The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Forrester’s Digest: O3b satellites suffer launch delays – SatNews(00:57) SpaceX launches the National Security’s Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 on a special mission – SatNews(01:36) Lunar Outpost Oceania co-leads Australia’s historic 1st lunar rover mission – SatNews(02:07) Telia first with 5G across Norway – SatNews(02:32) Station Science Top News: Dec. 13, 2024(03:03) NASA Mars Orbiter Spots Retired InSight Lander to Study Dust Movement(03:35) BepiColombo’s fifth flyby of Mercury reveals planet’s surface in mid-infrared light

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) USSF celebrates its 5th anniversary, sets sights on the future – SatNews(00:54) RTX Raytheon continues upgrade of GPS satellite navigation ground control segment in $196.7 million order – SatNews(01:31) Esper + Loft team up for next-generation hyperspectral imagery – SatNews(02:03) SpaceX to finally send off mysterious RRT-1 mission on Monday – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink Group 11-2 smallsats on Friday the 13th – SatNews(00:56) SpaceX to launch RRT-1 mission on Friday the 13th – SatNews(01:23) Starlink vs AST SpaceMobile: Tortoise or Hare? – SatNews(01:52) Novaspace’s Report: Smallsat market maintains momentum with robust growth of $113.3 billion over next decade – SatNews(02:33) NASA’s Hubble Celebrates Decade of Tracking Outer Planets(02:59) NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reaches Top of Jezero Crater Rim(03:25) NASA’s Juno Mission Uncovers Heart of Jovian Moon’s Volcanic Rage(04:00) New Glenn approaches hot fire ahead of debut launch

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) HyImpulse unveils HyMOVE OTV + partners with Spacemanic for smallsat missions – SatNews(00:56) Northrop Grumman’s missile-warning satellites for Next-Gen Polar Program proceed to manufacturing – SatNews(01:26) C-COM Flyaway antennas are demonstrated to the President of Peru and deployed by the Peruvian Airforce – SatNews(02:00) Space Force’s first Silent Barker satellites to go live in early 2025 – SatNews(02:35) NASA’s Hubble Celebrates Decade of Tracking Outer Planets(03:00) Faces of Leadership: The Directors of JPL(03:27) Documentary Series: JPL and the Space Age(03:54) Caltech/JPL Privacy Policies and Important Notices(04:20) NASA-DOD Study: Saltwater to Widely Taint Coastal Groundwater by 2100(04:55) NASA Performs First Aircraft Accident Investigation on Another World(05:28) Ship 33 prepares for engine testing, Booster 14 Completes Static Fire

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Astranis to launch next four satellites on Tuesday, December 17th, via SpaceX Falcon – SatNews(00:53) L3Harris’ Design Review for new Tranche 2 Missile Tracking Satellites is complete ahead of schedule – SatNews(01:24) EchoStar Mobile expanding services by adding LoRaWAN satellite relay + associated capabilities – SatNews(01:58) Eutelsat enjoys upgrade by analysts – SatNews(02:27) NASA’s PACE, US-European SWOT Satellites Offer Combined Look at Ocean(03:00) Scientists Share Early Results from NASA’s Solar Eclipse Experiments(03:22) NASA’s Hubble Celebrates Decade of Tracking Outer Planets(03:47) Launch Roundup: Kairos set for second launch attempt, Falcon 9 to launch 03b and GPS missions

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Mission success for Rocket Lab’s latest suborbital hypersonic launch – SatNews(00:56) Blue Ring Pathfinder payload ready for launch — Blue Origin’s New Glenn on track for this year – SatNews(01:25) Lockheed Martin’s newest tech demo for space connectivity is ready for launch – SatNews(01:58) Scotland loses a Spaceport – SatNews(02:26) NASA awards contract for NOAA’s Next Generation Space Weather Program – SatNews(02:55) constellr’s multi-year contract with the German Space Agency to provide Earth Observation research – SatNews(03:30) NASA’s update on Artemis missions, heat shield investigation findings – SatNews(04:01) NASA Eyes Launching SPHEREx Sky-Mapping Mission in Early 2025(04:26) NASA’s PACE, US-European SWOT Satellites Offer Combined Look at Ocean(04:59) NASA Researchers Discover More Dark Comets(05:32) Leader of NASA’s VERITAS Mission Honored With AGU’s Whipple Award

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Orbex starting development of medium sized launch vehicle + operations going to SaxaVord – SatNews(00:51) SpaceX ready for lucky Friday the 13th launch of O3b mPOWER 7&8 – SatNews(01:16) SpaceX launches Starlink Group 12-5 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell in Florida’s early morn – SatNews(01:43) FibreCoat secures million€€ from NewSpace Capital + other investors in Series B raise – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) NASA’s IXPE Details Shapes of Structures at Newly Discovered Black Hole(00:55) Hubble Spots a Spiral in the Celestial River(01:26) How Open Science and AI Are Advancing Hurricane Research(01:56) Students Aim High at NASA JPL ‘Candy Toss’ Competition(02:21) NASA JPL Unveils the Dr. Edward Stone Exploration Trail(02:47) Artemis II rescheduled for spring of 2026 as program decides on path forward

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) ESA launches Copernicus Sentinel-1C aboard Vega-C from French Guiana – SatNews(01:04) Rocket Lab sets the launch window for Synspective satellite deployment – SatNews(01:42) SpaceX sends off SiriusXM SXM-9 on Thursday from Kennedy – SatNews(02:21) Viasat supports multi-domain resilient network for AUKUS Maritime autonomous systems experiment – SatNews(02:47) Vodafone £16.5 billion merger with Three approved – SatNews(03:11) WTA certifies Speedcast’s Bayswater, Australia, Teleport to Tier 3 – SatNews(03:45) Fresh Eyes on Ice Project Wins Award(04:12) NASA Flights Map Critical Minerals From Skies Above Western US(04:39) Jared Isaacman nominated as next NASA administrator(05:08) Europe’s Vega-C returns to flight with Sentinel-1C mission

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Mechanical issue delays ESA’s Vega-C’s launch of Sentinel-1C to Thursday – SatNews(00:53) SpaceX’s Starlink Group 9-14 launches 20 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell on Wednesday – SatNews(01:27) Northrop Grumman completes activation of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission capabilities – SatNews(01:56) SpaceX launches Starlink Group 6-70 smallsats from the Cape on Wednesday – SatNews(02:26) Forrester’s Digest: Rivada wins US Navy contract – SatNews(02:50) Europe’s Vega-C to return to flight with Sentinel-1C mission

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX Starlink Group 9-14 smallsats on Wednesday – SatNews(00:49) SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 6-70 smallsats on Wednesday – SatNews(01:19) Rivada tapped for VNO contract with U.S. Navy + establishes secure services office – SatNews(01:49) Future heavy-lift launch market open to U.S. providers – SatNews(02:15) Towards Autonomous Surface Missions on Ocean Worlds(02:39) You Are Now Arriving at ‘Pico Turquino’

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 9-14 smallsats on Tuesday including Direct to Cell – SatNews(00:58) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink smallsats on Saturday – SatNews(01:28) China set to build next-generation BeiDou system – SatNews(01:57) SpaceX launches secret NROL-126 mission, the second launch from two coasts on Saturday – SatNews(02:32) Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission(03:07) New Artemis Virtual Meeting Backgrounds Released Celebrating Artemis I, Looking to Artemis II and Beyond(03:41) Over a month into mission, Europa Clipper continues deploying instruments

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Comtech’s new Executive Chairman brings expertise in leadership – SatNews(00:50) Thales Alenia Space to lead Carb-Chaser project – SatNews(01:16) Exolaunch set to deploy 22 customer satellites during the Bandwagon-2 mission with SpaceX – SatNews(01:47) Eseye + Sateliot join forces for global IoT via seamless satellite-terrestrial integration – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) L3Harris completes CDR for SDA satellite radios – SatNews(00:52) Episode 11: Digging In: When Rovers Get Dirt on Mars(01:17) Episode 9: Before You Can Drive, First You Have to Fly(01:45) Episode 8: How to Drive a Mars Rover(02:03) Episode 7: Flying with Ingenuity: the Mars Helicopter(02:30) Episode 6: The Promise of Perseverance(02:57) Episode 5: A Ton of Curiosity(03:24) Episode 4: A Lifetime on Mars: The Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX launches Starlink Group 6-76 of 24 smallsats, but before the booster recovery “satellite link disconnected” – SatNews(01:04) Revolutionizing space-based thermal systems: AFRL’s SPIRRAL launch on SPX-31 – SatNews(01:33) Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Mission 1 to the Moon readies for launch – SatNews(02:00) Discovery Alert: a ‘Hot Neptune’ in a Tight Orbit(02:35) NASA’s Europa Clipper: Millions of Miles Down, Instruments Deploying

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) NASA awards launch services contract for Dragonfly mission – SatNews(00:51) Yafa Medya TV channels on Es’hail-2 – SatNews(01:30) Telenor Sweden’s CEO steps down after intense, fun and challenging years – SatNews(01:52) NASA’s Commercial Partners Make Progress on Low Earth Orbit Projects(02:18) NASA’s Europa Clipper: Millions of Miles Down, Instruments Deploying(02:44) New study provides explanation behind origins of Martian moons Phobos and Deimos

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Rocket Lab’s HASTE suborbital launch vehicle soars testing hypersonic test launch capabilities – SatNews(01:01) Rocket Lab launches “Ice AIS Baby” the second launch in less than 24 hours from 2 hemispheres – SatNews(01:31) SpaceX ready for Starlink Group 12-1 smallsats launch including 12 Direct to Cell – SatNews(02:01) SpaceX launches Starlink Group 9-13 with 20 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell – SatNews(02:22) Anduril awarded Program of Record contract to modernize Space Surveillance Network – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) FCC’s Rosenworcel announces departure – SatNews(00:55) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink smallsats from Group 66-6 – SatNews(01:30) Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 tech demo is set to launch in 2025 – SatNews(02:00) User terminal growth outpaces ground site ​rationalization – SatNews(02:29) Preguntas frecuentes: La verdadera historia del cuidado de la salud de los astronautas en el espacio

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX launches Starship’s sixth flight test including a banana as the payload – SatNews(00:50) SpaceX Starlink Group 6-66 ready to launch 24 smallsats on Thursday – SatNews(01:18) Ligado can sue U.S. Government for $39bn in claims that the government stole its L-band spectrum – SatNews(01:52) Bharti buys 24.5% stake in BT from Altice – SatNews(02:23) NASA to assign missions for two future Artemis cargo landers – SatNews(02:53) Discovery Alert: A Rare Glimpse of a Newborn Planet(03:17) NASA’s Swift Reaches 20th Anniversary in Improved Pointing Mode(03:42) NASA Ocean World Explorers Have to Swim Before They Can Fly(04:07) NASA Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop in Global Freshwater Levels

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX launches Starship’s sixth flight test including a banana as the payload – SatNews(00:50) New WTA Research Report: Ground Segment for the VHTS Generation – SatNews(01:18) U.S. Navy awards Comtech million$$ SLM-5650B modem contract – SatNews(01:46) SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 6-66 smallsats on Thursday – SatNews(02:16) ZenaTech to execute series of acquisitions to launch Drone-as-a-Service – SatNews(02:48) NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Takes a Last Look at Mysterious Sulfur(03:23) Station Science Top News: Nov. 15, 2024(03:55) SpaceX lands Ship 31 in the Indian Ocean but miss the Booster Catch