The Gist: Space News

Dr. Mason Nixon
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The Gist is a space news aggregation podcast that gives you the top space-related stories of the day with an emphasis of space technologies, current launches, small satellites, etc. Generally, each episode will be around 10 to 20 minutes long to help break up your commute or downtime and keep you up-to-date on all of the top stories of the day.

  1. 8H AGO

    Space News for Wednesday, March 18, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios(01:07) Telesat pivots Lightspeed toward defense as delays push global service to 2028(01:46) Office of Space Commerce weighing options for TraCSS user fees(02:44) Space boom strains supply chain, industry report warns(03:34) Golden Dome cost estimate rises to $185 billion as Pentagon expands space layer(03:54) Space launches 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning(04:38) MDA Space Strategic Growth Cemented by NYSE Listing and S&P/TSX Performance(05:03) GomSpace Joins EDA Consortium to Develop VLEO Military Satellite Concept(05:46) BAE Systems Secures U.S. Air Force Contract to Modernize U-2 Advanced Defensive System(06:01) The Rise of the Orbital Data Center: Solving the Space Data Bottleneck(06:26) Kepler Commissions First NVIDIA-Powered “Cloud Infrastructure” Across Optical Constellation(07:03) Wave of Dust Rolls Through Texas(07:28) NASA’s X-59 Prepares for Second Flight(08:09) Dim Delights in Cancer(08:32) Solving Asteroid Bennu’s Mysteries(09:06) How Congress Can Grow the Space Supply Chain(09:58) Nvidia Unveils New Hardware to Unlock Orbital Data Centers(10:31) Canadian Launchers and Spaceport Get Funding Boost(10:47) Beyond Artemis 2: NASA pursuing a 'more achievable' path back to the moon(11:27) Watch live today: NASA astronauts conducting spacewalk delayed by ISS medical evacuation(11:47) X-ray spacecraft watches monster black hole wake up and fire cosmic bullets at starburst galaxy(12:36) Where are all the aliens? Maybe they just don't want to talk to us(13:15) Ryugu asteroid sample contains all five key components of DNA, scientists find(13:46) Trump's plan to shut down weather and climate center triggers lawsuit(14:30) A large meteor is visible from much of Ohio and parts of neighboring states

    16 min

  2. 1D AGO

    Space News for Tuesday, March 17, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Nvidia unveils AI computing module for space-based data centers(00:43) Kayrros sale signals rising demand for satellite intelligence amid Hormuz crisis(01:19) Melagen Labs and Satlyt Announce Joint ISS Mission to Demonstrate Radiation-Resilient In-Orbit Computing and Next-Gen Shielding(01:55) Kepler Communications: Call for Live-Stream Payload Concepts(02:24) Investing in student programs is essential for America’s lead in space(02:36) SpaceX reaches 10,000 simultaneous Starlink satellites in orbit following Falcon 9 launch from California(03:12) L3Harris Unveils XL-300P: The First P25 Handheld with 5G and Satellite Direct-to-Device Connectivity(03:54) Nigus and Elmirate Partner on $200 Million Defense and Satellite Manufacturing Initiative in Nigeria(04:27) Rheinmetall Walked Away. Germany Should Take the Hint.(04:58) Lynk Global Files for FCC Experimental License to Test Multi-Orbit D2D Relay(05:39) L3Harris Honors Goddard Centennial with Advances in Nuclear and Electric Propulsion(06:23) A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle(07:04) NASA Invites Media to Learn About Upcoming X-59 Test Flights(07:25) SPARCS CubeSat ‘First Light’ Images(07:50) To Protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA Experts Keep Eyes on Sun(08:44) Celebrating 100 Years Since Goddard’s Breakthrough Moment in Modern Rocketry(09:33) Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Spectrum, Electron to launch during busy week of launches(10:13) Leonardo’s Missile-Defense Demo in Ukraine Aims To Be a Blueprint for Other Nations(11:04) Isaacman Plans Monthly Uncrewed Lunar Landings In 2027(11:55) Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin wants to defend Earth against dangerous asteroids. Here's how(12:14) How fast is the universe expanding? Astronomers may be one step closer to resolving 'Hubble trouble'(12:56) 100 years after Robert Goddard's 1st liquid-fueled rocket launch, NASA is using the technology to send astronauts back to the moon(13:41) Astronomers discover a new type of planet that probably smells like rotten eggs(14:29) Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026

    16 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Space News for Monday, March 16, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Starcloud files plans for 88,000-satellite constellation(00:39) OSTP taking on space policy coordination work in place of National Space Council(01:23) Strait of Hormuz crisis drives demand for commercial geospatial intelligence(01:46) Raytheon contract for protected satellite communications terminals raised by $2 billion(02:40) General John Hyten Joins Astranis as Chairman of New Strategic Advisory Board(03:29) Orbital Data Centers: Data or Debris?(03:54) Volatus Aerospace Finalizes 100% Acquisition of Synergy Aviation(04:35) Contrivian Named Authorized Reseller for Amazon Leo Government Connectivity(05:12) ICEYE Targets €1 Billion Revenue Threshold as Defense Demand Drives Production Scaling(05:43) Blue Origin Unveils NEO Hunter: A Hybrid Planetary Defense Concept(06:18) 2 seconds that changed the world: Robert Goddard launched the 1st liquid-fueled rocket 100 years ago today(07:04) Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed

    8 min

  4. 3D AGO

    Space News for Sunday, March 15, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) NASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one-on-one interview(01:07) Air Force Triples AEHF Terminal Contract Ceiling to Nearly $3 Billion(01:47) A state of matter last seen just after the Big Bang may exist inside neutron stars — and scientists think they can prove it(02:27) Two days, two coasts, two more SpaceX Starlink batches launched(03:12) Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?

    4 min

  5. 4D AGO

    Space News for Saturday, March 14, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) iMetalX emerges from stealth with technology to model resident space objects(01:07) Astroscale selects Isar Aerospace to launch ELSA-M mission(01:55) China is developing low-cost lunar cargo options for its expanding moon program(02:40) Ukraine will host first test for Leonardo’s Michelangelo security dome(03:14) Eutelsat exits two Russian capacity leases after satellite failure(03:43) NASA ready for another shot at launching Artemis 2 moon mission(04:27) SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base(05:16) Volunteers Find Oddly High Solar Flare Rates(05:54) Extra Extra! Extra Data Stream Added to the Daily Minor Planet!(06:39) NASA Selects Finalists in Student Aircraft Maintenance Competition(07:21) NASA Armstrong to Host Partnership Days April 15-16(07:59) USBR Crack the Case Challenge(08:13) From Steel Rolls to Starship at the Starfactory(08:50) Viasat’s HaloNet: The Innovation of Reprogrammable Space Crypto(09:39) A Recap of Payload’s Space Stage(10:00) Who’s Working With China on Space?(10:30) Hubble and NASA space telescopes track 'game-changing' gamma-ray burst back to neutron star collision in 'forbidden' region of the universe(10:53) Russia aims to reclaim Soviet space glory with 2036 launch of ambitious Venus mission(11:28) Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day for March 13, 2026(12:11) NASA begins building nuclear-powered Dragonfly drone for 2028 launch to Saturn moon Titan(12:56) How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say(13:43) Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae

    15 min

  6. 5D AGO

    Space News for Friday, March 13, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission moves into spacecraft construction phase(01:03) Voyager opens defense and space tech hub in Long Beach(01:20) Another Earth raises $4 million to boost AI training with synthetic satellite data(01:55) The new wave of industry coming for the LEO frontier(02:16) Saying Goodbye to the ISS, and Hello to the Orbital Tenancy Trap(03:03) Your Teleport Can’t Dodge a Missile(03:36) Voyager Technologies Executes Strategic Investment in Max Space Expandable Habitat Architecture(04:09) FAA Rescinds Proposed Orbital Debris Rule Amid Industry Pressure and Regulatory Reassessment(04:46) York Space Systems Acquires Orbion Space Technology to Deepen Vertical Integration for SDA Constellations(05:21) Eruption at Mayon(06:10) About Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) Project(06:48) NASA to Cover Upcoming US Spacewalks 94, 95 Outside Space Station(07:28) About Integrated Aviation Systems Program (IASP)(07:56) Tiny NASA Spacecraft Delivers Exoplanet Mission’s First Images(08:36) ICEYE Smashes Its Own Revenue Projections(09:30) Q&A With Laurent Jaffart, ESA’s Director of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity(10:10) Mantis Space Emerges from Stealth with $10M Seed(10:37) Firefly’s Alpha Rocket Reaches Orbit(11:24) The Investment Theses Behind Vast and Sierra’s $500M+ Mega Rounds(12:08) SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say(12:47) NASA says its Artemis 2 moon rocket is all fixed up. It could launch astronauts to the moon on April 1(13:29) 'Completely bonkers': Astronomers find evidence of a cataclysmic collision between exoplanets(14:15) ISS astronauts take out the space trash | Space photo of the day for March 11, 2026(14:57) NASA project leader blames next-generation X-ray telescope cancellation on agency mismanagement

    16 min

  7. 6D AGO

    Space News for Thursday, March 12, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Firefly Alpha returns to flight(01:11) The Post-Capacity Era of Satellite Connectivity(01:49) Enpulsion raises $26 million(02:41) Report criticizes delays in Artemis lunar lander development(03:28) Missile strike hits SES teleport in Israel(04:14) Missile Strike Targets Strategic SES Ha’Ela Teleport in Central Israel(04:48) Rheinmetall Withdraws From Mynaric Bidding Process; Rocket Lab Acquisition Clears Major Competitive Hurdle(05:24) BAE Systems Completes Preliminary Design Review for $1.2 Billion Space Force Epoch 2 Program(05:48) MTN Launches Click-to-Deploy StarEdge Horizon Satellite Service on AWS Marketplace(06:33) ATLAS Space Operations Establishes South Pacific Hub with New Ground Station in American Samoa(07:17) Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe(07:59) 2026 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted(08:28) About University Innovation Project (UI)(09:17) Telescopes Team Up for New View of Cat’s Eye Nebula(09:57) New crew arrivals and science highlight February aboard the ISS(10:57) AIRMO Raises €5M For Methane Monitoring Sats(11:48) Planet Labs Extends Middle East Space Imagery Restrictions(12:38) Will Artemis 2 launch toward the moon next month? Watch NASA's mission update today(13:19) A mass stellar migration billions of years ago may have helped life get started on Earth(13:56) Black hole and neutron star mergers push the laws of physics with their odd orbits(14:41) Watch Northrop Grumman's 1st 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft leave the space station on March 12(15:27) Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit

    17 min

  8. MAR 11

    Space News for Wednesday, March 11, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Anduril to acquire space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions(00:40) Starlab Space fully books commercial payload space on planned space station(01:35) Viasat wins $14 million contract to provide in-flight satcom for Navy executive aircraft(02:22) Suspended NOAA satellite chief warns of threats to federal science programs(03:01) Precision in Orbit: Heraeus Catalysts Safeguard Satellite Control(03:31) NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk(03:48) Spring Forward: Legacy Operators Are Killing GEO. That’s the Plan.(04:21) A Satellite Crashes Home a Bit Too Soon(04:56) Hubble Network Debuts Global Bluetooth-to-Satellite Connectivity at Embedded World 2026(05:16) Astroscale France Joins ESA “ECO-Tethers” Project to Mature Propellant-Free Deorbiting Technology(05:57) Synthetic Aperture Radar as the Modern Backbone of Maritime Domain Awareness(06:27) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4825-4831: Exploring the Borderlands(06:58) A Most Unusual Lake(07:14) About Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools Project(08:03) Insights into Spallation Mechanisms of Thermal Protection System Materials from Mass Spectrometry and HyMETS Testing(08:48) March 2026 Satellite Puzzler(09:17) Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to dominate another busy week of missions(09:42) SpaceX’s Enters a new era with Booster 19 Testing on Pad 2(09:57) Commercial Space Law Takes Center Stage at DC Moot Court(10:44) Lux Aeterna Closes $10M Seed to Build Reusable Sats(10:58) Voyager Invests in Max Space, Projects 2026 Revenue Surge(11:19) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is 'bursting with methanol,' new study finds(11:58) Jupiter's moons leave cold 'footprints' in the planet's auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds(12:41) Newly discovered comet could be visible in daytime skies this April(13:19) NASA just picked a new upper stage for its SLS moon rocket amid Artemis shakeup(13:54) A star dies in the Cat's Eye | Space photo of the day for March 10, 2026

    15 min
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The Gist is a space news aggregation podcast that gives you the top space-related stories of the day with an emphasis of space technologies, current launches, small satellites, etc. Generally, each episode will be around 10 to 20 minutes long to help break up your commute or downtime and keep you up-to-date on all of the top stories of the day.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Mason Nixon
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Dr. Mason Nixon
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