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. 7h ago

    Space News for Friday, June 12, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) AAC Clyde Space wins ESA contract to complete maritime-monitoring constellation(00:57) Vandenberg offers new launch site for small and medium rockets(01:17) Senate NDAA backs plan to fold SDA, Space RCO into Space Force(02:09) ESA astronaut assignment on Artemis 3 part of negotiations on revised Artemis roles(02:56) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg(03:36) SOMA Satellite Factory: Planet Labs Expands San Francisco HQ to Supercharge Production Pipeline(03:54) Software Over the Air: FatPipe Launches Acceleration Tool to Unclog Starlink and Amazon LEO Links(04:14) Space-Based Shield: Spire Global and Diehl Defence Partner to Build European Missile Warning Network(04:45) NASA Award Boosts Space Technology Research Capabilities(05:42) I Am Artemis: Elkin Norena(06:28) NASA Robotic Tech Demo Will Advance Prototype Gamma-Ray Detectors(06:47) Soccer Meets Space Science(07:22) Exclusive: Tilebox Launches AI-Focused Update(07:57) James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'galaxy-killing' wind that may explain why some early galaxies lived fast and died young(08:50) Astronauts watch from space as ice splinters from a glacier | Space photo of the day for June 11, 2026(09:10) Elon Musk wants to put 1 million AI satellites in space. Here's how SpaceX could do it(09:37) After nearly breaking, NASA's Deep Space Network "worked well" on Artemis II

    11 min

  2. 1d ago

    Space News for Thursday, June 11, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Artemis 3 commander confident crew will be ready for 2027 mission(00:34) House appropriators back $55.5 billion Space Force budget, omit reconciliation funds(01:09) Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Space Supply Chain Members(01:35) Spire to pursue space-based missile warning in partnership with German defense firm(02:23) UK startup Applied Atomics to enter US market with focus on military space mobility(02:49) NASA chief defends selection of all-male Artemis 3 crew(03:04) Breaking the TRL Bottleneck: Space Phoenix Systems Debuts Cost-Effective Space Test-and-Return Service(03:39) NOAA Activates First Dedicated U.S. Space Weather Satellite One Million Miles from Earth(04:22) Made in Space: UK funding boosts breakthrough space technologies(04:47) Curiosity Blog: Sols 4913-4919: Planetary explorers, freewheeling to the Yardang unit!(05:32) NASA Awards Contract for Construction Services in California(06:15) NASA, NOAA to Hold Joint Session at 23rd Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems(06:38) NASA Equips Astronauts, Industry with Robotic Intelligence(07:28) Stoke Space completes Nova Stage 1 structural verification(08:13) Symphony Space Unveils Adagio-XL ODC Sat(08:54) Orbital Raises $5M Pre-Seed to Build ODC Constellation(09:37) James Webb Space Telescope finds evidence the mysterious 'little red dots' are black hole stars(09:50) The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may have created a vast underground habitat for life that lasted 8 million years(10:36) NASA's ambitious Artemis 3 mission includes 3 giant rocket launches, 2 private moon landers and 1 big question: Can it all work together?

    12 min

  3. 2d ago

    Space News for Wednesday, June 10, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) BlackSky to accelerate broad-area collection work under NRO contract modification(00:56) Iceye raises 1 billion euros to expand SAR satellite systems(01:39) Preview: NASA to unveil Artemis 3 crew, provide updates on mission(02:25) Investor Scrutiny Mounts for York Space Systems Following Pentagon Contract Turmoil(03:00) Eutelsat and Tototheo Global Forge Partnership to Deliver LEO Connectivity Across Maritime and Government Sectors(03:48) Marlink Equips Groupama-FDJ Cycling Team with Hybrid Starlink and LTE Network(04:26) Astroscale Launches Industry Initiative to Study Atmospheric Impact of Spacecraft Reentry(05:04) Qorvo Unveils Compact X-Band Radar Module to Enhance Defense System Performance(05:45) Flight Dynamics Research Facility Characteristics(06:35) Booster 20 into Cryogenic Testing ahead of Starship Flight 13(07:20) FCC Gives Amazon Leo More Time to Launch(08:08) Artemis III Astronauts Will Meet SpaceX, Blue Origin Landers in Earth Orbit(08:28) Reflex Aerospace Taps Arkadia Space for 2027 Mission(09:16) ICEYE, Isar Aerospace Announce Significant Funding Rounds(09:58) These record-breaking black hole winds could create a category 79 hurricane on Earth(10:42) Thruster breakthrough? New 2-in-1 propulsion system is about to get an in-space test(11:24) Do galaxies have a 'kill switch' that makes them stop growing?(12:02) 'This is actually taking a page out of the Communist Party playbook': New White House proposal could deny scientists funding based on their political opinions

    13 min

  4. 3d ago

    Space News for Tuesday, June 09, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) FCC lets Amazon Leo miss deployment deadline with temporary spectrum penalty(00:58) Russia is jamming GPS from space(01:13) Quantum Space to go public in SPAC deal(02:02) WRC-27: the next arena for U.S.-China space competition(02:51) Axiom and Prada advance design of spacesuit(03:07) SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket booster on record-breaking 35th flight(03:46) Viasat Launches Space for Good India Challenge 2026 to Cultivate Next-Generation Space Innovation(04:28) Eutelsat and Voimatel Partner to Expand LEO Satellite Connectivity Across Finland(05:11) NASA Advances Interoperable Space Networks with Successful PExT Demonstration(05:47) Energration and Atombeam Partner on DARPA Proposal to Revolutionize Tactical Data Movement at the Defense Edge(06:32) Supersonic!(07:05) Digging Back in Time in the UAE(07:25) Launch Preview: Chinese, Rocket Lab, and Starlink flights scheduled(07:42) NewOrbit Raises $18.5M to Build VLEO Spacecraft at Scale(08:29) Juno Propulsion Raises $1.4M Pre-Seed for RDE Flight(09:20) Mass Is the Easy Part, Coordination Is The Hard Part(10:09) Scientists propose spraying chemicals into Earth's magnetic field to protect us from powerful solar storms(11:01) This former Paralympic athlete could become the 1st person with a physical disability to live in orbit(11:52) Astronaut spots Mount Vesuvius from space | Space photo of the day for June 8, 2026(12:31) FCC lifts looming deadline for Amazon Leo satellite broadband constellation

    14 min

  5. 4d ago

    Space News for Monday, June 08, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) UK startup NewOrbit raises $18.5 million in Series A round(00:39) OQ Technology plans direct-to-smartphone demo with cellular spectrum(01:12) NASA to select new headquarters building by end of year(01:49) Rounding up the space unicorns(02:19) The Astronaut Wears Prada. Axiom Space and the Inner Layer of Next-Generation Lunar Spacesuit(03:03) Analyst Projects Massive Subscription Growth for Starlink Ahead of Imminent SpaceX IPO(03:45) NASA concludes MAVEN mission at Mars, uses data to discover new atmospheric phenomenon(04:26) Trouble near the Milky Way: The Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor galaxy apart(05:12) Could meteor storms harm NASA's future moon missions?

    6 min

  6. 5d ago

    Space News for Sunday, June 07, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) NASA interested in Hubble reboost if costs can be reduced(01:13) NASA concerns about Russian repairs prompted ISS safe haven decision(01:51) SpaceX launches 2 Starshield satellites during Saturday night Starlink mission(02:38) Beyond Mega-Constellations: Iridium and Globalstar Emerge as Prime Defense and IoT Investment Plays(03:18) Emergency Alert on the ISS: NASA Orders Safe Haven Amid Russian Module Leak Repairs

    4 min

  7. 6d ago

    Space News for Saturday, June 06, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Leaf Space partners with D-Orbit and EnduroSat to test connectivity service(00:56) Next Ariane 6 launch to carry 36 Amazon Leo satellites using upgraded boosters(01:50) Qianfan constellation deployment hits 200 satellites with Long March 8 and 6A launches(02:21) NASA crew briefly shelters inside Dragon capsule as Russia addresses new space station leaks(03:12) Analyst Projects Massive Subscription Growth for Starlink Ahead of Imminent SpaceX IPO(03:48) NASA Concludes Antenna Mishap Investigation, Releases Report(04:38) After New Glenn anomaly, Blue Origin keeps focus on upcoming Blue Moon and Mars missions(05:12) AstroForge Completes its DeepSpace-2 Spacecraft(05:56) Going supersonic! NASA's X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time(06:16) Scientists find wind blowing from our Milky Way's black hole after half-century search: 'There it is'(06:50) Astronauts on International Space Station take shelter in SpaceX Dragon as cosmonauts try to fix air leak(07:22) $1.77 trillion! SpaceX is about to become the 7th-most valuable American company(07:52) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is blasting out a bunch of methane. Here's why that's weird(08:36) Rocket Report: Blue Origin explosion still making headlines; Impulse raises money(09:01) Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do

    10 min

  8. Jun 5

    Space News for Friday, June 05, 2026

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:20) The Exploration Company completes drop test of Nyx capsule(00:58) Axiom Space adds more than $175 million to funding round(01:39) HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs(02:11) AstroForge completes DeepSpace-2 spacecraft(02:58) KSAT and iQPS Expand Strategic Alliance to Accelerate High-Frequency SAR Constellation(03:33) Kaman Precision Products Deploys Advanced Magnetic Sensors for Next-Generation Launch Propulsion(03:46) Space Stocks in Focus: Zacks Investment Ideas Highlights Gilat, Satellogic, and EchoStar(04:31) Fighting Fire With Fire(05:09) NASA Hosts 2026 Review on Advanced Composite Manufacturing(05:51) Colorful, Chaotic Jupiter(06:25) Apex Raises $200M At $2.3B Valuation(07:08) US Commercial Space Stations Expand to Europe(07:52) Glittering star cluster image reveals missing patch of stars: 'We were not looking for the gap, but we found it'(08:42) SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink missions from both coasts 19 hours apart (photos)(09:12) Most exoplanets might be 'soot factories,' scientists say: 'Like you have a natural diesel engine'(09:54) After 11 years at Mars, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper

    11 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
    1K
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2022 Dr. Mason Nixon
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