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In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Handheld Satellite Downlink System for Frontline Drone Targeting(01:01) AnySignal Co-Founder Urges Ground Station Interoperability to Resolve Orbital Data Bottlenecks(01:33) Satellite Bus Maker Apex in Talks to Raise $500M at $4B Valuation(02:11) SpaceX Returns to Profitability With $4.4 Billion Third Quarter on Starlink and Compute Growth(02:52) NASA Safety Panel Urges Architecture Review Over Lunar Lander Refueling Demands(03:30) On this day in space! Oct. 24, 1946: V-2 rocket takes 1st photos of Earth from space(04:16) A 1,000-mile cloud on Mars may reveal physics never seen in nature

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Brian Manning, Xona Space Systems(01:00) NASA, Partners Accelerate Lander Development for 2028 Moon Missions(01:49) RS-25 Engine Tests at NASA Stennis(02:22) NASA Artemis Update: SLS Stacking, Sortie Suit, Dual 2028 Paths(02:38) NASA Outlines the Details of Artemis III and IV Missions(03:24) Exclusive: DoD Taps Orbital Operations for Cryogenic Spacecraft Demo(04:17) SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California as Falcon 9 cadence slows (photos)(04:56) On this day in space! Oct. 23, 2007: NASA launches Harmony module to ISS on STS-120 space shuttle mission(05:42) Private Griffin moon lander gets put to the test | Space photo of the day for Oct. 23, 2026(06:04) 'Stupendously large black holes' aren't a major component of dark matter, study finds(06:43) Inside the Pentagon, the pressure is on to find a home for a new spaceport

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Space Systems Command Launches ACES Initiative to Accelerate Classified Access for Commercial Space(00:54) KTL Selects Keysight NR-NTN Test Suite to Accelerate Satellite Acceptance Testing(01:32) At a Hundred Satellites, the Datasheet Stops Being the Decision(01:59) Space Development Agency Solicits Technologies for Tranche 4 Missile-Tracking Constellation(02:25) Space Force Reassigns Six National Security Launches to SpaceX Amid Vulcan Grounding(02:59) NASA Invites Media to 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium(03:14) ISS receives new cargo from Dragon as Crew-12 hands over to Crew-13(03:51) European MNOs Join Forces to Explore Joint MSS Spectrum Bid(04:02) Xona Raises $250M Series D to Scale Commercial GPS Constellation(04:53) National Academies Rank Nonpolar Moon Sites(05:05) Europe's Space Rider vehicle comes crashing down during drop test(05:46) On this day in space! Oct. 22, 1992: Ashes of 'Star Trek' creator Gene Roddenberry launch into space on NASA shuttle(06:20) After Starshield interruption, Ukraine wants to build its own satellite communication network with ICEYE and Nokia(07:00) Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' depicts the sky on July 22, 1889, researchers find(07:33) 'Cabin leak suspected': Artemis II astronaut reveals how a warning nearly derailed NASA's epic moon mission(08:13) Ink droplets in motion snag top prize in Nikon Small World contest

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Space Force Unveils Plan to Modernize Eastern and Western Ranges for High-Cadence Operations(00:47) Marble Imaging and Reflex Aerospace Select Odysseus Space Laser Terminal for First Satellite Mission(01:32) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Scot Currie, BlackSky(02:05) Viasat Launches Rocket Lab-Built Maxwell Satellite for NASA Communications Services Project(02:46) Starlink Surges to 13.6 Million Subscribers as GSMA Assesses TAM Penetration and Telco Defense(03:20) Fires Char New Guinea(04:04) Faster to Science: A Letter to the Science Community(04:48) NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions(05:23) NASA JPL Looks to Next 90 Years of Innovation, Exploration(05:43) China readies first commercial resupply craft, first booster reflight, and next landing attempt(06:23) Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Send AI Compute Module to the Moon(07:17) On this day in space! Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1(07:46) Space botanist conducts plant experiments in orbit | Space photo of the day for Oct. 21, 2026(08:28) When will SpaceX and Blue Origin fly to the moon? NASA reveals lunar lander timelines (and an Artemis III update)(09:05) Russian satellite plays 'cat-and-mouse' with a commercial US spacecraft likely used by Ukraine. But why the risky close encounter?

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) SpaceX scrubs launch of 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB(01:05) Anywaves Appoints Former Luxembourg Space Agency Chief Marc Serres as Chief Business & Growth Officer(01:46) FCC Grants Globalstar Authorization for Third-Generation C-3 Satellite System(02:27) Blue Origin Florida Infrastructure Investment Tops $3 Billion Ahead of High-Cadence New Glenn Operations(03:00) Planet Labs Launches Pelican-12 Aboard SpaceX Bandwagon-5 to Test Orbital AI and Satellite Relays(03:21) Extratropical Cyclone Whips Past Iceland(03:55) NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland(04:42) NASA Experimental Mars Helicopter Blade Designs Target Longer Flights(05:28) NASA Study Refines Projections for Thwaites Glacier(06:11) Launch Preview: H3, Falcon 9, Electron, and others to launch during busy week(06:49) Congress Seeks Answers On Starlink Disruptions in Ukraine(07:26) State Department Taps Trio for $5M Space Diplomacy Push(08:14) Reaction Dynamics Targets 2031 for Borealis Medium-Lift Launch(08:51) SpaceX will attempt 1st-ever double Starship rocket catch on next test launch, a 'profound technology milestone,' Elon Musk says(09:36) On this day in space! Oct. 20, 1970: The Soviet Union launches last-ever Zond moon mission(09:53) Jeff Bezos is playing the long game with Blue Origin (op-ed)(10:29) A supercomputer is about to launch to the moon aboard a rover named FLIP(11:17) The view from the edge of a sparkling spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for Oct. 20, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) BAE Systems and U.S. Department of Defense Sign Multi-Year Framework to Expand APKWS Production(00:55) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Matt Jenkins, Vantor(01:24) U.S. Ambassador Warns EU of Retaliation Over Satellite Spectrum Reservations(01:57) European Telco Consortium Signs Letter of Intent to Pursue Joint MSS Spectrum Allocation(02:10) Curiosity Blog, Sols 5036-5042: Watching the Clouds Go By(02:49) NASA Improves Shock, Vibration Analysis(03:21) Software(03:29) PLD Space begins system-level testing of Miura 5 as first three vehicles take shape(04:23) Exclusive: EraDrive Lands $13M DoD Award For Autonomy Module(05:14) WarpWare Closes Pre-Seed to Bring Agentic Tools to Flight Software(05:28) On this day in space! Oct. 19, 2016: Europe's ExoMars orbiter and Schiaparelli lander arrive at Mars(06:11) The moon is shrinking. 10,000 cracks on the lunar surface reveal by how much(06:46) 'They're kind of goth': NASA spacecraft gives mysterious brown dwarfs a close-up(07:15) Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos(07:33) Russian spacecraft maneuvers in "extreme proximity" to satellite used by Ukraine(08:16) A Chinese rocket deorbited over Minnesota and left this in a farmer's cornfield

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Redwire Secures $13.8 Million National Guard Order for Stalker UAS Training Systems(00:52) India Reinforces Security and Spectrum Safeguards, Restricting Unmonitored Starlink and NTN Entry(01:28) White House Directed Pentagon to Restrict Ukraine Starshield Speeds, Clarifying Chain of Command(02:00) Falcon 9 set to launch Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida(02:29) SpaceX working through Starship Flight 15 and 16 milestones(03:03) Returning the first samples from a Martian moon: Inside the science of Japan's bold MMX mission to Mars(03:31) Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton was a problem-solver for the ages (op-ed)(04:12) Astronomers want your help finding 'missing' black holes in the Milky Way

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Novaspace Forecasts Global Satellite Services Revenues to Reach $145 Billion by 2035(00:47) White House Directed Pentagon to Restrict Ukraine Starshield Speeds, Clarifying Chain of Command(01:00) 'Let's all choose to make tomorrow better', Artemis II astronauts honored with Stephen Hawking Medal at Starmus(01:46) On this day in space! Oct. 17, 2016: Private Antares rocket returns to flight after catastrophic launch explosion

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Blue Origin to add new Florida launch pads, seeks aggressive increase in New Glenn flight rate(01:04) White House Directed Pentagon to Restrict Ukraine Starshield Speeds, Clarifying Chain of Command(01:40) NASA Names Stephen Cash Marshall Space Flight Center Director(02:22) Artemis II Heat Shield After Splashdown(02:56) I Am Artemis: Allison Mjoen(03:37) 'It really does change you': SpaceX Crew-12 commander wishes we could all see our fragile Earth from space(04:05) Scientists find 'gemstones' in atmosphere of bizarre, scorching-hot 'marshmallow' exoplanet(04:47) SpaceX thrusters just made a Tesla Roadster 'fly' (and Elon Musk's car is still out there in space)(05:31) On this day in space! Oct. 16, 1975: NASA launches the 1st-ever GOES weather satellite to watch Earth from space(06:02) 'Mission: 60s' event promises passport back to the Space Age

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) SpaceX launches a classified payload for U.S. Space Force(00:39) LandSpace Launches Zhuque-2E Carrying Eight ADAspace Orbital Data Center Satellites(01:09) NearSpace Launch manifest TROOP-F6 Aboard SpaceX Bandwagon-6 for Space Weather and SSA Missions(01:23) Scanway Joins International Astronautical Federation to Expand Global Optics Footprint(01:59) Viasat Named Connected Car Innovation of the Year for Satellite NTN Automotive Integration(02:34) Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast(03:17) Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply(03:59) Carbon Fibre Troubles Force Rocket Lab to Delay Neutron Debut to No Earlier Than 2027(04:38) Seraphim Space Investment Trust Doubled its Value in 2026(05:01) BlackSky Renews HEO Deal, Adds Gen-3 Imagery for Space Domain Awareness(05:39) Astronomers discover the 1st ever green star, a cosmic zombie just in time for Halloween(06:27) On this day in space! Oct. 15, 1997: NASA launches Cassini-Hugyens probe on 7-year voyage to Saturn(06:43) NASA's SkyFall helicopters will 'show us parts of Mars we've never seen before', scientists say(07:25) Windblown yardangs on Mars | Space photo of the day for Oct. 15, 2026(08:02) Neutron's first launch slips again amid trouble with carbon composites

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:20) Firefly Aerospace Schedules Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results for November 10(00:52) SpaceX Requests FAA Approval for Up to 456 Starship Launches Annually at Starbase(01:28) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Austin Spiegel, Sift(02:00) Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rainforest(02:46) NASA to Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101(03:07) NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students(03:26) Artemis III SLS teams prepare short stack for pad tanking test(03:57) JAXA Taps ArkEdge for Two Lunar Navigation Demos(04:35) Exclusive: In Orbit Aerospace Pivots From Re-entry Vehicles to Spacecraft Autonomy(05:06) Reflect Orbital Buys Two Skyroot Aerospace Launches(05:21) How Space Companies Can Prepare for a Potential Launch Gap(05:48) Watch SpaceX deliver more than 6,000 pounds of cargo to the ISS today(06:28) SpaceX's Starship just turned 10 years old. When will it go to Mars?(07:06) On this day in space! Oct. 14, 1947: Test pilot Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in the Bell X-1, the first X-plane(07:54) Life after the moon: Artemis II's Christina Koch steps down from active astronaut duty(08:30) Things are finally looking up for NASA's first missions to Venus in a generation

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station(00:47) Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station(01:37) York Space Systems Details Two Space Force Task Orders for Space Data Network Interoperability(02:22) Satlyt Secures $8 Million Seed Round to Expand Onboard Satellite AI Software and Cloud Virtualization(02:56) Germany Arrests Two Suspects Over Arson Attack at Starlink Ground Station in Poland(03:35) Czech Defense Group CSG Acquires 9.5% Anchor Stake in MDA Space for $434 Million(04:13) Hurricane Simon Lurks Off the Mexican Coast(05:03) NASA Names Astronaut Christina Koch Acting Deputy Chief Engineer(05:34) Comparing Off-World Rover Driving Distances(06:08) NASA JPL Testing Readies Voyager Technologies Lander for Moon Mission(06:36) Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet week(06:58) Anna Shaposhnik, ORBES(07:46) Brianna Clark, Vast(08:33) Kayla Bigham, FAA(09:21) Bryce Kelly, Deloitte(09:48) On this day in space! Oct. 13, 1773: Astronomer Charles Messier discovers the Whirlpool Galaxy before we ever knew it was a galaxy(10:22) Earth's poles shifted surprisingly fast during the age of dinosaurs, ancient sea levels reveal(11:06) SpaceX rocket launch creates incredible 'space jellyfish' visible throughout US East Coast (photos)(11:46) 2 spacecraft in orbit and 8 more coming soon: Varda has big plans for in-space manufacturing

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) floLIVE and Skylo Partner to Deliver Integrated Cellular and Satellite IoT Connectivity Across Brazil(01:12) SpaceX Launches First 21 Northrop Grumman Satellites for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer(01:37) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Peter Cabauy, City Labs(02:14) An Impact Structure With Legs(02:46) SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (photos)(03:06) SpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS today: Watch it live(03:50) Astronomers witness supermassive black hole gorge on a cosmic meal before 'burping' radio jets 300 days later(04:30) The moon could turn astronauts into 'walking, high voltage capacitors' that accidentally zap spacecraft(05:09) On this day in space! Oct. 12, 1964: The Soviet Union launches Voskhod 1, the 1st multi-person cosmonaut crew, into space

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Amazon Leo Plans Prime Subscription Bundling to Challenge Starlink in Consumer Satellite Broadband Market(00:52) Sierra Space Conducts High-Altitude Drop Test of Ghost Reentry Vehicle for 90-Minute Global Point Delivery(01:28) Kratos Defense Demonstrates Multi-Vendor 5G Satellite Connectivity Using Virtualized OpenSpace Ground Platform(01:43) Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum(02:13) NASA to Conduct Flyover, Engage NFL Fans at MetLife Stadium(02:26) Webb and Hubble observe stellar nurseries, galaxies, and gravitational lensing in new images(03:15) Blue Origin Advances LC-36 Rebuild for Year-End New Glenn Return to Flight

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) SpaceX launches 21 data satellites for the Space Development Agency(00:57) Blue Origin Commits $550M to Texas Satellite Complex as Jeff Bezos Confirms $10B Equity Round and IPO Roadmap(01:31) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Patrick Shannon, TrustPoint(02:08) NASA Seeks US Industry Plans for Commercial Space Stations(02:57) NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies(03:47) Cosmic House of Mirrors(04:24) Ship 40 Returns Home as Ship 42 gets more Cryo Proof Testing(04:40) Exclusive: Kapta Space Raises $24M Series A to Build Moving Target Radar Payload(05:33) NASA Signs Space Nuclear Pact, Says Moon Base Is Ahead of Schedule