The Gist: Space News

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Planet Contracts Stoke Space for Multi-Launch Agreement Across Nova Rocket Fleet(00:54) NASA Awards $1.3B in Lunar Launch Orders, Names Eight CLPS 2.0 Providers, and Greenlights PROMISE Rover(01:32) SWISSto12 Completes Critical Design Review for UNIVITY 5G Satellite Antennas(02:03) Thales Alenia Space Awarded DGA Contract for French IRIS Military Optical Constellation(02:33) U.S. Navy Expands ALL.SPACE Terminal Fleet to 108 with Follow-On Hydra MAX 2 Order(03:04) Autumn Mornings Bring Valley Fog(03:40) Curiosity Blog, Sols 5056-5062: Charging Back Up!(04:07) Rubies on Mars?(04:13) Launch Preview: Starship, Vulcan, and Electron launches scheduled for busy week(04:50) Apollo and Artemis Astronauts Share the Stage at Gala(05:25) On this day in space! Nov. 9, 1967: NASA launches the Saturn V moon rocket for the first time on Apollo 4, but no astronauts were aboard(06:13) Are the James Webb Space Telescope's mysterious Little Red Dots actually tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang era?(06:48) Starfish Space loses contact with 1st 'Otter' servicing spacecraft, ending NASA tech-demo mission(07:04) NASA just launched a $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge to award cash prizes to students that solve lunar base problems(07:50) NASA needs more astronauts for moon missions and beyond. You can apply now, but only until Dec. 3(09:09) Pentagon mulls placing fleet of military satellites around the Moon(09:52) New Democratic Congress will likely strip the gilding from Trump's Golden Dome

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) LISA Constellation Architecture and Laser Interferometry Advance Under Scientific Leadership of Kelly Holley-Bockelmann(00:44) CesiumAstro Secures $730M Series D at $4.5B Valuation to Deploy Synchronicity Constellation(01:19) NASA Scales Back Axiom Spacesuit Requirements to Protect 2028 Artemis Lunar Landing Timeline(01:37) Ozone Hole Reaches Its 2026 Maximum(02:25) NASA Announces $1 Million to Students for Moon Base Challenge(03:07) NASA Awards Moon Base Transportation, Technology, Science Projects(03:55) NASA Unveils Moon Base Awards at MAX POWER(04:26) On this day in space! Nov. 8, 2005: Europe launches Venus Express, its first mission to Venus(04:52) Scientists simulate an Earth without life to help hunt for aliens and inhabited worlds

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) SES Posts 4.2% Q3 Growth Driven by Defense Contracts and Books 53 Satellites Through 2030(00:52) AST SpaceMobile Unveils Blacklift Rocket Under $1.3B Firefly Engine Agreement(01:29) NASA Awards Moon Base Transportation, Technology, Science Projects(01:45) NASA Seeks Next Generation of Explorers to Join Astronaut Corps(02:36) NASA announces search for new astronauts(03:29) On this day in space! Nov. 7, 1992: NASA launches Mars Global Surveyor, its 1st Mars mission in 20 years at the time, to map the Red Planet like never before(03:52) Send your name to Saturn's moon Titan with NASA's upcoming Dragonfly mission(04:30) 'I think we will prevail': NASA chief Jared Isaacman on Artemis, China and the new moon race (exclusive)

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) AST SpaceMobile unveils $1.3 billion engine deal with Firefly Aerospace to power new heavy-lift rocket(00:37) Falcon 9 launches from California on classified mission for U.S. Space Force(01:14) CesiumAstro Secures $730M Series D at $4.5B Valuation to Deploy Synchronicity Constellation(01:55) Supercomputing Tech Demo Schedule(02:34) Stoke Space evaluating expansion of Cape site for second Nova pad(03:15) Starship Flight 15, a dual catch attempt, awaits FAA green light(03:35) AST SpaceMobile To Build New Blacklift Rocket(04:22) Op-ed: Why Did Russia Bother with X36?(05:05) On this day in space! Nov. 6, 1572: A German astronomer discovers the Tycho supernova with the naked eye, but everyone thought the cosmic explosion was a 'new star'(05:27) Giant exoplanet emerges from the dark when the James Webb Space Telescope turns out the starlight(06:09) Hera probe gets 1st good look at asteroid system clobbered by NASA's DART mission | Space photo of the day for Nov. 6, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Blue Origin reveals new kick stage, engines for its New Glenn rockets(00:49) Spacewalkers complete five-year effort to upgrade space station power supply(01:10) Pentagon Commits $150M OSC Loan to LeoLabs in $300M Radar Network Expansion(01:28) Redwire Wins $20M DARPA Contract for Scaled SabreSat VLEO Precursor Flight(02:03) NASA Awards $1.07B in Ka-Band Space Relay Contracts to Viasat, SES and Astranis(02:36) SpaceX Selects Qualcomm to Supply Terrestrial Base Stations for Starlink Mobile Network(03:17) Ubotica Demonstrates Autonomous Onboard Satellite Scheduling for Maritime Surveillance(03:59) Midwestern City Lights(04:24) NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students(05:06) Hubble Learns Galactic History From Stars(05:52) European Bodyguard Sats are Closer Thank You Think(06:39) CesiumAstro Raises $730M, Reaches Valuation Above $4.5B(07:44) Exclusive: Orbital Taps Orca Aerospace for Onboard Autonomy Software(08:01) Why We Are Seeing a Growing Disconnect Between Public and Private Space Markets(08:17) On this day in space! Nov. 5, 2002: NASA's Galileo spacecraft flies by Jupiter moon Amalthea only to find it's a 'pile of icy rubble less dense than water'(08:53) You don't have to go to the moon to see Earth differently: Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover on what really matters(09:06) Software squeezes more data out of Webb Telescope for imaging exoplanets

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Globalstar Petitions FCC to Scrutinize Rocket Lab Supplier Conflict Over $8B Iridium Deal(00:47) SES Completes Bidirectional Optical Link Demonstration with meoSphere Pathfinder 1(01:30) Starfish Space Loses First Otter Servicing Satellite Following On-Orbit Bus Anomaly(02:03) Russia Files ITU Plan for 374-Satellite Rassvet-4 Constellation Following Rassvet-3 Orbital Setbacks(02:39) ThinKom and Space Systems Command Demonstrate GECKO Multi-Orbit Containerized SATCOM System(03:17) Cyprus: Island of Snakes, Cats, and Ophiolites(04:05) NASA Announces X-70 Experimental Aircraft to Advance Flight Research(04:36) NASA Shares Plans to Accelerate Artemis, Return to Moon(05:27) NASA Announces Ka-Band Satellite Relay Awards for Space Communications(05:45) Trace Gas Orbiter discovers potential evidence of volcanic activity on Mars via atmospheric observations(06:36) Redwire Wins $20M DARPA Contract for Second VLEO Demo(07:23) Orbital Matter, EnduroSat Announce an In-Space Manufacturing Mission in 2028(08:12) Starfish Loses Contact with Otter, Cutting SSPICY Short(08:46) 2 astronauts will finish upgrading ISS solar arrays during spacewalk today: Watch it live(09:20) Trump declares 'American space superiority for all eternity' in election night proclamation(10:11) NASA's Swift space telescope crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt(10:51) Uranium cubes reveal why the German nuclear project failed

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Amazon Navigates Launch Delays with Under 400 Satellites in Orbit Ahead of Nov. 13 Vulcan Return(00:56) Vantor Cuts Satellite Imagery Delivery Time to Seven Minutes in Ukrainian Field Demonstration(01:28) SES Adds Finnair and Air Astana to Multi-Orbit In-Flight Connectivity Roster(01:42) SpaceX Explores Boost Mobile Acquisition in Push to Build Hybrid Terrestrial-Satellite Network(02:15) L3Harris Secures $36M Army SATCOM Order for Hawkeye 4 Lite Terminals Supporting C2NOW(02:44) Astronaut and Earth(03:11) TB 26-10 Printed Circuit Board Assembly Chip Resistor Body Cracking(03:59) NASA Astronaut, STEM Creator Connect with Students for STEM Day(04:17) What to Watch on Election Night(05:01) Exclusive: Sceye Signs Deal to Fly HAPS Fleet for SoftBank(05:45) NASA asks industry for ideas about saving Hubble Space Telescope(06:00) Ancient star collisions could explain mysterious Little Red Dots and 'impossible' black holes(06:43) Voting in space: NASA astronauts cast ballots from International Space Station(07:26) Dimorphos in sight: Europe's Hera probe gets its 1st look at battered space rock (photo)(08:00) Hubble Telescope sees cosmic 'cat's tail' that could wrap around Earth and the sun 500 times

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Northwood Space Secures $375M Series C at $2B Valuation to Expand Shared Ground Station Network(00:59) Space Force Awards Lockheed Martin $95M GPS IIIF Modification, Bringing Contract Face Value to $4.73B(01:41) Space Force Faces Industry Criticism Over Slow Commercial Satellite Integration Pace(02:11) Orbital Sentry Develops Persistent Geostationary Infrared Sensor for Real-Time Wildfire Detection(02:48) TB 26-09 Measured Hammer-Tap Inputs(03:23) Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to launch USSF missions, China to launch internet satellites(03:43) Exclusive: Stellar Alpina Unveils Monarch Orbiter and Morpho Lunar Lander(04:30) Hydrosat Unveils New High-Res MWIR Thermal Capability(05:14) James Webb Space Telescope uncovers new clues about the origins of 'interstellar invader' comet 3I/ATLAS(05:31) On this day in space! Nov. 2, 2000: Expedition 1 Arrives at the International Space Station(06:10) A rainbow of ancient rocks on Mars | Space photo of the day for Nov. 2, 2026(06:50) What is Starshield? A look at SpaceX's military satellite network

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Northwood Space Raises $375M Series C at $2B Valuation(01:03) 'The Sea God Surveys': Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese Earth-observing satellite today(01:37) On this day in space! Nov. 1, 1962: The Soviet Union Launches Mars 1 spacecraft to Red Planet during the Space Race(02:04) NASA's Swift space telescope is about to crash to Earth. Where will it fall?

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Telesat Delays Lightspeed Constellation Service to Mid-2028 Following Pathfinder Software Delays(00:42) FCC Proposes 25 MHz Mid-Band Spectrum Auction with Dual 5G and Direct-to-Device Allocations(01:19) Xona Is in Orbit. Its CEO Says U.S. GPS Backup Leans on China.(01:54) Isaacman outlines Artemis III multi-launch checkout sequence and Blue Origin priority(02:12) On this day in space! Oct. 31, 2015: Creepy skull-shaped Halloween asteroid flies by Earth, NASA names it the 'Great Pumpkin'(02:43) Betelgeuse is haunted by a cosmic poltergeist tormenting the doomed star's atmosphere(03:23) An aquanaut comes home: Returning to Earth from an undersea 'space station'