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. 20H AGO

    Space News for Thursday, September 04, 2025

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Live demo shows reliable satellite-5G connectivity on the move – SatNews(00:59) Forrester’s Digest: Project Kuiper readies for Sept 25 launch – SatNews(01:27) SpaceX launches 28 smallsats of Starlink Group 10-22 early Wednesday from the Cape – SatNews(01:57) Ramses: ESA’s mission to asteroid Apophis – SatNews(02:29) Juno Detected the Final Missing Auroral Signature from Jupiter’s Four Largest Moons(02:58) PERSEI Space to test tether solution for orbital mobility(03:25) Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch five Falcon 9 missions this week(03:52) SpaceX McGregor looks to the future, from Raptor 3 to potential HLS testing

    5 min

  2. 1D AGO

    Space News for Wednesday, September 03, 2025

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) ST Engineering iDirect: Unlocking SATCOM’s potential with cloud-native architectures – SatNews(01:02) DARPA selects Q-CTRL to develop next generation quantum sensors for defense platforms – SatNews(01:29) SpaceX on Tuesday launched 24 smallsats of Starlink Group 17-8 from California – SatNews(02:13) SpaceX’s early morning Wednesday launch from the Cape of 28 smallsats of Starlink Group 10-22 still on – SatNews(02:59) Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch five Falcon 9 missions this week

    4 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Space News for Tuesday, September 02, 2025

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX to launch 28 smallsats of Starlink Group 10-22 on Wednesday from the Cape – SatNews(01:01) SpaceX to launch 24 smallsats of Starlink Group 17-8 on Tuesday from California – SatNews(01:32) Defense Security Cooperation Agency: Ukraine – SATCOM services – SatNews(02:01) Forrester’s Digest: Starlink tops 7m customers – SatNews(02:28) Scientists investigate moonquakes using Apollo 17 samples, LRO observations

    3 min

  4. 6D AGO

    Space News for Friday, August 29, 2025

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Satnews Publishers wishes everyone an enjoyable Labor Day Holiday – SatNews(00:52) ESA’s Flight Ticket Initiative: first five missions secured with Avio and Isar Aerospace – SatNews(01:28) Forrester’s Digest: Belgium’s Aerospacelab raises $110milion – SatNews(02:04) SpaceX schedules launch of 24 smallsats of Starlink Group 17-7 on Friday from California – SatNews(02:36) SpaceX launches 28 smallsats of Starlink Group 10-11 from Florida – SatNews

    4 min

  5. AUG 28

    Space News for Thursday, August 28, 2025

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Rocket Lab to launch secretive Jake 4 customer soon – SatNews(00:54) SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink smallsats Group 10-11 from the Cape on Thursday – SatNews(01:26) AST SpaceMobile insists FM-1 satellite will ship in August – SatNews(01:55) Ship 37 Completes the Redemption Arc and Lands in the Indian Ocean

    3 min

  6. AUG 27

    Space News for Wednesday, August 27, 2025

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX Starship 10 test run proves successful concluding with Starship landing “flat down in the Indian Ocean” – SatNews(00:50) SpaceX launches NAOS an EO spacecraft for Luxembourg + smallsats from sunny California – SatNews(01:26) L3Harris begins sensor system manufacturing in Poland – SatNews(01:59) Satnews Publishers wishes everyone an enjoyable Labor Day Holiday – SatNews(02:27) Mercury awards AV $1.4 billion in new hardware production agreement to support U.S. Space Force’s SCAR Program – SatNews(02:58) Forrester’s Digest: Belgium vs France for IRIS2 LEO contract – SatNews(03:30) Astronomers Map Stellar ‘Polka Dots’ Using NASA’s TESS, Kepler(03:57) Launch Roundup: Starship, NS-35, and Falcon 9 launches planned

    5 min

  7. AUG 26

    Space News for Tuesday, August 26, 2025

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX plans for Tuesday launch of Starship’s tenth Flight Test – SatNews(00:48) New Shepard’s 35th mission targets liftoff on Tuesday, August 26 – SatNews(01:23) Drone warfare market on track for $30.5 billion by 2028 – SatNews(01:59) Safran DSI to supply electric propulsion systems for AstroForge’s upcoming Vestri asteroid mission – SatNews(02:33) Rocket Lab expands U.S. investments for National Security programs and semiconductor manufacturing – SatNews

    4 min

  8. AUG 25

    Space News for Monday, August 25, 2025

    In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) SpaceX scrubs Starship Flight 10 at 30 minutes before liftoff to troubleshoot ground systems – SatNews(00:53) Rocket Lab’s Electron’s 70th mission sends “Live, Laugh, Launch,” soaring – SatNews(01:31) L3Harris expands Florida facility to support America’s Golden Dome – SatNews(02:05) NorthBase joins Infostellar’s StellarStation network – SatNews(02:32) Starship’s tenth flight test plans for Sunday but weather could cause delay – SatNews(03:01) SpaceX sends supplies to ISS with launch of Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33 – SatNews

    4 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 - 2025
  • Episodes
    791
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2022 Dr. Mason Nixon
  • Show Website
    The Gist: Space News