The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) OHB raises funding for expansion, acquisitions(00:42) Boeing wins $2 billion Space Force contract for communications satellites(01:13) Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes New Associate Member(01:32) NASA, Boeing committed to Starliner-1 launch despite unclear timeline(02:24) Ghost Viewers trigger secondary ripple effect on Satellite Communications (SatCom)(03:02) Lightpath expands fiber footprint as demand for AI-ready connectivity infrastructure accelerates(03:17) Hybrid Cabin Architecture: Mapping the Next Generation of In-Flight Connectivity (IFC)(03:44) Fleet-Wide Hybrid Networks: Marlink Integrates Starlink Across 80+ Oldendorff Carriers Vessels(04:01) Hybrid Expansion: SES Launches Next-Gen Set-Top Boxes and Multi-Region Channel Pack for ASTRA TV in Spain(04:37) Playing the Moon Game(05:12) NASA Names Sean Gallagher as Chief Information Officer(05:49) CSDA Selects Eight Commercial Satellite Data Providers for On-Ramp 2 Contract Awards(06:41) 58th Girl Scouts Unite Event(07:14) Launch Preview: Pegasus XL to launch amongst Falcon 9 and Chinese missions(07:36) NASA Watchdog: Launch Infrastructure Nearing Capacity(08:26) Sophia Space Raises $7M, Taps Apex for 2027 Demo Flight(09:19) Ubotica Raises $11M for Satellite-Based AI Tech(10:10) What is Starfall? A look at SpaceX's mysterious new return capsule(10:55) Space.com just launched an app! Get your inside scoop on space exploration(11:29) China's space plane appears to have released a mystery object in orbit(11:48) NASA wants to dump the ISS in the sea. Experts say the plan 'raises serious concerns for ocean health'

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) SpaceX to launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg(01:02) Preparing for Day One: DARPA Solicits Tech to Rebuild Destroyed Satellite Fleets Within Hours(01:17) Staying in Their Lanes: SpaceX and Globalstar Join Forces to Defend Spectrum Exclusivity(01:47) A mysterious gamma-ray stream comes from the Milky Way's center. Could dark matter have something to do with it?

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:20) MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon Technologies to gain foothold in U.S. market(01:00) ElevationSpace Secures US $40 Million in Series B Funding, Bringing Total Raised to US $63.5 Million(01:35) Northrop Grumman says industry ready to scale solid rocket production, with longer contracts(02:21) The MEO durability crisis: why LEO hardware will fail the new orbital economy(03:02) SpaceX launches intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office(03:42) Sovereign Resilience: Space Norway Unveils Multi-Orbit Satellite Backup Network for Civil and Enterprise Systems(04:22) 'No one thought it was going to be possible.' A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA's daring plan to save it.(04:58) Menstruation in space will be studied for 1st time with 'Operation Period'(05:26) Annie Easley, a hero of NASA | Space photo of the day for June 19, 2026(06:03) Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by last year(06:32) Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Relativity Space to privately develop Mars orbiter mission(01:03) Dawn Aerospace raises $25 million(01:46) Arianespace launches its heaviest payload to date with Amazon Leo flight(02:34) Direct-to-Device Momentum: AST SpaceMobile Successfully Launches Giant Next-Gen BlueBird Satellites Atop SpaceX Falcon 9(02:48) Space Weather Forecasting: Momentus Secures Commercial Payload Contract for Vigoride-9 OSV(03:28) Sovereign Microgravity: Elethron and ATMOS Space Cargo Finalize Low-Earth Orbit Payload Engineering Campaign(03:47) U.S. viewership of the 2026 World Cup via satellite television is strong and easily accessible(04:17) Space-Quantum Convergence: INNOSPACE and Norma Partner for In-Orbit Quantum Computing Demonstrations(04:54) NASA Announces Public-Private Partnership to Advance Mars Science(05:10) Hubble Sees Swarm of Galaxies(05:56) Terran R second stage heads to Stennis as Relativity advances toward 2026 debut(06:36) Launch Preview: 10 launches scheduled from sites across the world(07:13) Instinct Space Unveils Plans for Low-Cost Lunar Landers(08:00) Katalyst Raises $12M to Extend Satellite Servicing to GEO(08:40) One of these twin stars has likely been snacking on exoplanets(09:19) James Webb Space Telescope discovers extreme exoplanet being roasted by its home star(10:05) A volcanic eruption seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 17, 2026(10:47) Was life delivered to Earth by asteroids with a helping hand from Jupiter?(11:27) 'Best. Mars. Mission. Ever.' Scientists hail MAVEN's legacy as NASA retires Red Planet orbiter

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Gilat to buy Comtech satcoms business six years after failed merger(00:49) Space Force orders two more GPS satellites from Lockheed Martin for $514 million(01:13) DARPA to explore ways to rapidly rebuild satellite networks if attacked(02:01) Sustained maneuver has a propulsion problem(02:14) Astrobotic showcases Griffin-1 lander ahead of environmental testing in California(02:42) SpaceX launches its first Falcon 9 rocket since Nasdaq debut(03:29) Space-Based Underwriting: Liberty and ICEYE Launch Satellite-Powered Parametric Wildfire Insurance(04:08) Rapid Deployment: ZeroUSV Streamlines Uncrewed Vessel Portability for Defense and Survey Missions(04:41) Explore JPL to Take Place Oct. 10, 11(05:16) NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from New Jersey Students(05:46) Isar Aerospace scrubs second launch of Spectrum rocket after weeks of delays(06:35) Space Stocks Dip After SpaceX IPO(07:19) JAXA Nails H3 Return to Flight(07:58) Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule head home to Earth today(08:26) Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander for NASA Moon Base mission(09:07) SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st launch as a public company (video)(09:23) NASA X-ray spacecraft discovers supernova wreckage at the heart of the Milky Way(10:15) Live from the moon! How lasers connected us all to NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts on their epic lunar trip(10:32) Key mission for Europe's commercial space enterprise scrubbed again

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Missile production push runs into solid rocket motor bottleneck(01:06) Revised Artemis lunar lander plans take shape(01:51) The Next Arena: Why the WRC-27 Summit in Shanghai is the New Space Tech Frontline(02:28) SpaceX: The targets might be tough(02:57) Booster 20 Completes Cryo, As Ship 40 Nears Static Fire(03:27) How Japanese scientists sent a real-life Transformer to the moon(04:15) Threads of underground fungal networks are long enough to reach beyond the Solar System

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:20) NRO nominee says commercial space, AI are reshaping spy satellite agency(01:01) Global SSA Market to Reach $61B as Governments Prioritize Space Security, Resilience, and Orbital Safety(01:23) The importance of determining an equilibrium state for space traffic management(01:57) UK explores Vast space station mission for astronaut with physical disability(02:32) Voyager to acquire lunar lander developer Astrobotic(02:46) Researchers call for regulations to protect low Earth orbit environment(03:15) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg(03:27) SpaceX launches sunrise Starlink mission following weather scrub(04:13) MDA Space Selected by BAE Systems for U.S. Space Force Missile Warning Constellation(04:49) Typhoon Jangmi(05:20) NASA Space Roboticist Challenge(05:58) Look Up!(06:27) Blue Origin initiates LC-36 recovery, targets RTF by end of 2026(07:04) Blue Origin Commits to Return to Flight This Year(07:38) NDAA Would Cut SDA, RCO Offices(08:19) Northrop Grumman Taps Apex for Golden Dome SBI Collab(08:58) Impulse Space Closes $500M Series D(09:24) Scientists locate source of mysterious radio signals after 20 year search: A vampire star and its victim(10:05) China launches debut mission of Falcon 9-like rocket with no advance notice (video)(10:46) SpaceX wins $4 billion Space Force contract for satellites that target 'airborne threats' anywhere on Earth(11:32) 'Hot Jupiter' winds blasting at over 15,000 mph reveal 1st evidence of exoplanets with magnetic fields(12:03) Student-powered 'moon' rovers put to the test | Space photo of the day for June 2, 2026(12:46) In a surprise launch, China debuts another big rocket designed for reusability

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16 billion to build satellite network for airborne target tracking(01:15) Bellatrix and TelePIX plan 2028 air-breathing VLEO imaging demonstration(01:59) Spatial data has become a weapon of war in the US-Iran war(02:27) ULA launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral(02:50) Sovereignty got an answer on Day 3. Two answers, actually, and a commercial veto.(03:31) NASA Awards Contract for Johnson Space Center Infrastructure(04:12) NASA Hosts SpaceX Crew-11 Astronauts for Public Event at Headquarters(04:58) Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy(05:37) Hubble Captures M88 on Journey to Center of Virgo Cluster(06:12) China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts return to Earth after being briefly 'stranded', wrapping up record-breaking mission (video)(06:55) Incredible videos show Blue Origin rocket explosion could be seen from hundreds of miles away(07:32) SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida just hours after Blue Origin rocket explosion (video)