The Gist: Space News

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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. 23h ago

    Space News for Friday, September 18, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Rocket Lab Expands Launch Infrastructure and Vehicle Architecture to Capture Domestic Launch Market Share(00:42) Space Force Grants SpaceX Architectural Design Authority for $2.29 Billion Space Data Network Backbone(01:02) EnduroSat Secures $205 Million Funding Round and Wins 24-Bus Contract for Vantor Earth Observation Constellation(01:40) Russian Satellite Imagery Assists Iranian Targeting of U.S. Military Facilities(02:16) NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma-Ray Detector(02:54) NASA Unveils Enterprise, the First Space Shuttle(03:39) Icarus Robotics Completes Parabolic Flight Test Ahead of ISS Mission(04:21) Impulse Space Raises $308M Series D Extension(04:37) EnduroSat Raises $205M, Notches Vantor Sat Win

  2. 1d ago

    Space News for Thursday, September 17, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Avio Reports Influx of Commercial Satellite Customers as SpaceX Freezes New Falcon 9 Orders(00:49) Impulse Space Closes $308 Million Series D Extension to Expand In-Space Transportation Services(01:07) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Alyssa Goessler Goodwin, AE Industrial Partners(01:40) BAE Systems Secures $16 Million Award to Qualify Radiation-Hardened RH45 Microelectronics(02:09) Space Inventor and Astroscale Japan Develop In-Orbit Satellite Servicing Architecture(02:46) Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome(03:03) Hydrosat Unveils Osiris Constellation Ahead of 2027 Launch(03:59) Viasat and Space42 Commit Up to $1B to Equatys Joint Venture(04:51) Space weather caused a 16-minute train delay in 1848: 'Our research has a hint of a detective story'(05:42) The battlefield now extends all the way to the moon, U.S. military's highest-ranking officer says(06:26) SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket-landing team gets 1st-ever Neil Armstrong Space Prize(07:00) Roman Space Telescope starts waking up as NASA powers on instruments for the 1st time

  3. 2d ago

    Space News for Wednesday, September 16, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:20) SpaceX scrubs Vandenberg launch of national security payload, targets backup window on Wednesday(01:00) Exolaunch Selected as Launch Co-Integrator for DLR and NASA GRACE-C Mission(01:36) Space42 and Viasat Formally Establish Equatys with $1B Equity Commitment for 2,800-Satellite LEO Constellation(02:13) HawkEye 360 Executes Three-Part European Strategy to Establish In-Region RF Intelligence Operations(02:44) NASA Ames Stars of the Month: September 2026(03:20) NASA Invites Media to International Observe the Moon Night(04:02) Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with NASA(04:31) Progress MS-35 poised to launch cargo to ISS from Kazakhstan(04:47) Launch Preview: Nine orbital launches scheduled from sites around the world(05:11) State Department Launches New Space-Diplomacy Effort(05:50) Kuva Space Spots Illegal Poppy Farms from Orbit(06:21) 22 years of science! NASA's Roman Space Telescope doubles its lifetime with super-precise engine burn(07:03) US Space Force says it operates weapons in orbit: 'Our aim is deterrence'(07:31) SpaceX's next Starship launch will lift off on Sept. 22 and aim to reach orbit for 1st time(08:10) Microscopic alien technology may be hidden in moon dust, scientists say(08:53) Making rocket fuel out of Mars' thin air: New breakthrough could make it happen

  4. 3d ago

    Space News for Tuesday, September 15, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Avio launches pair of climate monitoring European spacecraft to study plants, oceans and atmospheric changes(00:49) Launch preview: Avio to launch spacecraft to monitor plant health and ocean conditions(01:38) Open Cosmos Reaches $1B Unicorn Valuation Following $348M Series C Round(02:12) NewOrbit Secures Q3 2028 Launch Slot for First Commercial VLEO Rideshare Satellite(02:46) SWISSto12 and Mitsubishi Electric Partner on Asia-Pacific Satellite Payloads and Japanese GEO Defense Program(03:32) ESA and ROSIE Consortium Track Cluster Satellite Reentries via Airborne Observation Mission(03:49) Webinar 9/23: NASA CSDA Program Update 2026(04:36) New Crops, Health Research Proposals to Help NASA Advance Exploration(05:18) NASA Kicks Off Inspiration Tour with Steelers vs. Falcons Game(05:49) Ship 42 wraps chopsticks tests, Flight 14 moves to NET Sept. 22(06:12) Satellogic Expands DoD Work As it Preps for Next Launch(06:51) The warmest summer on record: 2026 hit a scorching new high in the US(07:40) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely formed where its star's light couldn't touch it(08:25) Vega C rocket launches 2 European Earth-observing satellites to orbit from South America(08:43) The US government is 'sincere in its efforts to understand UAP', new White House council chair says(09:31) For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit

  5. 4d ago

    Space News for Monday, September 14, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) SpaceX launches 700th Falcon rocket, carries final 3 O3b mPOWER satellites to orbit for SES(00:54) Financial Pressures and Low Margins Intensify Ownership Sale Rumors for United Launch Alliance(01:33) The FCC Asked Cowboy Space How Big Its Satellites Are(02:11) Loft Orbital and Marlan Space Award $1 Billion Contract for 50 AI-Equipped LEO Satellites(02:58) Cailabs and RBC Signals Partner to Develop Global Optical Ground Station Network(03:17) An Early Look at Fall Color in Canada(03:50) Vega C set to launch the ESA Sentinel-3C and FLEX missions from Kourou(04:40) Sophia Space, SLI Set Terms for $300M Satellite Leasing Deal(05:32) On this day in space! Sept. 13, 2007: Japan launches Kaguya spacecraft to the moon to map the lunar surface in HD(05:57) NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shares zero-G curly hair tips from the ISS (video)(06:32) James Webb Space Telescope discovers the rings of tiny solar system body Chariklo are changing

  6. 5d ago

    Space News for Sunday, September 13, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) SES Introduces SES CORE Hybrid Content Delivery and Orchestration Platform(01:03) On this day in space! NASA astronaut Mae Jemison makes history as the 1st Black woman in space(01:39) NASA, IBM launch new AI model for studying the moon

  7. 6d ago

    Space News for Saturday, September 12, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) The FCC Asked Cowboy Space How Big Its Satellites Are(00:54) Cailabs and RBC Signals Partner to Develop Global Optical Ground Station Network(01:29) Loft Orbital and Marlan Space Award $1 Billion Contract for 50 AI-Equipped LEO Satellites(01:47) Help Refine Data from Space Telescopes with Artifact InSPECtor(02:20) NASA Boosts Open Science, Data Sharing with Artemis Accords(02:43) Antares Wins $161M Award for Space Nuclear Power(03:21) Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract(03:44) Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite to orbit for secret customer (photo)(04:25) The sun may once have swallowed a super-Earth planet and could still be hiding the evidence(05:03) On this day in space! Sept. 11, 1985: The International Cometary Explorer makes 1st comet flyby in history for NASA and Europe(05:52) Wavy alien dune fields stretch across Mars | Space photo of the day for Sept. 11, 2026(06:37) Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services

  8. Sep 11

    Space News for Friday, September 11, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) SpaceX launches classified payload for the U.S. Space Force(00:34) Iridium, Deutsche Telekom IoT, and Toyota Demonstrate Satellite Voice Messaging via Iridium NTN Direct(01:16) Eutelsat and Skynopy Partner to Launch Global AKAR Software-Defined Ground Network(01:55) The Exploration Company Secures $450 Million Series C Financing to Scale Nyx Reusable Spacecraft Platform(02:32) TrustPoint Contracts EnduroSat US to Manufacture 40 Satellites for C-Band PNT Constellation(03:08) NASA Invites Media to Djibouti Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony(03:48) NASA, NFL Team Up to Showcase Space, Aeronautics Innovation(04:23) Roman telescope deploys solar array and communication systems, powers on Coronagraph Instrument(05:13) Galaxia Raises $4.5M For Intelligent Sat Tech(06:00) Tomorrow.io Unveils Next-Gen Weather Forecasting Instruments(06:23) Orbital Partners with Reflex Aerospace on ODC Platform(06:42) Inversion Space Wins NASA Contract to Study Aerocapture Flight(07:22) On this day in space! Sept. 10, 2011: NASA launches GRAIL probes to the moon to map lumpy lunar gravity(07:53) LINK spacecraft gets close to NASA's Swift Observatory, but not close enough to save it(08:18) Scientists study 3,000 supernovas and discover that dark energy may be evolving(09:02) Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought. What's going on inside of it?(09:37) Iconic Star Trek filming location spotted from space | Space photo of the day for Sept. 10, 2026

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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
    1.1K
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    © 2022 Dr. Mason Nixon
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