The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Falcon 9 launches SpainSat NG II from the Cape on Thursday to secure military communications – SatNews(00:59) Arianespace plans November 4 launch of Copernicus Sentinel-1D, why two satellites are better than one – SatNews(01:34) Airbus, Leonardo and Thales sign MoU to create a leading European player in space – SatNews(02:02) Decisions and announcements following the 337th ESA Council – SatNews(02:37) Relativity completes Terran R thrust section, continues testing ahead of first launch

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) ULA’s Atlas V plans ViaSat-3 F2 launch November 3 doubling the bandwidth of Viasat’s entire fleet – SatNews(00:57) UPDATE: Wednesday Starlink smallsats Group 11-5 launched, Thursday for SpainSat NGII + Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Starlink launches from both coasts – SatNews(01:56) Hughes expands with the strategic acquisition of Anderson Connectivity – SatNews(02:31) ESA-supported test leads to better in-flight connectivity – SatNews(02:57) NASA Opens Competition for Artemis III Lunar Lander

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Viasat demos 1st satellite SMS messages on Android smartphone in Mexico – SatNews(00:57) 10,000th Starlink satellite launched – SatNews(01:25) ST Engineering iDirect’s Intuition Ground System now available – SatNews(01:56) ESA’s report credits themselves for better in-flight connectivity and video-calling due to experiment with Viasat antenna – SatNews(02:27) Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch first expendable Falcon 9 since January

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Rocket Lab’s next Electron Launch will be the 6th mission for iQPS – SatNews(00:58) Silicon Valley Space Week GSOA discounts are going… going… – SatNews(01:23) SpaceX plans 2 Wednesday launches: Starlink smallsat Group 11-5 + SpainSat NGII from both coasts – SatNews(01:59) Planet awarded Luno B contract by NGA for AI-enabled solutions – SatNews(02:29) Arianespace delays launch of Ariane 64 – SatNews(02:52) SpaceX’s SLC-6 redevelopment green light

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) INNOSPACE obtains launch authorization for 1st commercial launch mission ‘SPACEWARD’ – SatNews(00:47) Two SpaceX launches on Sunday + launches for the week as SpaceX does doubles – SatNews(01:25) Bad weather forces postponement of JAXA H3 rocket launch – SatNews(02:01) The strategic move by ABS to Dubai Development Authority completed – SatNews(02:22) SSC’s MAVRC Industry Day signals strong readiness d also accelerates path to prototype development – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Southern Launch + Varda Space sign contract for a further 20 spacecraft returns to the Koonibba Test Range – SatNews(01:07) Gilat Satellite Networks’ $42 million order for SkyEdge IV platform from an unnamed satellite operator – SatNews(01:39) Orbotic Systems recently won a NASA Phase II award for an advanced active space debris removal system – SatNews(02:15) UPDATE GO! at Thursday’s launch of Starlink Group 10-52 from the Cape on a dark morning + more upcoming launches – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) MIT report and Viasat call for fundamental shift in how in-flight connectivity performance is measured in business aviation – SatNews(01:02) Kymeta selected as multi-orbit SATCOM provider for U.S. Army’s NGC2 pilot – SatNews(01:34) Eutelsat + Tusass expand strategic partnership to bring resilient LEO connectivity to Greenland – SatNews(02:03) Ready to GO! a picture perfect launch from California and upcoming launches – SatNews(02:32) Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 to launch six missions in one week

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Rocket Lab launches Synspective’s “Owl New World” mission with improved SAR capabilities – SatNews(01:06) Square Peg Communications + Artiza Networks partner to deliver advanced SATCOM + UAV simulation capabilities to Japanese market – SatNews(01:48) SpaceX set to launch SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer C on Wednesday from California – SatNews(02:22) Impulse Space unveils proposed mission architecture to deliver more mass to the lunar surface – SatNews(02:52) After many delays AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird(03:33) Impulse Space sets sights on the Moon with new Lunar Lander in development

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) “Every major objective of the flight test was achieved” as Starship aces its 11th test for SpaceX – SatNews(00:52) Study: LEO craft beaming signals into Geostationary zones – SatNews(01:21) ETL Systems signs strategic agreement with UR Group + Aicox to enhance advanced communications technologies – SatNews(01:55) Amazon’s KF-03 mission is launched by SpaceX on a Florida night – SatNews(02:23) Anduril’s EagleEye puts mission command + AI directly into the warfighter’s helmet – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Rocket Lab secures multiple launches with JAXA – SatNews(00:55) Viasat awarded contract by USSF for Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) program – SatNews(01:27) SpaceX plans Starship’s 11th flight test hopefully on Monday – SatNews(01:54) EUMETSAT awards Spire Global €3 million contract renewal for satellite weather data – SatNews(02:23) Another Amazon KF-03 mission delay as SpaceX now targets Monday – SatNews(02:52) Scientists use Cassini data to discover new molecules in Enceladus water jets

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) SpaceX’s launch of Amazon’s KF-03 mission now set for Saturday with improved weather – SatNews(01:02) Broadband Report reveals USP critical to Broadband Service Providers for AI plans and growth of homeworking services – SatNews(01:36) USSF’s SSC joins USAF’s Working Capital Fund – SatNews(02:09) Ookla reports Sweden tops Wi-Fi speeds on European trains by “a wide margin” – SatNews(02:44) Japan prepares new ISS cargo vehicle as trio of cargo spacecraft deliver new experiments and hardware

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Amazon’s KF-03 mission possible delay with prohibitive weather conditions on Thursday for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch – SatNews(01:10) Blue Origin’s successful launch of New Shepard-36 and the crew of six – SatNews(01:37) AST SpaceMobile’s agreement with Verizon will enable customers Direct-to-Cellular access wherever they are – SatNews(02:09) There’s an upcoming change in the ArianeGroup leadership – SatNews(02:33) Launch schedule of the H3 F8 launch schedule with the MICHIBIKI No.5 payload – SatNews(02:53) NAL Research delivers assured connectivity + enhanced mission performance with new SHOUT nano 200 Tracker – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Launch of Amazon’s KF-03 mission by SpaceX on Thursday may encounter weather issues – SatNews(00:59) SpaceX launched Starlink smallsats Group 11-17 on Tuesday from foggy California – SatNews(01:35) TESAT delivers the 1st SCOT20 OCT to Planetek Hellas – SatNews(02:05) EchoStar selling off more spectrum? – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Synspective’s next StriX satellite launch date scheduled – SatNews(00:50) Critical UK satellites to be defended from laser threats – SatNews(01:24) Conekt.ai + Globalstar collaborate to deliver private, public, + satellite IoT connectivity services – SatNews(02:00) AST SpaceMobile’s upcoming mobile connection will work indoors – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) SpaceX prepares Starship for 11th flight test on the 13th using a new engine configuration – SatNews(00:49) SpaceX moves launch of 28 Starlink smallsats Group 10-59 to Monday depending on 99% cloud cover – SatNews(01:27) SpaceX now plans Thursday launch of Amazon’s Project KF-03 mission for smallsat constellation – SatNews(02:05) SpaceX launched 28 Starlink smallsats Group 11-39 on Friday from California – SatNews(02:50) Firefly Aerospace announces acquisition of SciTec – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Vantor rebrands from Maxar Intelligence – SatNews(00:50) Gilat receives $7+ million in orders for transportable SATCOM terminals for the U.S. Army – SatNews(01:23) SpaceX is GO! for Friday launch of 28 Starlink smallsats Group 11-39 from Vandenberg – SatNews(02:01) AST SpaceMobile announces BlueBird 6 ready to ship – SatNews(02:27) Discovery Alert: ‘Baby’ Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time!

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Rocket Lab + Synspective sign another 10-launch contract – SatNews(00:53) Toward a secure Europe: The Netherlands to build a pan-European quantum network – SatNews(01:22) SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink smallsats Group 11-39 on Friday from California – SatNews(01:53) SpaceX to launch Amazon’s Project Kuiper-3 from the Cape on Monday – SatNews(02:25) Discovery Alert: ‘Baby’ Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time!(03:04) SpaceX intensifies testing to ready Pad 2 at Starbase(03:35) Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches Starlink and Kuiper satellites

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) ESA and Avio sign contract for a reuseable upper stage demonstration mission – SatNews(00:54) Australasian Space Innovation Institute launches to turn world-class research into real-world impact – SatNews(01:32) SSTL announce further enabling satellite development for AquaWatch-AUK: Water monitoring innovation – SatNews(02:06) Moog completes high-velocity propulsion systems + starts next phase of spacecraft integration – SatNews(02:33) EOS unveils Atlas Space Control capability – SatNews(03:03) Astronaut Candidates Get to Work at Johnson Space Center(03:25) Starlight Suppression Technologies for the Habitable Worlds Observatory Flagship(03:58) Hubble observes dead star devouring Pluto-like object

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX launches Starlink smallsats Group 11-20 as sun sets in California on Sunday – SatNews(01:03) Rocket Lab’s HASTE to test hypersonic technology on suborbital flight for government’s top secret JUSTIN mission – SatNews(01:32) Forrester’s Digest: Starlink readies India launch – SatNews(02:03) Sierra Space announces strategic transition for Dream Chaser® Spaceplane for a multi-use demo flight – SatNews

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) United Launch Alliance launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper 3 mission sending 27 operational broadband satellites connecting the world – SatNews(01:06) Isar Aerospace + R-Space sign launch agreement – SatNews(01:38) SpaceX’s second Thursday launch; Falcon 9 sends Starlink Group 17-11 smallsats in intense California fog – SatNews(02:17) Vitesse Systems becomes the predominant supplier of complex antenna feed configurations with acquisition of Spacetime Engineering – SatNews(02:50) India’s Prime Video to stream New Zealand’s home cricket season lots of action including Black Hats and White Ferns – SatNews(03:19) SpaceX’s first of two Thursday launches: Starlink Group 10-15 sends 28 smallsats from Florida early in the fog – SatNews(03:46) NASA Opens 2026 Human Lander Challenge for Life Support Systems, More(04:22) SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke, and others make major progress on Cape launch facilities