The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:26) Preparing for Artemis II: Training for a Mission Around the Moon(00:58) NASA’s Perseverance Rover Completes First AI-Planned Drive on Mars(01:26) Hubble Sees Galaxy with Dark Rings in New Light(01:59) FAA advances approval for up to 44 Starship launches from 39A(02:20) PLD Space accelerates Miura 5 toward 2026 debut with milestones update

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Midnight and Spacecoin Partner to Secure Global Communications via Decentralized Satellite Network – SatNews(00:52) The Fractal Lab – SatNews(01:18) U.S. Space Command to Integrate Commercial Firms into Classified Nuclear Threat Wargames – SatNews(01:50) York Space Systems Raises $629M in Upsized IPO to Scale Defense Production – SatNews(02:26) NASA readies unique science experiments and tech demonstrations for Artemis II crew

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Clearing the Queue: FCC’s Schedule A Firewall and the End of Anonymous Capital – SatNews(00:56) Terran Orbital to Provide Nebula Platform for Mitsubishi Electric QKD Mission – SatNews(01:38) U.S. Space Command Urges Pentagon Pivot to Sustained On-Orbit Logistics and Maneuver – SatNews(02:10) Astronomers Flag Amazon’s Kuiper Constellation for Exceeding Satellite Brightness Limits – SatNews(02:45) NASA lines up WDR for SLS ahead of Artemis II

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) INPE Awards SpaceLaunch Contract for Amazonia-1B Mission on Vega-C – SatNews(01:02) Space Force Accelerates Commercial Reserve Fleet Integration for 2026 Operations – SatNews(01:40) Anywaves and EmTroniX Merge to Form Integrated Space RF and Payload Subsystem Group – SatNews(02:18) UARX Space Details Logistics Expansion and Maiden OSSIE OTV Flight for 2026 – SatNews(02:57) NASA’s Juno Measures Thickness of Europa’s Ice Shell(03:26) AI Unlocks Hundreds of Cosmic Anomalies in Hubble Archive(03:59) Launch Roundup: GPS, Starlink, Electron launches scheduled for last week of January

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) KSAT Launches Integrated Vake Platform to Monitor Dark Vessels via Multi-Sensor Fusion – SatNews(00:55) Kratos Expands Hypersonic Infrastructure as VisionWave Unveils Space-Based Counter-UAS Architecture – SatNews(01:28) Efficient Probabilistic Framework Accelerates Satellite Trace Gas Retrieval and Uncertainty Quantification – SatNews(02:04) JAXA Trace H3 Flight 8 Failure to Payload Fairing Separation Anomaly – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Force and Pressure: The Interplay of Newtonian Mechanics and Pascal’s Law in Modern Rocketry – SatNews(00:58) Legislative Deadlines and High-Level Industry Summits Dominate Space Policy Outlook – SatNews(01:32) China Finalizes First Offshore Recovery Platform for Reusable Liquid Rockets – SatNews(02:01) TeraWave: Blue Origin Enters the High-Capacity Backbone Market with 6 Tbps Constellation – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) The 200,000-Satellite Filing: When Commercial Loopholes Become State Weapons – SatNews(00:54) Orestone Mining Initiates Phase I Exploration at Francisca Gold Project in Argentina – SatNews(01:31) Ericsson Reports Strong 2025 Fiscal Results Driven by 5G Core and Cloud Growth – SatNews(02:03) NASA’s Chandra Releases Deep Cut From Catalog of Cosmic Recordings(02:44) TerraWave enters the scene with lasers and game-changing data speeds

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) The Architecture We Inherited: Artemis, Commercial Space, and the Long Shadow of 2010 – SatNews(00:54) Rocket Lab Hiring Trends for January 2026 Signal Acceleration in Neutron Production and Space Systems – SatNews(01:31) U.S. Space Force Field Commands Prepare Upcoming GPS III Launch to Enhance Warfighter Capabilities – SatNews(01:58) Aalyria Selected by U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for Space Data Network Experimentation (SDNX) Program – SatNews(02:34) French startup Latitude targets 2026 for first launch while following market-driven approach

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) AST SpaceMobile Submits Formal Comments to FCC Space Modernization NPRM – SatNews(01:00) France Commissions Loft Orbital to Develop First Sovereign SAR Satellite – SatNews(01:29) Blue Origin Announces Multi-Orbit TeraWave Megaconstellation for Enterprise and Government Markets – SatNews(02:08) infiniDome and Wonder Robotics Unveil IroNav for Resilient GNSS-Denied Navigation – SatNews(02:41) Florida Starship progress with launch sites at KSC and Cape

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) FY26 Defense Bill: Congress Unlocks Billions for ‘Golden Dome’ and Restores SDA Tranche 3 – SatNews(00:59) Auria Acquires RKF and Kythera to Unify Space Force C3 & Spectrum Ops – SatNews(01:29) Comtech Nets $5M Follow-On Order for Lunar Exploration Components – SatNews(02:02) SpaceX IPO Speculation Peaks as Analysts Weigh 2026 Valuation and Strategic Consolidation – SatNews(02:35) Launch Preview: Falcon 9 set to launch two missions from California, Isar to attempt second launch of Spectrum

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Leonardo Expands U.S. Footprint with Acquisition of Enterprise Electronics Corporation – SatNews(00:59) Google Addresses Orbital Debris Risks for Project Suncatcher AI Constellation – SatNews(01:30) ICEYE Expands Space-Based Intelligence Cooperation with Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence – SatNews(02:05) Kyivstar Hits 3.0 Million User Milestone for Starlink Direct to Cell Services – SatNews(02:43) Space Science in 2026: New lunar explorers, Mars missions, and space telescopes

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