Space News for Friday, July 17, 2026
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This episode summarizes the top space news stories, including SpaceX launches and new astronomical discoveries.
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) SpaceX aborts Starship Flight 13 launch attempt (01:02) SpaceX launches 21 satellites for military data network (01:44) Nature study identifies a new way to spot nuclear weapons in orbit (02:25) Defense Innovation Unit seeks commercial path to deliver electrical power from orbit (03:03) Building the infrastructure for a shifting space economy with Massi Ladovaz (03:34) ATVA Opposes Proposed FCC Order Replacing National Broadcast Ownership Cap (03:53) U.S. Space Force Finalizes Acquisition Restructuring Under Nine Mission Portfolios (04:35) South Korea Accelerates Uncrewed Lunar Landing Target to 2030 Under New KASA Strategy (05:14) AST SpaceMobile Defers Commercial Direct-to-Device Timeline to Early 2027 (05:30) A Tide-Fueled Trove of Biodiversity in Guinea-Bissau (06:25) NASA Welcomes Serbia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory (07:18) NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet (08:04) Young Galaxy Cluster (08:21) SWISSto12 Closes $70M Series C (09:03) TraCSS Looms Large Over Mission Authorization Hearing (09:34) Falcon 9 Sales Freeze Anxiety and Our…
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