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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 1,105 episodes available.
August 24, 2026Space News for Monday, August 24, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Tory Bruno Named Honorary Chair Of World Space Week 2027(01:04) Beyond Reach Labs Unveils Flarewing Deployable Solar Arrays(01:44) Starcloud Announces $250M Series A Extension(02:19) The earliest galaxy 'swallowed' by the cannibal Milky Way left a scar at its heart(03:07) Nancy Grace Roman Telescope live updates: NASA readies Roman for launch(03:19) It's been 20 years since Pluto lost planet status. Will it ever get its title back?...more5minPlay
August 24, 2026Space News for Sunday, August 23, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) NASA Roman Space Telescope Passes Flight Readiness Review Ahead of SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch(00:57) Sovereign Satellite Strategy Expands AST SpaceMobile Backlog Amid Constellation Deployment Risks(01:32) Shanghai Spacecom Raises $1.94 Billion in Series B Round at $6.96 Billion Valuation(02:18) NASA Swift Observatory Projected for Atmospheric Re-entry Following Unsuccessful Orbital Servicing Attempt(02:55) How a huge fleet of 17 spacecraft discovered something surprising about solar eruptions(03:30) Bad weather delays launch of China's historic Chang'e 7 mission to moon's south pole(04:13) Launching 10,000 tiny 'femtosats' to Saturn? NASA funds 18 futuristic spaceflight ideas(04:59) How will NASA's astronaut training hub change with commercial space stations?(05:49) SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on 100th Falcon rocket launch of the year (video, photos)(06:34) Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife and water in US...more8minPlay
August 22, 2026Space News for Saturday, August 22, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Shanghai Spacecom Raises $1.94 Billion in Series B Round at $6.96 Billion Valuation(00:35) NASA Swift Observatory Projected for Atmospheric Re-entry Following Unsuccessful Orbital Servicing Attempt(01:11) Satellite Industry Association Endorses White House Space Transportation Policy Directive(01:48) How will NASA's astronaut training hub change with commercial space stations?(02:43) SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on 100th Falcon rocket launch of the year (video, photos)(03:29) On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: X-15 sets world altitude record(03:58) Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife and water in US...more6minPlay
August 21, 2026Space News for Friday, August 21, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Landspace aims to refly recovered Zhuque-3 booster within six months(00:44) New space transportation policy focuses on increased launch rates(01:22) Golden Dome chief touts progress as funding questions loom(01:42) Elve qualifies millimeter-wave amplifiers for spaceflight(02:17) SpaceWERX selects 11 firms to scale technologies for military space(02:53) Last-minute abort stalls Cape Canaveral Starlink mission(03:35) Orbital Data Center Constellations Face Scrutiny Over Atmospheric Re-entry Pollution and Space E-Waste(04:18) Muon Space Reaches $1.5 Billion Valuation Following $250 Million Series C Round(04:42) United Launch Alliance Upsizes Private Bond Offering to $1.5 Billion to Fund Infrastructure Expansion(05:04) Artificial Intelligence Integrations Drive Satellite Data Analytics Toward 14.2 Percent Annual Growth(05:40) INNOSPACE Terminates Initial Flight Test of SEBIT Suborbital Rocket Following Trajectory Anomaly(06:20) SmallSat 2026(07:08) Artemis Mission Patches(07:44) NASA Selects University Teams to Help Advance Aviation Research(08:30) The View from Above: The Gemini Visual Acuity Experiments(09:13) Op-ed: The Technologies That Could Define the Future of Space(09:28) Muon Space Raises $250M Series C(10:16) Portal Books Dedicated Falcon 9 Amid Constrained Launch Market(11:01) China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history(11:48) SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch 'in a few months,' Elon Musk says(12:28) Microbes from Earth may survive on the moon, scientists find(13:07) Mars Express orbiter captures detailed new video of the crater where Mark Watney was stranded in 'The Martian'(13:43) On this day in space! Aug. 20, 1977: Voyager 2 launches to the outer planets...more15minPlay
August 20, 2026Space News for Thursday, August 20, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion(01:02) Eartheye Space forges strategic partnership with IN2(01:24) Katalyst Space and NASA abandon plans for Swift reboost(02:03) LandSpace becomes first commercial Chinese company to land an orbital-class booster(02:47) Elve Achieves TRL-8 Space Qualification for 100 W mmWave Space TWTA Platform(03:27) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Phil Carrai, Kratos(03:41) Moog Expands METEORITE Satellite Bus Capacity with High Delta-V Configuration for Agile Orbital Missions(04:18) NASA TechLeap Prize: Orbital Clarity Challenge(04:46) NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission(05:12) Ancient Milky Way Merger(05:44) Stoke Space conducts second stage fit checks, completes first stage engines ahead of Nova debut(06:39) White House Publishes S&T Strategy for National Security(07:08) Zeno Power Books its First Nuclear Mission to the Moon(07:35) Watch Rocket Lab launch a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit today(07:52) Scientists just found the fastest known star in the Milky Way. It zooms around our black hole at 15,500 miles per second(08:35) Private mission to save NASA's Swift space telescope fails(09:19) Scientists create 'laundry gun' for astronauts to clean their clothes by shooting out plasma(09:39) Dark matter could magnify the jets of a ravenously feeding supermassive black hole(10:13) Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black hole...more12minPlay
August 19, 2026Space News for Wednesday, August 19, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Space nuclear programs face near- and long-term challenges(00:51) Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027(01:34) SpaceX exceeds 11,000 satellites in low Earth orbit(02:01) Viasat Selects Rocket Lab to Build Small GEO Satellite Bus for Space Force PTS-G Program(02:41) All Points Awarded On-Ramp to NASA Spacecraft Processing and Operations Contract(03:05) Enterprise Sector Adopts Vertical Analytics Platforms and APIs to Replace Raw Satellite Imagery(03:19) NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia(03:35) Zhuque-3 Completes Second Flight with Successful First-Stage Landing(03:58) Deep Dive: FY27 Defense Space Budget(04:12) Touchdown! Private Chinese rocket aces landing on 2nd-ever flight(04:52) NASA astronaut and 1st female French spacewalker remove failed ISS antenna but run out of time for replacement(05:13) Starship lives! SpaceX craft arrives at Christmas Island after 24-day ocean ordeal(05:53) SpaceX launches its 100th mission of the year, sends Starlink satellites to orbit(06:34) Hydrogen-powered 'rocket car' tops 400 mph in record-breaking test (video)(07:10) Against all odds, SpaceX finally tugs Starship into port after 24 days at sea...more9minPlay
August 18, 2026Space News for Tuesday, August 18, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) New report takes closer look at the Space Force spending surge(00:53) HEO to use Planet satellites for non-Earth imaging(01:23) NASA Demonstrates GPS-Free Autonomous Spacecraft Navigation System on Starling Swarm(02:01) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Janna Lewis, Astroscale U.S.(02:33) Ukrainian Missile Strike Damages Russian Space Facility Producing Rassvet Broadband Rockets(03:06) Lynk Global and Omnispace Complete Merger to Form Direct-to-Device Operator Elveo Mobile(03:24) Space Energy Initiative Calls for UK Co-Funding of Orbital Solar Power Demonstrator(04:06) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4975-4981: Happy 14th Landing Anniversary(04:22) NASA Selects Companies to Provide Payload Processing Services(05:08) NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia(05:59) Next Generation of Planetary Scientists Learn Public Engagement Skills(06:38) Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula(07:02) Ship 40 arrives at Christmas Island, Plans Return to Starbase(07:46) DIU, SDA Select Winners for Deorbit-as-a-Service Designs(08:33) SEOPS Doubles Down on Waymaker Dedicated Rideshare Program(09:22) On this day in space! Aug. 18, 1868: Total solar eclipse leads to discovery of helium(10:01) Hubble, James Webb team up to capture the 'Black Eye Galaxy' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2026(10:30) It's harder to poop in space. Scientists may finally know why(11:14) Watch European astronaut make history during spacewalk today(11:46) How an ancient collision with another galaxy transformed the Milky Way(12:33) The Moon's shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it...more14minPlay
August 17, 2026Space News for Monday, August 17, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Lynk and Omnispace form Elveo Mobile to advance D2D services(00:49) Satellite operators emphasize launch deals in a constrained market(01:41) U.S. defense agencies tap three companies for satellite disposal study(02:38) SpaceX Establishes 38-Minute Dual-Coast Launch Record as Industry Evaluates High-Cadence Benchmarks(03:15) Novaspace Projects $3 Billion Cumulative In-Orbit Servicing Market Over the Next Decade(03:42) U.S. Space Force and Japan Complete QZSS Hosted-Payload Program with Launch of QZS-7(04:02) Firefly promote next block of Alpha amid Eclipse progress(04:17) NASA funds spherical 'Aerobots' that could explore the caves of Saturn's moon Titan(04:55) On this day in space! Aug. 16, 1963: Wingless M2-F1 completes 1st glide flight(05:40) Artemis II pilot thanks NASA for letting him fly Orion by hand: 'I'm still blown away by that trust'(06:24) 'This goes beyond showcasing technological soft power': China's new moon map signals bold space ambitions (video)...more8minPlay
August 16, 2026Space News for Sunday, August 16, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Lunar orbiter among upcoming NASA CLPS task orders(01:08) SpaceX launches record-breaking back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets for Globalstar, U.S. Space Force(01:41) Blue Origin overviews plan for dual pad ops at Cape Canaveral(02:33) New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart(02:48) On this day in space! Aug. 15, 1977: Mysterious 'Wow!' Signal boosts search for E.T....more4minPlay
August 15, 2026Space News for Saturday, August 15, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) U.S. Space Force adds second surveillance sensor to Japanese constellation(00:58) Wallops gears up for an increase in launches(01:33) Spire and PlanetiQ win NOAA radio-occultation contracts(02:03) Cheaper launch has moved the spacecraft bottleneck. Mass is out, surface area is in.(02:41) Blue Origin outlines plans for second Cape Canaveral launch pad(03:26) Novaspace Projects $3 Billion Cumulative In-Orbit Servicing Market Over the Next Decade(04:14) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Joseph Yaffe, Cowboy Space Corporation(04:51) Volunteer Develops Machine-Learning Tool to Identify Rare Clouds(05:27) Rocket Lab advances via series of announcements(06:19) The New Middle Ground in Spacecraft Development(06:55) Exclusive: Reflect Orbital Responds to its Critics(07:32) NASA Opens Call on Moon Base Health Research(08:40) 'Strap yourself in and feel the Gs': NASA announces 'Max Power' aerospace expo(09:21) Is empty space really empty? This magnetic star may finally solve a 90-year-old mystery(10:05) Cards Against Humanity wants to erect a monument to 'honor' Elon Musk(10:47) Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?(11:27) US Space Force gives Rocket Lab $397 million to build threat-tracking 'Flatellites'...more13minPlay
FAQs about The Gist: Space News:How many episodes does The Gist: Space News have?The podcast currently has 1,105 episodes available.