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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 1,093 episodes available.
July 13, 2026Space News for Monday, July 13, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) China lines up methalox Long March 10C as commercial workhorse after first booster recovery(00:55) SpaceX gears up for Starship Flight 13(01:35) ITU Rejects Globalstar Extension Request for French-Licensed HIBLEO Fleet(02:08) Balancing Orbit: How Regulators Trade Commercial Viability for National Security(02:45) 149 million views! Artemis II moon mission breaks NASA's streaming record(02:59) Space medicine breakthrough? Kidney and liver tissue bioprinted off Earth for 1st time ever(03:34) Your lost dog can now call home with the world's 1st satellite-connected dog collar...more5minPlay
July 12, 2026Space News for Sunday, July 12, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Parabilis tests propulsion system for maneuverable cubesats(01:01) Satellite-to-Cell Competition Intensifies as Regulatory Review Looms(01:37) China Achieves Historic First Orbital Booster Recovery via At-Sea Net System(02:10) Pakistan Seeks NASA Partnership for 2035 Lunar Mission Ambitions(02:38) Your lost dog can now call home with the world's 1st satellite-connected dog collar(03:23) White House appoints Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb to lead new UFO study group(04:13) A Jupiter-size planet that escaped its star's death...more6minPlay
July 11, 2026Space News for Saturday, July 11, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) FCC approves first Reflect Orbital satellite(01:08) Earth observation satellites pass telecom in European space industry sales(01:40) China unveils members of state-backed commercial space consortium(02:09) The space industry is weighing ambitious hiring against heritage(02:52) Startup testing nuclear battery technology in orbit(03:37) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB(04:14) ITU Rejects Globalstar Extension Request for French-Licensed HIBLEO Fleet(04:34) Early Career Faculty (ECF) 2025 Awards(05:21) NASA Volunteers Help Zooniverse Reach 1 Billion Classifications(06:10) NASA Photographer Captures Images from F-18 Over Washington(06:33) Waxing Gibbous Moon(07:01) Booster 20 completes record duration Static Fire(07:36) Pulse Space Lands $40M Space Force Contract to Develop Laser Tech(07:54) US Government Studying Offshore Launch Opportunities(08:44) A ravenous black hole in our backyard could be our window into the ancient universe(09:32) Launching from 2 continents: Germany's Isar Aerospace leases Canadian pad for $150 million(09:47) SpaceX ignites all 33 powerful engines on Starship booster ahead of Flight 13 launch (video)(10:12) SpaceX launch creates colorful 'jellyfish' in the night sky | Space photo of the day for July 10, 2026...more12minPlay
July 10, 2026Space News for Friday, July 10, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:20) China becomes second country to recover orbital booster with Long March 10B(00:50) Interior Department requests information on offshore launch options(01:16) SDA TAP Lab Evolves Into BMC3I TAP Lab And In Partnership With Catalyst Campus Launches A New Multi-Phased Program To Accelerate Mission-Focused Technology Development(02:02) The Exploration Company establishes US entity to pursue government contracts(02:34) Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications(03:03) SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 36th flight(03:46) York Space Systems Finalizes $300 Million Acquisition of Satellite Terminal Provider ALL.SPACE(04:11) NASA and ISISPACE Deploy GRITSS CubeSat to Advance Orbital Reference Frame Precision(04:52) Blue Origin Moves to Raise $10 Billion in First-Ever Outside Funding Round(05:24) EchoStar Governance Reshuffle as Capital Unit Dissolves Following Spectrum Sales(05:51) Pulse Space Secures $40 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Laser-Based Power Beaming Technology(06:22) NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Anil Menon Launch to Space Station(06:43) Principal Investigator and Quality Assessment Reports Evaluate Umbra Synthetic Aperture Radar Data(07:26) Curiosity Sees Martian Sulfur Up Close(07:57) NATO Allies Plan to Stitch Together Sovereign Space Fleets(08:41) Blue Origin Seeks $10B at $130B Valuation, Reporting Shows(09:30) Auxilium Demos Tech To Enable Sustainable Bioprinting in Orbit(10:12) Making history! China lands rocket during an orbital launch for 1st time ever (video)(10:45) Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, passes away at 87(11:20) Scientists have discovered the oldest quasar ever seen, and it shines with the light of a trillion suns(12:12) SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit(12:39) Payloads used to dictate the terms of launch. That's finally changing....more14minPlay
July 09, 2026Space News for Thursday, July 09, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Is this the year for a NASA authorization bill?(00:58) Fi expands Starlink direct-to-device capability into dog-tracking(01:30) European Space Imaging Integrates Cloud Infrastructure Upgrades to Mitigate Critical Intelligence Delivery Gaps(01:55) U.S. Space Force Integrates Impulse Space into National Security Space Launch Program as First Upper-Stage Prime(02:37) SpaceX Files FCC Application for 100,000 Third-Generation Starlink Satellites(03:20) Global Memory Migration to AI Data Centers Extends Telecom Supply Chain Crisis(03:54) Ground Control and CLS Selected for France Maritime Vessel Monitoring Initiative(04:26) Super Typhoon Bavi(04:56) Students Connect NASA Science With Indigenous Knowledge to Study Coastal Erosion(05:41) Hubble Captures Star-Studded Cluster(06:16) Rocket Lab sees Electron gains, Neutron delays in first half of 2026(07:08) Progress at the Cape: New Launch Pads rise for Stoke, Relativity(07:27) Venus Aerospace Raises $91M Series B to Scale RDRE Production(08:11) SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for record-breaking 36th time(08:58) Japanese company books 1,100 pounds of cargo space on SpaceX Starship mission to the moon(09:29) Dance of death between binary stars leads to an unusual supernova(10:08) NASA begins funding hardware for 'Skyfall' Mars helicopter mission(10:54) Trump gifts Artemis astronauts an American flag from the US Capitol to plant on the moon(11:39) Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space...more13minPlay
July 08, 2026Space News for Wednesday, July 08, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to national security launch program(00:39) Skyroot prepares for first orbital launch attempt(01:29) D-Orbit signs launch-services contract with ArkEdge Space(02:22) Orbit Fab hires new CEO and raises funding to support satellite refueling business(03:14) Spirit Electronics Announces Managed Access to U.S.-Based Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing for Aerospace and Defense Programs(03:52) Fire detectors, military tech demos, 3D printers among SpaceX rideshare payloads launching on midnight Falcon 9 flight(04:14) Securities Law Investigation Targets York Space Systems Following Pentagon Constellation Contract Concerns(04:33) Bangladesh Authorizes Starlink for Transborder Bandwidth Exports, Creating Subcontinent Connectivity Routing(05:15) Astrolight Framework Urges Industrialized Laser Backbone to Protect European Space Autonomy(05:47) ESA CyberCUBE In-Orbit Laboratory Deployed via SpaceX Transporter-17 Rideshare(06:08) ESA Backs TUSK IC to Commercialize Made-in-Europe Ka-Band Flat-Panel Antenna Silicon(06:41) Cottonwood Fire Chars Utah(07:35) Artemis II Crew and Apollo 14 Moon Tree(08:08) July 2026 Satellite Puzzler(08:45) FCC Poised To Advance Sat Licensing Reform(09:24) Transporter-17 Sends the First Commercial Nuclear Sat to Orbit(10:23) NASA Releases CLD Draft RFP(11:02) James Webb Space Telescope celebrates its 4th birthday with stunning image of a galaxy crash site(11:46) Our Milky Way galaxy might be larger than we thought(12:16) Artemis 2's Jeremy Hansen stepping down from active astronaut duty after epic moon mission(12:59) China releases 1st photo of Earth's elusive 'quasi-moon' Kamo'oalewa...more14minPlay
July 07, 2026Space News for Tuesday, July 07, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Isar Aerospace signs agreement for Canadian launch site(00:42) Blue Origin continues work on lunar landers during recovery from New Glenn explosion(01:24) Iridium folds Aireon aviation safety service into Rocket Lab-bound business(02:01) NASA adds three European firms to the commercial data program(02:36) Blue Origin Insulates Lunar Landers from Launch Pad Recovery Fallout(02:50) The Supplemental Mobile Network and The Regional Threat.(03:00) NASA Mandates In-Space Servicing Architecture for $11 Billion Habitable Worlds Observatory(03:23) Private-Public Crossover Strategy Delivers 27.45% Q2 Return for XOVR ETF Following SpaceX IPO(03:41) The World Cup From 250 Miles Up(04:13) NASA Seeks Industry Input on Second Phase of Commercial Space Stations(05:01) NASA Webb Uncovers Unusual Galaxy Shaped by Cosmic Collision(05:48) Launch Preview: Long March 10B and Vikram-I debut(06:15) Exclusive: Ravee Optics Raises $6M Seed to Build Compact Laser Terminals(07:08) Even astronauts in space saw America 250 fireworks on the Fourth of July. See their ISS view of Los Angeles (video)(07:54) SpaceX launches 81 satellites to orbit from California, lands rocket on ship at sea(08:40) More clues surface about the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS(09:37) NASA just found a planet 'hiding' in TESS spacecraft data, all thanks to Einstein(10:20) Black holes buried in mysterious 'little red dot' galaxies could blast cosmic ghosts at Earth(10:59) Katalyst's satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA's Swift...more13minPlay
July 06, 2026Space News for Monday, July 06, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) NASA and Small Business Administration partner on funding key space technologies(00:49) Airbus to build Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite(01:32) Semiconductor manufacturing test bed flies alongside Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 launch(01:56) Breaking Orbital Silence: Planet Labs Restores Strategic Middle East Imagery Pipelines(02:33) SpaceX Controlled-Deorbit Report Discloses Decommissioning of 260 Starlink Satellites Over Six Months(03:17) BNP Paribas Outlines Steep Regulatory Obstacles in SpaceX Mobile Integration Strategy(03:45) The Biggest Fundraises of H1 2026(04:47) NASA tests advanced new Mars rover prototype in the California desert (video)(05:44) The missing 500 million: Cosmic bombardment melted Earth's first crust...more7minPlay
July 05, 2026Space News for Sunday, July 05, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) GAO flags satellite costs, launch risks in Space Force portfolio(01:03) BNP Paribas Outlines Steep Regulatory Obstacles in SpaceX Mobile Integration Strategy(01:31) GAO Report Cites $11 Billion Cost Overruns and Launch Delivery Bottlenecks in Space Force Portfolio(01:51) Space Force and True Anomaly Complete First Tactical Intercept of VICTUS HAZE Mission(02:33) Data and platform war reshaping TV OS market(03:04) America 250: From 1776 to the moon and beyond (A Space.com series)(03:39) Human flight was still 7 years away in 1776. Now, we're headed back to the moon(04:20) A martian rock has lots of carbon on it, and it's not clear why...more6minPlay
July 04, 2026Space News for Saturday, July 04, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission(01:04) Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191 million(01:40) Perovskite solar panel startup Verde Technologies shifts focus to space(02:14) Isar Aerospace to launch German-built Planet imaging satellite(03:01) Polish space tech company Sybilla Technologies secures funds to enter U.S. market(03:32) BNP Paribas Outlines Steep Regulatory Obstacles in SpaceX Mobile Integration Strategy(04:00) Good Morning, Earth!(04:32) Starship in Florida pushing for launch this year(05:08) Inside the Deepening Ties Between Europe and the Middle East(06:07) True Anomaly Approaches, Images Rocket Lab Craft(06:27) Exclusive: Austria Taps R-Space for Its Second Military Sat(07:13) Could humans someday explore Saturn's moon Titan, or will humanoid robots do it for us?(08:02) 1 private spacecraft intercepts another on Space Force's groundbreaking 'Victus Haze' mission(08:54) Space science has come a long way since July 4, 1776. Here's a look back at the saga(09:12) Infant stars celebrate their independence with cosmic fireworks| Space photo of the day for July 3, 2026(10:02) America at 500: Where will we be in space in 2276?(10:54) Rocket Report: Indian startup nears first launch; SpaceX's millenary milestone...more13minPlay
FAQs about The Gist: Space News:How many episodes does The Gist: Space News have?The podcast currently has 1,093 episodes available.