:57) NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking(02:36) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4988-4994: More New Tricks for an Old Dog(03:03) NASA Taps Blue Origin for Mars Communications Network(03:48) PLD Space, HyImpulse Close Major Extension Rounds(04:23) 2 spacecraft will soon reach Mercury after 8 years in space. Here's what BepiColombo can do(04:53) Comet McNaught put on a surprise show this summer: Here's how to spot it before it fades(05:32) On this day in space! Sept. 3, 2006: Europe's SMART-1 spacecraft crashes into the moon in lunar death dive(05:55) India sends Earth-imaging satellite toward geosynchronous orbit in milestone launch (video)...more7minPlay
September 03, 2026Space News for Thursday, September 03, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Munich Startup Project-S Emerges from Stealth with Multi-Million-Euro Funding for Orbital Safety Infrastructure(00:50) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Col. Eric Zarybnisky, U.S. Space Force(01:28) Portnoy Law Firm Files Investor Class Action Against York Space Systems Over Defense Contract Allegations(01:57) Mobile Satellite Services Association Releases Reference Architecture 2.0 for Regenerative NTN Payloads(02:28) Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia(02:53) NASA Revamps Challenge Linking Community College Studies to Aerospace Careers(03:46) Rising Over Louisiana(04:22) York Space Systems Unveils New VLEO Sat Platform(04:37) Astroscale Selects Isar to Launch Debris Removal Mission(05:18) Astronomers discover mysterious 10-sided cloud structure at Saturn's south pole(05:57) China's private, reusable Pallas-1 rocket aces debut launch (video)(06:14) Blue Origin wins $700 million contract to build NASA's next Mars orbiter(06:56) Supermassive black holes 'too big' for the early universe may not be so massive after all...more8minPlay
September 02, 2026Space News for Wednesday, September 02, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) SpaceX to launches Starlink mission from West Coast(01:00) CycloKinetics and Venus Aerospace Complete Initial Hot-Fire Testing of CycloRP Fuel in Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine(01:28) MDA Space Targets Direct-to-Device Satellite Market with Software-Defined Payload Architecture(01:55) Seraphim Space Launches New Space ETF with Initial 23-Company Portfolio(02:37) GomSpace Secures 6.3 MSEK Power Systems Contract from D-Orbit for ION Space Logistics Missions(03:13) Defense Innovation Unit Awards Other Transaction Agreement to ALL.SPACE for Scaled Space Manufacturing(03:50) Historic Engines Take Their Place on Artemis III(04:32) Launch Site and Facility Progress ahead of East Coast Starship debut(04:59) The Commercial-First Shift in National Security Space(05:49) Trump Orders Study To Establish US Space Academy(06:17) Exclusive: Helogen Plans Two In-Orbit Manufacturing Missions in October(06:33) Fermi Explorer Wants to Reach Another Star for $15M(07:21) Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk (video)(08:02) Nonprofit wants to launch 80,000-year mission to Alpha Centauri in 2029 (video)(08:44) On this day in space! Sept. 1, 1979: NASA's Pioneer 11 probe becomes 1st spacecraft to visit Saturn(09:25) Why do black hole flares die out? It may be down to how stars spin(09:56) NASA's Roman Space Telescope is just one of a few missions named after real-life women(10:29) Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed(11:10) Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program...more13minPlay
September 01, 2026Space News for Tuesday, September 01, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Diana Gamzina, Elve(01:03) NorthStar Selected by European Space Agency to Lead FALCON Reentry Tracking Consortium(01:43) SpaceX Petitions FCC to Block Viasat Satellite Authorization Over Starlink Interference Concerns(02:20) ISRO Deploys First Geostationary Earth Imager as NavIC Constellation Operates Below Baseline Threshold(02:44) Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island(03:31) September 2026 Satellite Puzzler(04:03) Launch Preview: Array of international launches planned this week(04:29) Diffraqtion Adds to Pre-Seed Round for Quantum Camera Tech(05:23) Watch 2 astronauts take 6th-ever all-female spacewalk today(05:38) NASA's doomed Swift space telescope restarts science work after rescue mission fails(06:17) 'No guts, no glory': How I captured NASA's Roman Space Telescope cross the sun on a picture-perfect SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch(06:56) What's next for Roman Space Telescope? Here's how NASA's flagship observatory will open up the universe(07:46) SpaceX, NASA delay next astronaut launch to ISS due to leak on Dragon spacecraft(08:22) NASA's next "great observatory" begins mission to widen our view of the Universe...more10minPlay
August 31, 2026Space News for Monday, August 31, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:20) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Ron Faith, RBC Signals(00:47) NASA Launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to Survey Dark Energy and Exoplanets(01:24) SLS picks up the pace, four vehicles in production(02:13) Roman Space Telescope Begins Its Journey to L2(02:52) Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese radar satellite to orbit early on Sept. 1(03:35) Trump calls in to NASA press conference to celebrate launch of Roman Space Telescope, a mission he tried to cancel(04:07) 'What a glorious dawn launch': Why the Roman Space Telescope's picture-perfect liftoff beyond Earth is such a big deal(04:23) On this day in space! Aug. 30, 1992: Astronomers discover 1st Kuiper Belt object out beyond Pluto...more6minPlay
FAQs about The Gist: Space News:How many episodes does The Gist: Space News have?The podcast currently has 1,121 episodes available.