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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 1,109 episodes available.
July 29, 2026Space News for Wednesday, July 29, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Boeing still working with NASA to schedule next Starliner flight(00:57) Chinese startup raises funds for space situational awareness constellation, joining commercial SSA rush(01:34) Swift reboost mission encounters attitude control problems(02:12) ESA opens call to repurpose Gateway communications module(02:50) NASA selects successor to CAPSTONE lunar mission(03:25) Impulse Space Unveils In-House Electra Electric Propulsion System for Orbital Maneuvering(04:03) EchoStar Faces Mounting Financial Pressure on Hughes Satellite Unit Amid Corporate Reorganization(04:39) Space Force Awards $287 Million Software Contract to Sphinx Defense for Strategic SATCOM Ground Segment(04:58) Optical Zonu Debuts Miniature Ku-Band RF-over-Fiber Transmitter for Space-Constrained Defense Platforms(05:48) Resecurity Joins Space ISAC to Expand Cyber Threat Intelligence Across Space Assets(06:25) Amazon Joins the Direct-to-Device Race(07:10) Rocket Lab Expands to Alaska with $266M Launch Contract(07:26) DJI Lito 1 drone review(07:36) NASA fuels its next-gen Roman Space Telescope for August launch(08:23) Our Milky Way galaxy appears to have flipped 90 degrees long ago. But why?(09:00) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit in wake of Starship test flight (video)(09:33) On this day in space! July 28, 1851: The 1st photo of a total solar eclipse was taken by a Prussian daguerreotypist(10:16) Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit(10:49) Study: Dinosaurs were charbroiled after Chicxulub impact...more12minPlay
July 28, 2026Space News for Tuesday, July 28, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Upper C-band auction offers another lift for GEO industry(00:47) Sphinx Defense wins $287 million contract for strategic satellite communications software(01:31) Orbes unveils Exo-ORB and agreement with Symphony Space(02:31) Intel debuts new chip for space computing(02:57) SpaceNews Welcomes Max Aliprandi as Business Development Associate(03:22) L3Harris Signs Multi-Year Framework Agreement to Quadruple THAAD Propulsion Production(04:05) STMicroelectronics Reports Q2 2026 Earnings Growth Driven by AI Data Centers and Satellite Demand(04:42) Amazon Files FCC Application for 5,105-Satellite Constellation to Enable Direct-to-Device Mobile Services(05:12) FCC Approves Upper C-Band Order, Allocating $5.6 Billion to SES and $504 Million to Eutelsat(05:52) Astrolight Advances End-to-End Lasercom Network to Address Orbital Bandwidth and Spectrum Bottlenecks(06:29) Smoke Blankets Oregon(07:13) NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Returns to Earth(07:46) NASA Science Soars During August Total Solar Eclipse(08:03) Launch Preview: Falcon 9 and Chang Zheng rockets set to launch this week(08:26) The unique DJI Lito X1 drone is packed full of functionality and you can't buy it in the USA(08:37) Starship in space! See highlights of SpaceX megarocket's epic Flight 13 test launch (video)(08:51) Rocket Lab to start launching missile-defense missions from Alaska under $266 million Space Force deal(09:33) On this day in space! July 27, 1962: The 1st zero-g cosmonaut training flight took off on a Soviet jetliner(09:50) Are we overlooking signs of alien life that aren't technological or biological? 'Bread would be a signature of intelligence'...more12minPlay
July 27, 2026Space News for Monday, July 27, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) FCC Proposes Opening Unlicensed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Bands for Space-Based Communications(00:58) GSMA Endorses Abuja Declaration to Advance Satellite Spectrum Reform and Launch ATLAS Umoja(01:44) GAO Report Warns Space Force Must Improve Personnel Metrics to Support Fleet Expansion(02:19) NASA Astronaut Chris Williams, Crewmates Return from Space Station(02:41) Juno reveals surprising subsurface tempertures at Io, remarkably smooth surface(03:26) Starship Sticks the Water Landing on Flight 13(03:42) I'm not an astronaut, but I went to the International Space Station (sort of)...more5minPlay
July 26, 2026Space News for Sunday, July 26, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) NASA and ESA facilities avoid major damage from wildfires in Spain(01:04) SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites from West Coast(01:47) SpaceX Targets First Starship Upper Stage Tower Catch for Flight 14(02:24) Artemis II Pilot Advocates Stepwise Return to Moon via Equatorial Landings(02:38) An off-the-shelf camera could help us find more black holes smashing together(03:08) NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts returning to Earth on July 26: Watch it live(03:55) SpaceX's Starship megarocket makes the 'softest splashdown' ever after launching next-gen Starlink satellites in Flight 13 test (video)(04:33) SpaceX eyes tower catch for next Starship after auspicious end to 13th flight...more6minPlay
July 25, 2026Space News for Saturday, July 25, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) SpaceX conducts 13th Starship test flight(00:58) ULA deals with financial challenges caused by Vulcan grounding(01:42) LatConnect 60 Unveils Proprietary AI Capabilities Following Growing Indo-Pacific Defence Interest in SWIRSAT(02:17) Office of Space Commerce to move ahead on mission authorization(02:44) Lightning strikes Long March 3B after liftoff, Kinetica-1 launches 5 satellites(03:13) Super Heavy-Starship rocket chalks up mostly successful test flight(04:07) Critical NASA Deep Space ground station in Spain evacuated due to wildfires(04:46) Launch preview: SpaceX ready for 2nd attempt to launch Starship Flight 13 following post-abort engine work(05:02) AT&T CEO Reaffirms Support for AST SpaceMobile, Dismisses Satellite Revenue Risk(05:41) New Crew Members Welcomed to International Space Station(06:15) NASA Announces New Spacecraft Technology Demonstration Mission at Moon(07:05) Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral(07:36) Blue Origin to conduct New Glenn second stage hot fires on Stennis B-2 stand(08:15) Lunar Outpost Plans to Fly NVIDIA Chips to the Moon(08:56) What lurks beneath the volcanoes of Jupiter's moon Io? NASA's Juno probe just took a peek(09:39) Planet hunter gets the silent treatment | Space photo of the day for July 24, 2026(10:23) Lightning strike on Chinese rocket captured in epic launch photo(11:09) This Week In Space LIVE: The Viking Mars landings 50 years later(11:51) Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck...more13minPlay
July 24, 2026Space News for Friday, July 24, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Air Force takes over troubled military GPS receiver program(00:50) NASA programs feel effects of workforce reductions(01:39) Mark Matossian co-founds Whipsmart Ventures to fund space and deep tech(02:10) Will Bruey on rethinking the role of pharmaceuticals in low Earth orbit(02:43) NNSA Delivers Fifth Next-Generation Global Burst Detector Payload to U.S. Space Force for GPS Integration(03:19) Intellian Unveils CM100 GMDSS Terminal Built for Iridium Certus 100 Safety Network(03:54) ALL.SPACE Hydra MAX Terminal Receives Certification for SES O3b mPOWER Multi-Orbit Network(04:43) A Million-Panel Project(05:31) Look for NASA+ Now Streaming on Amazon Fire TV(06:08) FCC Filings Show Eutelsat is Working on a New 528-sat Constellation Beyond OneWeb(06:54) NASA Puts $2B Price Tag on Nuclear Mars Mission(07:17) Intel Authorization Act Proposes Limiting Commercial EO Access(08:05) Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission(08:48) Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the sun's missing silver(09:27) NASA's retired astronauts are hitting the road to get young people to vote: 'one small step for you, and one giant leap for our country.'(10:09) Satellite spots a 'hummingbird' in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2026(10:44) Should Artemis IV astronauts actually land near the moon's south pole? Artemis II pilot says the lunar equator might be better...more12minPlay
July 23, 2026Space News for Thursday, July 23, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) FCC approves sweeping space reforms while clearing more C-band for 5G(00:52) Vast establishes division for national security projects(01:23) Relativity Space to expand Terran R production in Florida(02:12) SpaceX launches novel geosynchronous robotic servicing satellite on decade-long mission(02:32) Viasat Deploys Reflector and Boom Assembly on ViaSat-3 F3 Ahead of In-Orbit Testing(03:03) SpaceLogistics MRV-1 Robotic Servicer and Mission Extension Pods Reach Orbit Ahead of GEO Servicing Operations(03:42) L3Harris Delivers Four RS-25 Core Stage Engines to NASA for Crewed Artemis III Lunar Mission(04:17) NASA Joins Federal Genesis Mission Initiative to Process 150 Petabytes of Space Data via AI Architectures(04:50) Silicon Sensing Debuts CRG21 Digital MEMS Gyroscope for Extreme Shock and High-Vibration Environments(05:32) Robotic Servicing Mission Launches with NASA Support(06:00) NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Chris Williams, Crewmates Return(06:22) Soyuz MS-29 crew arrives at ISS, U.S. EVA completes Canadarm2 repairs(07:03) Path to Starship Flight 13 requires additional Booster 20 test(07:40) The UK Scraps the Department in Charge of UKSA(08:26) The UK and Space Florida Launch Joint Fund(08:39) Breaking Down the $686B Space Economy(09:24) China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket launches 9 satellites from a ship at sea (video)(10:12) After nearly 30 years, NASA realized this near-Earth asteroid is actually a comet. The discovery may help us defend the planet some day(10:59) NASA's Roman Space Telescope could reveal black holes ripping up stars. It's set to launch Aug. 30(11:31) If space war erupts, 'none of us will be able to avoid the war zone,' warns outgoing Space Force chief in final public speech...more13minPlay
July 22, 2026Space News for Wednesday, July 22, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Zenno Astronautics to relocate to the United States(00:57) SpaceX launches Northrop mission to extend the life of aging satellites(01:44) Northrop adds to charges on Vulcan solid rocket motor program(02:35) UK and Florida commit $400,000 to joint space projects(03:33) US Space Force Triples NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 Capacity to $17B as Total Launch Budget Reaches $30B(03:57) Contrivian Merges with Big Network to Build Vertically Integrated Multi-Modal Connectivity Platform(04:31) Resolve Optics Develops Radiation-Resistant Athermalized 6mm Lens for Satellite Imaging Payloads(05:17) IHI Corporation and Kuva Space Partner to Evaluate Japanese Sovereign Hyperspectral Constellation(06:01) A Week of Smoky Skies Across North America(06:16) NASA to Host Media Briefing on Roman Telescope, Launching Next Month(06:55) FCC Eyes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Bands for Satellites(07:38) James Webb Space Telescope discovers the secrets of cosmic 'factories' that filled the early universe with stardust(07:55) Alien life likely can't survive on exoplanets smaller than Mars, scientists say(08:14) Space Force orders 36 more Golden Dome missile-tracking satellites, for $1.75 billion(09:05) SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to orbit a day after rare launch abort(09:23) Artemis III astronauts will beam 4k video from Orion to Earth using SpaceX Starlink lasers...more11minPlay
July 21, 2026Space News for Tuesday, July 21, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Italian startup ORiS raises funding for laser power-beaming technology(01:08) Pipelines to payloads: risk management lessons for the space economy(01:44) AI rocket engine startup LegendSpace raises $29.5 million angel round(02:08) SpaceX suffers rare, last-second Falcon 9 rocket launch abort(02:45) Commercial Launch Providers Advance Next-Generation Heavy and Medium-Lift Vehicle Milestones Ahead of 2026 Debuts(03:07) SSPI Launches Collateral Risk Series Addressing Civil Spillover in Contested Space Domains(03:24) ThinKom GT2517 Terminal Achieves SES Government Technology Certification for O3b mPOWER Operation(03:59) Avealto Opens $50 Million Funding Round to Launch Stratospheric Broadband Production(04:30) NASA Sets Briefings for SpaceX Crew-13 Mission to Space Station(05:05) NASA, GE Aerospace Work Enables Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstration(05:47) From Hampton to Mars: How NASA Langley Helped Land on the Red Planet(06:14) Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Starship, and Chinese rockets scheduled to launch(06:30) Skyroot Aerospace Reaches Orbit with Vikram-1 Rocket(07:17) DoD Adds $11.4B to NatSec Launch Contracts(08:02) SpaceX targets July 23 for crucial Starship Flight 13 test launch after abort(08:42) Scientists discover mystery molecule on Pluto and Saturn's moon Titan: 'We cannot say what it is'(09:33) 50 years after Viking 1's historic Mars landing, NASA is looking to the Red Planet's skies(09:47) Twice in a row: SpaceX rocket aborts launch at last second again (video)(10:13) Four astronauts, 3 spacecraft, 2 weeks in orbit: Artemis III will be NASA's most complicated mission ever(10:42) The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches...more12minPlay
July 20, 2026Space News for Monday, July 20, 2026In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Space Force Declares Return to U.S. Electromagnetic Spectrum Dominance Following Iran Operations(01:01) SpaceX Consolidated Operational Metrics Reveal Unprecedented 2025 Falcon 9 Flight Cadence(01:17) India Restricts ISRO Personnel Exits to Safeguard Flagship Orbital Missions(01:33) Should we trust AI in the search for alien life? Scientists aren't so sure(02:15) James Webb Space Telescope discovers how black holes feed themselves(02:58) Scientists told them, 'No, it's too dangerous,' but they did it anyway: Inside Japan's super-close asteroid flyby(03:25) India's first privately-developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch...more5minPlay
FAQs about The Gist: Space News:How many episodes does The Gist: Space News have?The podcast currently has 1,109 episodes available.