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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, each episode
will be around 10 to 20 minutes long to help break up your commute or downtime
and keep you up-to-date on all of the top stories of the day.
you the top space-related stories of the day with an emphasis of space
technologies, current launches, small satellites, etc. Generally, each episode
will be around 10 to 20 minutes long to help break up your commute or downtime
and keep you up-to-date on all of the top stories of the day.
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In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) CesiumAstro Secures $200M to Expand Texas-Based Manufacturing Infrastructure – SatNews(01:05) Lockheed Martin and GE Aerospace Complete Successful Hypersonic RDR Engine Demonstration – SatNews(01:40) SatNews Publishers to Observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 19. – SatNews(02:13) Bipartisan Senate Bill Targets Regulatory Backlog in U.S. Satellite Sector – SatNews(02:43) NASA’s Top Challenges Include Artemis, Cybersecurity Risks, Aging Infrastructure, and More
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) MDA Adds 340 Vendors to $151 Billion SHIELD Enterprise in Third Major Tranche – SatNews(00:59) Permission to Shout: The Risks Inside the New SpaceX License – SatNews(01:27) The Orbital Pivot: Reconciling Scientific Discovery with the Trillion-Dollar Space Economy – SatNews(01:56) TrustPoint Achieves Key Milestone in Resilient, GPS-Independent Navigation – SatNews(02:29) NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Wraps Up Space Station Science
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Sat-Lite Technologies Scales Executive Leadership Amid Multi-Orbit Market Expansion – SatNews(00:55) SpaceX Activates Free Starlink Service in Iran Amid National Internet Blackout – SatNews(01:28) China Opens 2026 Launch Manifest with Retrograde Yaogan and Guowang Deployments – SatNews(02:00) Globalstar Expands East Asia Ground Footprint with New Antenna Arrays in South Korea – SatNews(02:30) India’s workhorse PSLV needs to solve third stage issue following second consecutive failure
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SmallSat Europe 2026 Issues Final Call for Papers Amid Pivot to Defense and Sovereignty – SatNews(01:01) Department of Defense to Take $1 Billion Equity Stake in L3Harris Missile Solutions – SatNews(01:33) Department of Defense Adopts SpaceX Iteration Model to Accelerate Defense Acquisition – SatNews(01:59) Black Moon Energy Partners with JPL for Helium-3 Resource Mission – SatNews(02:25) Hubble Nets Menagerie of Young Stellar Objects(02:57) NASA’s Webb Delivers Unprecedented Look Into Heart of Circinus Galaxy(03:32) Starship launch infrastructure progress at Starbase/Cape ahead of 2026 Launches(04:02) Launch Preview: Launches from China, U.S., and Norway scheduled for upcoming week
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX ‘Twilight’ Mission Deploys 22 Exolaunch Payloads, Including Kepler and HawkEye 360 Assets – SatNews(00:55) WTA Releases Top Teleport Operator Rankings for 2025 – SatNews(01:26) Thermal Equilibrium: The Dual Role of Isotherms in Satellite Operations and Design – SatNews(01:56) NASA Targets Critical Technology Shortfalls to Accelerate Lunar and Martian Exploration – SatNews
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) FCC Authorizes Deployment of Second-Generation Starlink Constellation – SatNews(00:56) GomSpace Secures €2.9 Million Contract for North American Lunar Mission – SatNews(01:27) KSF Space Commercializes Additive-Manufactured PA11 CubeSat Structures – SatNews(02:03) Back down to Earth: How invisible highways of light are outclassing orbital satellite connectivity (Reader Forum) – SatNews(02:35) NASA’s Pandora Satellite, CubeSats to Explore Exoplanets, Beyond(03:04) Crew-11 to return early due to a medical concern with astronaut
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) The Great Orbital Trench War: Sovereignty vs. The Starlink Surge – SatNews(00:53) Keysight and Samsung Validate 3GPP Release 19 NR-NTN with S-Band Connectivity Milestone – SatNews(01:25) Kratos Signals Support for Defense Policy Shift Toward Industrial Reinvestment – SatNews(01:51) Aegis Aerospace and United Semiconductors to Launch Orbital Manufacturing Facility – SatNews(02:27) The future of Starship’s Pad 1 tower and launch mount(02:59) TPS evaluations taking place at Starbase on next two Ships to fly
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Global Konet Secures AS 9100D Certification for Aerospace Phased Array Systems – SatNews(00:58) White House Declares Military Force “An Option” in Strategic Bid for Greenland – SatNews(01:28) SpaceX and ISRO Coordinate Concurrent Rideshare and Constellation Launch Schedules – SatNews(02:05) Aegis Aerospace and United Semiconductors to Launch Orbital Manufacturing Facility – SatNews(02:40) Scientists Identify ‘Astronomy’s Platypus’ with NASA’s Webb Telescope(03:13) Canada’s First Commercial Spaceport clears major hurdle with Environmental Approval
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SDA Solicits Industry Input for Tranche 3 Ground Entry Point Expansion – SatNews(01:04) Space Systems Command Issues RFI for Commercial Environmental Monitoring Data – SatNews(01:42) The Rise of a Virtual Prime: AEI’s Quiet Aerospace Revolution – SatNews(02:25) Blue Moon MK1: The ‘Innovative, Affordable, and Expedited’ Pivot for Artemis – SatNews(02:52) Launch Previews: SpaceX and ISRO to launch rideshare missions into SSO
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Space Sector Transitions to Critical Global Infrastructure Status Amid $1 Trillion Proliferation – SatNews(01:00) Orbital Tolls? Industry Braces for the Commercialization of Space Safety Data – SatNews(01:33) UK Space Agency Seeks Satellite Direct-to-Device Solutions for Delayed Emergency Services Network – SatNews(02:01) Schall Law Firm Reminds Firefly Aerospace Investors of Impending Securities Fraud Lead Plaintiff Deadline. – SatNews(02:41) Space Force requests launch provider interest in Cape and Vandenberg pads
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Indra confirms ‘external impact’ on Spainsat NG-II; contingency plans activated – SatNews(00:56) L3Harris Nears $500 Million Stake Sale of Space Propulsion Assets to AE Industrial Partners – SatNews(01:38) Indra Group Activates Contingency Plans Following SpainSat NG II Orbital Incident – SatNews(02:13) SpaceX laying the Starship foundations for 2026 and beyond
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Beijing Warns UN of ‘Safety and Security’ Risks from Starlink Expansion – SatNews(00:58) Türkiye Initiates Construction of Equatorial Spaceport in Somalia – SatNews(01:26) When AWS Grew Wings: The “Boring” Genius of Amazon Leo – SatNews(01:57) NASA Identifies 26 Resilient Bacterial Species Capable of Evading Cleanroom Sterilization – SatNews
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Starlink initiates orbital lowering of 4,400 satellites to mitigate debris risks – SatNews(00:59) NASA to Outline Future Flagship Mission Timelines at 247th AAS Meeting – SatNews(01:32) AT&T, AST SpaceMobile Advance Satellite-to-Cell Expansion Following BlueBird 6 Deployment – SatNews(02:07) Satellite Data Confirms Rapid Expansion of Sudan Displacement Camps Amid North Darfur Conflict – SatNews
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) The Pentagon’s Real Estate Play to Break the West Coast Launch Monopoly – SatNews(01:06) Samsung Expands Satellite Connectivity with Standalone Exynos 5410 Modem – SatNews(01:43) GomSpace Awarded 50 Million SEK Microsatellite Contract for European Defense R&D – SatNews(02:19) Kratos EPOCH C2 Software Completes Factory Acceptance Testing for Airbus OneSat Platform – SatNews(02:49) After record-breaking 2025, Rocket Lab prepares for Neutron’s debut in 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) NASA Shutters ‘The Earth Observer’ Publication; EOS Flagships Face 2026 Retirement – SatNews(00:50) Brian Cox Addresses Interstellar Comet Signal Claims Amid MAVEN Silence – SatNews(01:26) LIG Nex1 Weighs ‘Defense & Aerospace’ Rebrand Ahead of 50th Anniversary – SatNews(01:57) SpaceRISE Consortium Initiates IRIS² Procurement Phase – SatNews(02:25) SPHEREx produces first all-sky map, highlights entire universe in infrared light
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) U.S. Fiber-to-the-Home Market Nears 100 Million Passings Following Record 2025 Growth – SatNews(01:07) Missile Defense Agency Framework Signals Shift Toward Multi-Vendor IDIQ Framework – SatNews(01:39) SpaceRISE Consortium Initiates Procurement for IRIS² Satellite and Launch Services – SatNews(02:12) FCC Modernizes Space Policy with Higher Power Limits for Direct-to-Cell Services – SatNews
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) DoD Report: China’s ISR Fleet Swells to 510+ Satellites, ‘Informatized’ Warfare Accelerates – SatNews(00:53) The Pentagon’s Faustian Bargain: Buying Speed, Building a Monopoly – SatNews(01:19) Second Reusable Rocket Failure in One Month Leaves China Chasing U.S. Lead – SatNews(01:46) AST SpaceMobile Deploys BlueBird 6, Largest Commercial Array in LEO – SatNews
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) The “Delete” Agenda Hits Space – SatNews(00:48) HawkEye 360 Acquires Innovative Signal Analysis, Secures $150M Series E – SatNews(01:07) CACI to Acquire ARKA Group for $2.6 Billion to Expand Space Sensing Capabilities – SatNews(01:42) Bruno’s Exit Leaves ULA at the Mercy of Math – SatNews(02:14) Get In, We’re Going Moonbound: Meet NASA’s Artemis Closeout Crew(02:52) NASA’s Hubble Reveals Largest Found Chaotic Birthplace of Planets(03:21) Artemis II Flight Crew, Teams Conduct Demonstration Ahead of Launch(03:53) Launch Roundup: International launches fill manifest during last full week of 2025
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) 4iG Space and Defence to Invest $100 Million in Axiom Space – SatNews(01:11) SDA Awards $3.5 Billion for Tranche 3 Missile Tracking Constellation – SatNews(01:45) White House Issues Executive Order Prioritizing American Space Superiority – SatNews(02:22) Hana Asset Management’s U.S. Aerospace Tech ETF Surpasses 50 Billion Won in Net Assets – SatNews(02:55) Tory Bruno Steps Down as ULA CEO following impressive tenure(03:27) NASA loses contact with MAVEN, Perseverance continues roving around Jezero
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Zenno Awarded German Federal Contract for Next-Generation Satellite Autonomy – SatNews(00:36) Northrop Grumman Selected For Space Development Agency’s TRKT3 Mission – SatNews(01:07) Low Orbit Can Be Such a Drag – SatNews(01:31) OQ Technology Integrates Terrestrial Chipsets for Mass-Market NTN-IoT – SatNews
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