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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 868 episodes available.
September 03, 2024Space News for Tuesday, September 03, 2024In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) China launches new set of classified Yaogan-43 satellites(00:54) OHB secures final regulatory approvals for KKR deal(01:22) SpaceX files new launch schedule with FAA for Polaris Dawn as first available window opens – SatNews(02:01) Ariane Space readies for last Vega rocket launch to send Sentinel-2C on multispectral imager mission – SatNews(02:31) Ovzon receives additional order from U.S. DoD for Ovzon T7 from the U.S. Department of Defense – SatNews(02:58) Equatorial Launch Australia announces a new Head of Business Development – SatNews(03:28) SpaceX plans Thursday launch of NROL-113 reconnaissance satellites for secret government mission – SatNews(03:59) SpaceX Starlink smallsat group 8-11 launch Wednesday – SatNews...more5minPlay
August 31, 2024Space News for Saturday, August 31, 2024In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) General Dynamics secures $491 million contract extension from Space Development Agency(00:56) Starliner return from ISS set for Sept. 6(01:21) NASA selects Intuitive Machines for south pole lunar lander mission(01:51) Raytheon wins $51.7 million contract for military satcom antennas(02:19) Verizon to bring satellite connectivity to Android phones this fall(02:49) Firefly names space industry veteran Jason Kim as new CEO(03:18) SpaceX set a launch turnaround record with back-to-back, coast-to-coast Falcon 9 launches(03:42) SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 return to flight mission(04:15) Month: (04:31) NASA bumps two astronauts from SpaceX flight to make room for Starliner crew(05:02) SpaceX plans two Starlink smallsat launches Friday as FAA permits flights ‘provided all other license requirements are met’ – SatNews(05:47) Satnews Publishers wishes everyone an enjoyable Labor Day Holiday – SatNews(06:14) Hubble Zooms into the Rosy Tendrils of Andromeda(06:41) NASA JPL Developing Underwater Robots to Venture Deep Below Polar Ice...more8minPlay
August 30, 2024Space News for Friday, August 30, 2024In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Chinese researchers assess U.S. space situational awareness, call for boost in China’s capabilities(00:54) Blue Origin flies NASA-funded scientist and space tourists on New Shepard suborbital flight(01:22) Shikha Ganguly, L3Harris Technologies – Leading Women in Space(01:50) Galactic Energy launches six satellites with third sea launch(02:14) Guetlein outlines U.S. Space Force vision for ‘allied by design’ space systems(02:44) With successful airlock test, Lockheed Martin invests in inflatable space structures(03:13) SpaceX finally has a new date for Polaris Dawn to achieve the highest Earth orbit since the Apollo – SatNews(03:51) Blue Origin’s NS-26 mission’s “cleanest flight” – SatNews(04:25) Satnews Publishers wishes everyone an enjoyable Labor Day Holiday – SatNews(04:53) USMC orders L3Harris multi-channel radios Under 10-Year IDIQ – SatNews(05:27) NASA contracts Intuitive Machines for Lunar South Pole research delivery – SatNews(05:56) Cornwall’s Spaceport Cornwall to provide premier Future Air and Space solution for Europe – SatNews(06:31) Eclipse Soundscapes AudioMoth Donations Will Study Nature at Night(06:54) NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Investigate Galactic Fossils...more8minPlay
August 29, 2024Space News for Thursday, August 29, 2024In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) FAA pauses Falcon 9 launches to investigate failed booster landing(00:56) Valve problem blamed for Peregrine lunar lander failure(01:26) Hungary for space: 4iG seeks vertically integrated capabilities(01:56) FAA grounds SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket following landing mishap(02:26) SpaceX’s UPDATE: Polaris Dawn still on hold – SatNews(02:59) SpaceX’s Falcon 9 in fiery demise after successful launch of 21 Starlink smallsats including 13 Direct-to-Cell from Canaveral – SatNews(03:38) Aurora Flight Science’s SKIRON-XLE completes a 7 hour endurance flight – SatNews(04:12) Satnews Publishers wishes everyone an enjoyable Labor Day Holiday – SatNews(04:39) UPDATE: SpaceX another delay of Starlink small sat Group 9-5 including 13 Direct-to-cell from California – SatNews(05:22) USAF selects Outpost for million$$ award for scalable Earth return vehicle – SatNews(05:56) Work Is Under Way on NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Hunter(06:48) New NASA Study Tallies Carbon Emissions From Massive Canadian Fires...more8minPlay
August 28, 2024Space News for Wednesday, August 28, 2024In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Experts warn U.S. falling behind in satellite imaging race: ‘We’ve gone backwards’(00:59) Mynaric ousts CEO amid production troubles(01:21) Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander begins pre-launch environmental tests(01:51) SpaceX Falcon 9 booster collapses in a fireball on the droneship, ending a streak of 267 successful landings(02:09) Month: (02:39) UPDATE: SpaceX now is standing down and delays launch of Polaris Dawn’s first commercial space walk due to weather – SatNews(03:17) Blue Origin readies for Thursday tourism mission launch – SatNews(03:49) SpaceX plans Starlink Group 8-6 launch Wednesday at Cape of 21 smallsats including 13 Direct-to-Cell – SatNews(04:20) SpaceX moves Starlink Group 9-5 launch of 21 smallsats including 13 Direct-to-Cell ’til Wednesday – SatNews(05:01) NASA, Boeing optimizing vehicle assembly building high bay for future SLS stage production – SatNews(05:39) SpaceX Starlink smallsat launch now on for Thursday – SatNews(06:08) NASA’s Europa Clipper Gets Set of Super-Size Solar Arrays(06:41) Hubble Pinpoints a Dim, Starry Mini-galaxy(07:04) SpaceX ready to launch historic Polaris Dawn mission...more9minPlay
August 27, 2024Space News for Tuesday, August 27, 2024In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Fire, fed by leaking engines, destroyed ABL Space Systems rocket(00:55) Military-commercial space divide persists despite policy push, experts say(01:30) U.S. military space domain awareness lags behind expectations(01:58) Webinar Replay – Space: The Next Frontier of Strategic Competition(02:26) ReOrbit Completes PDR Phase for UKKO Mission(02:51) Launch delay: SpaceX pushes Polaris Dawn astronaut launch due to ‘a ground-side helium leak’(03:24) Month: (03:54) SpaceX’s Tuesday Hat Trick of triple launches from both coasts including Polaris’ astronaut mission – SatNews(04:31) NASA invites public input on LEO microgravity strategy – SatNews(05:01) U.S. Space Force’s SpaceWERX announces Program Year 24.2 STRATFI selections at Fed Supernova – SatNews(05:44) Loft Orbital and Marlan Space to create the Middle East’s first private manufacturing space company of commercial satellite constellations for LEO – SatNews(06:21) Watching Sala’s reentry — live from the sky – SatNews(06:49) Webb Finds Early Galaxies Weren’t Too Big for Their Britches After All(07:17) Hubble Captures Unique Ultraviolet View of a Spectacular Star Cluster(07:51) Registration Opens for the 2024 NASA International Space Apps Challenge(08:05) Our Alien Earth: Greece(08:27) Platform to Study the Solar System(08:49) Caltech/JPL Privacy Policies and Important Notices(09:14) Perseverance faces steepest climb yet, begins fifth science campaign...more11minPlay
August 26, 2024Space News for Monday, August 26, 2024In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX completes static fire test of its Falcon 9 rocket in preparation for the Polaris Dawn astronaut mission(01:00) SpaceX’s Polaris Program Tuesday launch is a first-of-its-kind effort to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities – SatNews(01:29) Norway officially licensed to launch at Andøya Spaceport – SatNews(01:58) SpaceX Starlink smallsat Group 9-5 delayed again this time until Monday – SatNews(02:31) Former Lockheed Martin CFO joins the Rocket Lab Board of Directors – SatNews(02:58) Beyond Gravity selected by MDA Space as part of the MDA AURORA™ supply chain – SatNews(03:36) Boeing Starliner returning without crew...more5minPlay
August 25, 2024Space News for Sunday, August 25, 2024In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Starliner to return from ISS without astronauts on board(00:51) RFA pushes maiden flight to 2025 after launchpad explosion(01:16) Month: (01:44) NASA rules out bringing astronauts home on Boeing’s Starliner(02:09) NASA to announce final determination on how to conclude Starliner Crew Flight Test(02:41) SpaceX delays Group 9-5 Starlink satellites launch to Sunday – SatNews(03:17) Second Tower complete at Starbase as Flight 5 preps continue...more5minPlay
August 24, 2024Space News for Saturday, August 24, 2024In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Space Force awards $200 million contract to Northrop Grumman for UK radar site(00:51) The case for an international space artifacts museum(01:14) Mynaric’s manufacturing woes threaten to delay production of U.S. military satellites(01:51) Amazon expands Kennedy Space Center facility to accelerate satellite deployments(02:23) Norwegian spaceport receives government license(02:47) China launches ChinaSat-4A communications satellite(03:13) SpaceX now will launch Group 9-5 Starlink small sats on Saturday – SatNews(03:40) NASA’s EXCITE Mission Prepared for Scientific Balloon Flight(03:59) Hubble Reaches a Lonely Light in the Dark...more5minPlay
August 23, 2024Space News for Friday, August 23, 2024In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) NASA adds three companies to launch services contract for smallsat missions(00:52) Scout Space, Dawn Aerospace partner for spaceplane surveillance demonstration(01:21) Suzi McBride, Iridium – Leading Women in Space(01:48) China to launch “Earth 2.0” exoplanet observatory in 2028(02:12) SLS contract extension hints at additional Artemis delays(02:40) Can AI detect anomalies in orbital astrodynamics? Managing a complex challenge(03:19) SpaceX ready to launch crew on Polaris Dawn to reach the highest Earth orbit since the Apollo – SatNews(03:59) SDA awards Tranche 2 Transport Layer contracts for 20 Gamma variant satellite builds – SatNews(04:30) Spire Global has launched 7 LEMUR satellites via the SpaceX Transporter-11 mission – SatNews(04:59) Monica by Amphinicy Technologies: a Next Generation monitoring + control solution – SatNews(05:29) SpaceX’s Friday Starlink Group 9-5 smallsat launch at Vandenberg weather permitting – SatNews(06:00) SpaceX moves Monday’s Starlink Group 8-6 Group to Tuesday as well as Polaris Dawn – SatNews(06:26) Vernon Valley Teleport part of USEI-operated 200 antennas worldwide ‘Bringing the World Together’ – SatNews(07:00) Caltech/JPL Privacy Policies and Important Notices...more8minPlay
FAQs about The Gist: Space News:How many episodes does The Gist: Space News have?The podcast currently has 868 episodes available.