The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Chinese satellite maker MinoSpace seeks $736 million in IPO(01:13) Cowboy files plans for up to 20,000 orbital data centers(02:02) Golden Dome chief pushes back on $1.2 trillion CBO estimate(02:18) Iridium to take over Aireon to expand aviation safety business(03:02) ULA confirms successful solid rocket booster test as Vulcan anomaly investigation continues(03:33) Exotrail Confirms Successful Deployment of NASA-Funded AEPEX CubeSat via Spacevan 002(04:18) SpaceX Debuts Starship V3: Redefining Heavy-Lift Launch Capability(04:55) Intuitive Machines to Acquire Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT to Scale Deep Space Network(05:33) Energy Efficient E-Paper Displays Redefine Professional Digital Signage(06:05) Global Space Economy Reaches 429 Billion Dollars as Commercial Satellite Sector Dominates(06:27) Picturing Earth in a New Light(07:08) NASA Draws on Industry for Mars Telecommunications Network(07:51) NASA, Industry Prepare Cryogenic Fuel Technology Demo(08:35) Fresh Food Delivery for Space Station(09:13) Rocket Lab signs new launch contracts and acquires robotics company during Q1 2026(10:19) Meet Blacknight Space Labs In-Orbit Infrastructure Accelerator(11:00) NASA Lays Out Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plan(11:38) No, this isn't a solar eclipse. It's an image of Mars, captured by NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche probe(12:17) NASA's Perseverance rover is positively glowing in its new selfie on Mars(12:43) Earth photobombs a satellite deploying its giant reflector | Space photo of the day for May 14, 2026(13:26) The world's biggest rocket: How SpaceX's new Starship 'V3' differs from its predecessors

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) SES joins Eutelsat in canceling GEO expansion satellites(00:52) SpaceX sets date for first Starship version 3 launch(01:32) SpaceX targets May 19 for debut of Starship Version 3, Launch Pad 2(01:46) For a second time, poor weather scrubs Cargo Dragon mission launch to the space station(02:26) SpinLaunch Partners with Aalyria for Meridian Constellation Network Orchestration(03:07) Gilat Wins Big Military Contracts, Expands India Footprint(03:41) Gen Z Influence on AI-Driven Audio Market(04:15) iDirect Government Launches 450 Rackmount Software-Defined Modem for Multi-Orbit Defense(04:43) Rise Goes to Washington(05:18) NASA Outlines Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plans(05:56) Studying Pneumonia in Space for Heart Health on Earth(06:40) Exclusive: LEAP Launches its First Rocket(07:25) CBO Puts $1.2T Price Tag on Golden Dome(08:07) Exobiosphere, Voyager Partner on ISS Mission(08:22) Star Catcher Closes $65M Series A(08:55) Will Starship launch from foreign shores? SpaceX 'constantly exploring' options for megarocket liftoff sites(09:47) What flings mysteriously powerful particles called 'cosmic rays' at Earth?(10:29) Blue Origin's lunar lander mockup is ready for NASA Artemis astronaut training(10:54) Lasers shine a new light on the space junk air pollution problem(11:27) The Whirlpool Galaxy comes alive | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2026(11:49) The physics of how Olympic weightlifters exploit barbell's "whip"(12:27) Gravitational lens shows a galaxy just 800 million years post-Big Bang(13:09) Once again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever built

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:20) MDA Space continues work on Gateway robotic arm(00:36) Viasat wins $307 million Marine Corps satellite communications contract(01:14) Muon Space Scales Workforce Following Transition to Constellation-Scale Manufacturing(01:53) US Air Force Taps L3Harris to Bolster ABMS Digital Infrastructure(02:19) NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft are very low on power after nearly 50 years. How long can they keep going?

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) The governance gap: Why orbital data centers need certification before they scale(00:59) Astrobotic tests advanced rocket engine(01:26) FCC throws out satellite spectrum challenges as D2D dealmaking heats up(01:59) SpaceX wins $57 million U.S. military contract for satellite crosslink demo(02:51) Jordan signs the Artemis Accords(03:26) The Smartest Money in the Room Is Looking Up(03:53) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Giovanni Pandolfi Bortoletto, Leaf Space(04:30) Blue Origin CEO Attributes BlueBird 7 Satellite Loss to Second-Stage Thrust Anomaly(04:42) An Agricultural Mosaic in Taiwan(05:30) Johnson Leaders Honored by National Space Club & Foundation(06:18) NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-13 Assignments for Space Station Mission(07:01) NASA Kennedy Prepares Facility for Roman Space Telescope Arrival(07:16) Starship Progress at the Cape with Hoping to Launch this year(07:30) Astra Targets Golden Dome With Small Rockets, Says CEO Chris Kemp(08:14) Trump Taps Space Execs For Military Space Roles(08:50) Orbital vs. Terrestrial Data Center Cost Analysis(09:26) Hubble Telescope celebrates 36th anniversary with gorgeous new image of famous Trifid Nebula(10:10) Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-flares within 7 hours of each other, knocking out radio signals on Earth(11:00) Ted Cruz pushes back on NASA budget cuts: 'I don't want to wake up one day and look up at the moon and realize the Chinese have beat us there'(11:36) What will happen when our sun starts dying? These 'stellar archaeologists' may have found a clue(12:10) These 'interstellar glaciers' could give water to young star systems. Could they support alien life, too?(12:58) We still don't have a more precise value for "Big G"(13:35) US Space Command: Russia is now operationalizing co-orbital ASAT weapons(14:14) Eight months early and under budget, the Roman Telescope is ready to launch

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Commerce Department budget proposal would halt work on TraCSS(01:13) China backs orbital data center startup with $8.4 billion in credit lines(01:54) Northrop Grumman takes $71 million charge on Vulcan booster issue(02:36) Trump taps Raytheon executive for top military space acquisition post(03:23) SpaceX launches final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force(04:09) FCC Grants AST SpaceMobile Authority for 248-Satellite Constellation and Direct-to-Cell Service(04:49) ISS National Lab Launches 2026 Orbital Edge Accelerator to Scale Space-Based R&D(05:30) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Carsten Drachmann, GomSpace(06:06) RF-Design Launches FiberLink CompactLine FCLR1811S4 for Ground Segment Optimization(06:42) Kymeta Chief Scientist Discusses Metamaterial Antenna Evolution and Orbital Sustainability(07:24) Belts of Green in the Washington Suburbs(08:11) Artemis II Mission Milestones: An Image and Video Recap(08:41) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4867-4872: Sand Fill In Antofagasta Crater and Finding Our Next Drill Target(09:31) NASA Invites Media to Jordan Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony(10:03) New NASA Views of Earth, From (S)PACE(10:47) NASA and Axiom react to OIG Report on delays in Next-Generation Spacesuit Program(11:17) Payload Field Guide: Golden Dome(12:11) Opportunities Beyond the Moon Opened by CLPS(12:41) Economics of Orbital Data Centers Report: Part 1(13:12) Mysterious rings around Uranus point to hidden moons orbiting the ice giant(13:50) The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is finally complete(14:37) 'Dancing' jets erupting from a cannibalistic black hole have the power of 10,000 suns(15:20) NASA rolls out Artemis 3 SLS rocket's huge core stage to gear up for 2027 launch (photo)

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) China ramps up satellite production capacity amid constellation ambitions(01:04) Space Force weighs Vulcan flights without solid boosters(01:31) Third New Glenn launch suffers upper stage malfunction(02:13) Rhea Space Activity raises $6 million to develop GPS-free spacecraft navigation(02:57) Blue Origin Unveils Project Quartz Global Ground Station Network(03:12) NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Extend Interstellar Mission(03:31) Blue Origin Achieves First Booster Reuse but Satellite Enters Off-Nominal Orbit(04:08) Geographic Hotspots: Where Demand Is Accelerating(04:19) New Glenn launches on third mission, successfully reuses booster for the first time(04:42) SpaceX Won A Mars Mission That Might Get Cancelled(05:10) 'Dark subhaloes' may explain why galaxies seem to form pre-determined shapes(05:53) Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure