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The Gist: Space News

Dr. Mason Nixon

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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Yesterday · 12 min
Space News for Wednesday, October 14, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station (00:47) Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station (01:37) York Space Systems Details Two Space Force Task Orders for Space Data Network Interoperability (02:22) Satlyt Secures $8 Million Seed Round to Expand Onboard Satellite AI Software and Cloud Virtualization (02:56) Germany Arrests Two Suspects Over Arson Attack at Starlink Ground Station in Poland (03:35) Czech Defense Group CSG Acquires 9.5% Anchor Stake in MDA Space for $434 Million (04:13) Hurricane Simon Lurks Off the Mexican Coast (05:03) NASA Names Astronaut Christina Koch Acting Deputy Chief Engineer (05:34) Comparing Off-World Rover Driving Distances (06:08) NASA JPL Testing Readies Voyager Technologies Lander for Moon Mission (06:36) Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet week (06:58) Anna Shaposhnik, ORBES (07:46) Brianna Clark, Vast (08:33) Kayla Bigham, FAA (09:21) Bryce Kelly, Deloitte (09:48) On this day in space! Oct. 13, 1773: Astronomer Charles Messier discovers the Whirlpool Galaxy before we ever knew it was a galaxy (10:22) Earth's poles shifted surprisingly fast during the age of dinosaurs, ancient sea levels reveal (11:06) SpaceX rocket launch creates incredible 'space jellyfish' visible throughout US East Coast (photos) (11:46) 2 spacecraft in orbit and 8 more coming soon: Varda has big plans for in-space manufacturing
Tuesday · 6 min
Space News for Tuesday, October 13, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) floLIVE and Skylo Partner to Deliver Integrated Cellular and Satellite IoT Connectivity Across Brazil (01:12) SpaceX Launches First 21 Northrop Grumman Satellites for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer (01:37) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Peter Cabauy, City Labs (02:14) An Impact Structure With Legs (02:46) SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (photos) (03:06) SpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS today: Watch it live (03:50) Astronomers witness supermassive black hole gorge on a cosmic meal before 'burping' radio jets 300 days later (04:30) The moon could turn astronauts into 'walking, high voltage capacitors' that accidentally zap spacecraft (05:09) On this day in space! Oct. 12, 1964: The Soviet Union launches Voskhod 1, the 1st multi-person cosmonaut crew, into space
Monday · 4 min
Space News for Monday, October 12, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Amazon Leo Plans Prime Subscription Bundling to Challenge Starlink in Consumer Satellite Broadband Market (00:52) Sierra Space Conducts High-Altitude Drop Test of Ghost Reentry Vehicle for 90-Minute Global Point Delivery (01:28) Kratos Defense Demonstrates Multi-Vendor 5G Satellite Connectivity Using Virtualized OpenSpace Ground Platform (01:43) Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum (02:13) NASA to Conduct Flyover, Engage NFL Fans at MetLife Stadium (02:26) Webb and Hubble observe stellar nurseries, galaxies, and gravitational lensing in new images (03:15) Blue Origin Advances LC-36 Rebuild for Year-End New Glenn Return to Flight
Saturday · 6 min
Space News for Saturday, October 10, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) SpaceX launches 21 data satellites for the Space Development Agency (00:57) Blue Origin Commits $550M to Texas Satellite Complex as Jeff Bezos Confirms $10B Equity Round and IPO Roadmap (01:31) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Patrick Shannon, TrustPoint (02:08) NASA Seeks US Industry Plans for Commercial Space Stations (02:57) NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies (03:47) Cosmic House of Mirrors (04:24) Ship 40 Returns Home as Ship 42 gets more Cryo Proof Testing (04:40) Exclusive: Kapta Space Raises $24M Series A to Build Moving Target Radar Payload (05:33) NASA Signs Space Nuclear Pact, Says Moon Base Is Ahead of Schedule
Friday · 7 min
Space News for Friday, October 09, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) SpaceX Identifies Unshared Ephemeris Data as Primary Orbital Collision Hazard in Low Earth Orbit (00:55) GAO Report Finds Full Deployment of Secure Military GPS Receivers Delayed to 2049 and Beyond (01:38) DOT Proposes Five FAA Rule Changes to Streamline Part 450 Commercial Launch Licensing (02:17) SpaceX Granted U.S. Patent for Direct-to-Cell Beam Synchronization and Delay Compensation Technology (02:55) Muon Space Appoints Chief Product Officer and Head of Strategy as Company Scales Constellation Operations (03:09) Floodwaters Overwhelm Thailand (03:46) NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission (04:22) Fortastra Raises $30M Series A to Fund its Next Security Spacecraft (05:17) DOT Proposes Changes to Part 450 Licensing Rules (06:05) RIP Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
October 8 · 4 min
Space News for Thursday, October 08, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Tim Farrar, TMF Associates (00:59) SDA and DIU Award Deorbit Vehicle Contracts to Firefly, D-Orbit, Katalyst, and Starfish Space (01:33) U.S. and Japan Formally Designate AST SpaceMobile and Rakuten LEO Infrastructure Under Bilateral Technology Prosperity Deal (02:03) FCC Grants SpaceX Approval for 15,000-Satellite Very Low Earth Orbit Direct-to-Device Constellation (02:47) NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 35th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival (03:02) Exclusive: Xona Ramps Up Production Ahead of Pulsar Launch (03:49) If you're looking, here's a "good deal" for NASA and the European Space Agency
October 7 · 8 min
Space News for Wednesday, October 07, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:24) Open Cosmos Seeks One-Year ITU Regulatory Extension After Missing Constellation Deployment Milestones (01:01) FAA Licensed Launches Decline in FY2026 as Bottlenecks Drive High-Density Satellite Design Alternatives (01:34) U.S. Department of Defense Awards Contract to Upgrade Kymeta Osprey u8 Terminal into Multi-Mission Edge Platform (02:15) NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Spacecraft Departure (02:31) October 2026 Satellite Puzzler (02:59) Lunar Grounding Challenge (03:39) NASA Glenn Invites Phase 1 Proposals for Aerospace Power Systems Laboratory (04:15) Astronomers Solve Cosmic Cold Case with NASA Hubble Data (04:56) Crew-12 set to depart the ISS after eighth months in orbit (05:29) NASA progress with SLS vehicles for upcoming Artemis missions (06:21) Colorado Springs, Huntsville Team Up on Golden Dome (07:00) HawkEye 360 Turns its RF-Sensors to Orbital Targets (07:23) Turkey Uses IAC Stage to Pitch Peace & Homegrown Hardware (07:52) It looks like the Atlantic storm season may finally produce a hurricane
October 6 · 7 min
Space News for Tuesday, October 06, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Airbus Completes First 32 OneWeb Replenishment Satellites for Eutelsat Fleet Refresh (01:05) SSPI Explores US-China Space Law, Export Controls, and Cross-Border Regulatory Frameworks (01:45) TELUS and AST SpaceMobile Complete In-Orbit Network Integration Testing for Canadian Direct-to-Smartphone Broadband (02:13) Meridian Space and Kongsberg NanoAvionics Activate First Customer Link Communications Payload in Low Earth Orbit (03:00) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Curt Blake, Wilson Sonsini (03:38) The Beaver Brown Waters of Rupert Bay (04:12) Curiosity Blog, Sols 5029-5035: Back in the Lab (04:40) A Journey to the Depths of Ancient Mars? (05:20) NASA to Stream SpaceX Crew-12 Return, Splashdown Live (06:06) Launch Preview: Flights from South Korea, China, USA planned for this week (06:18) US Army Welcomes First 600 Enlisted Space Soldiers
October 5 · 6 min
Space News for Monday, October 05, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) SpaceX scrubs launch attempt for 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency (00:48) SpaceX Unveils 250 kW Starlink Gen3 AI Satellites Featuring 10 Tbps Throughput and Onboard Edge Compute (01:12) Planet Labs Emerges as Cost-Effective Satellite Investment Amid High Multiples for Launch Peers (01:49) GomSpace Prepares 8U CubeSat GOMX-5 for SpaceX Transporter-18 Launch to Demonstrate Satellite Communications Technology (02:15) AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Form Joint Venture to Standardize Satellite Direct-to-Device Connectivity (02:52) Moon-Like Madagascar (03:41) Curiosity Blog, Sols 5022-5028: Cashing in at Cache Creek (04:08) ESA, CAS release first images from SMILE; officially begin science operations (04:53) ESA to pursue crew transport and space stations as European launchers come online (05:21) Lions and cheetahs and chimps, oh my: a spotlight on Africa's diverse wildlife
October 3 · 2 min
Space News for Saturday, October 03, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) NASA Astronaut Christina Koch to Join NFL Fans in Philadelphia (00:38) DOE Announces $400M for Frontier Science Research (01:05) Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed (01:48) Rocket Report: SpaceX completes launch triple-header; Rocket Lab nets big contract
October 2 · 11 min
Space News for Friday, October 02, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Fresh crew takes off for six-month stay aboard space station (01:00) FCC Votes to Exempt Satellite Licensing from NEPA Environmental Reviews and Opens 1,000 MHz of Spectrum (01:37) BAE Systems Awarded $16 Million Collins Aerospace Contract to Deliver M-Code GPS for U.S. Navy Carrier Landings (02:15) PLD Space and CNES Partner to Expand Launch Infrastructure at Guiana Space Centre (02:30) ICEYE and Nokia Partner to Develop Sovereign LEO Satellite Communications Systems for Defense (02:49) BEC Technologies Launches MX-340-IRD Hybrid Cellular and Satellite Gateway for Remote Infrastructure (03:31) Rains Swamp the Gandak River (03:45) 10 Things: Movie Night (04:18) NASA Awards Enterprise Logistics Support Services Agreements (05:06) Falcon Heavy set to launch classified NROL-97 to high-energy orbit (05:45) Canada Rocket Company plans first large-scale engine test site in London, Ontario (06:18) Starfish Otter, other payloads launch on Transporter 18 (06:55) Skyrora Shifts Orbital Launch Timeline to 2030 (07:19) Transporter-18 Tests the Building Blocks of Orbital Data Centers (08:01) Satlyt Raises $8M Seed to Expand Its Virtual ODC Network (08:57) Space Insurer Charter Space Raises $5M Seed Round (09:50) Venus' mysterious haze is actually cosmic dust (10:32) SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew mission
October 1 · 8 min
Space News for Thursday, October 01, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) True Anomaly Selected as Title Sponsor for Spacepower Conference 2026 (00:52) CAS Space Delays Maiden Flight of Reusable Lihong-2 Suborbital Rocket to 2027 (01:21) Astro Digital to Go Public via $587 Million SPAC Merger with Proem Acquisition Corp I (02:01) Astranis Secures $468 Million EXIM Direct Loan to Expand MicroGEO Satellite Manufacturing (02:49) SES and Sky Extend Direct-to-Home Satellite Capacity Agreement Across UK and Ireland (03:49) Help Overlap Zoo Reveal Cosmic Dust (04:26) NASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base (05:10) Crew-13 astronauts set for launch to ISS after weeks of delays (05:45) Starship makes orbit, Flight 15 preps in full swing (06:00) Exclusive: Hop Aero Raises $11M for Suborbital Point-to-Point Delivery (06:23) Varda Raises $251M Series D (07:05) Dinosaur-killing impact crater might have been teeming with life
September 30 · 6 min
Space News for Wednesday, September 30, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:20) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Allyson Jenkins, Pixxel (00:58) U.S. Space Force Mission Delta 2 Develops Advanced SDA Software to Prioritize Rapid Satellite Tracking (01:40) Momentus Demonstrates AI-Enabled LiDAR and Optical Suite During In-Orbit RPO Campaign with NASA Satellite (02:26) ATLAS Space Operations and York Space Systems Activate Second Antenna at Rwanda Teleport to Double Equatorial Contact Capacity (03:08) L3Harris Awarded $6 Billion Seven-Year Contract to Expand THAAD Missile Defense Propulsion Production (03:39) Powerful Storms Continue to Prowl the Pacific (03:52) NASA Opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar Communications (04:33) NASA Awards Orbital Safety Analysis Support Services Contract (05:11) NASA Features Exploration, Science at International Space Conference (05:29) Launch Preview: Crew-13 to head to ISS, Falcon Heavy mission for the NRO (06:07) Artemis Accords To Meet on Lunar Debris, Emerging Space Help
September 29 · 8 min
Space News for Tuesday, September 29, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) NASA plans unpiloted Starliner test flight at end of year (00:38) Starship returns to Earth; rocket splashes down north of Hawaii after three-hour flight (01:22) Launch preview: SpaceX to launch first Starlink V3 satellites to orbit on Starship (02:05) Arqiva Proposes Managed 2044 Digital Terrestrial Television Switch-Off in UK Government Green Paper (02:40) TakeMe2Space Prepares MOI-1A Orbital Computing Satellite for SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch (03:13) U.S. Space Force Solicits Commercial Proposals for Restructured SCAR Ground Antenna Network (03:42) SpaceX Launches Starship Flight 14 from Starbase in Inaugural Orbital Test Flight (03:59) Fire Cloud with a Pileus on Top (04:33) Mars Has Its Charmes (05:17) NASA, Boeing Share Update on Commercial Starliner Development Plans (05:55) Starliner Targets Uncrewed Flight NET December, Crewed Follow Up in 2028 (06:21) Starship Reaches Orbit on 14th Test Flight (06:59) Exclusive: Meridian Space Spins Out from SpinLaunch (07:47) Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery
September 28 · 2 min
Space News for Monday, September 28, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Satellite Primes Quoted Factory Rates of Up to Two a Day in Paris. The Component Tier Below Them Described 18-Month Waits. (00:55) Planet Labs Delivers Pelican-12 Spacecraft to Cape Canaveral for SpaceX Bandwagon-5 Mission (01:28) Starship Flight 14: SpaceX Attempts Orbit
September 27 · 3 min
Space News for Sunday, September 27, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Next crew bound for the space station arrive in Florida (01:04) SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell Files SEC Intent to Sell $52 Million in Executive Equity (01:33) NASA Selects Far-Infrared PRIMA Telescope as Initial Billion-Dollar Astrophysics Probe Explorer Mission (02:11) U.S. Space Force Schedules 2027 On-Orbit Servicing Missions With Astroscale U.S. and Starfish Space
September 26 · 7 min
Space News for Saturday, September 26, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch classified mission for U.S. Space Force from West Coast (01:10) Europe Decides in December Whether to Launch Its Own Astronauts. The Money Comes Later. (01:37) Satellite Primes Quoted Factory Rates of Up to Two a Day in Paris. The Component Tier Below Them Described 18-Month Waits. (02:13) NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner Development (02:23) NASA Welcomes San Marino Signing the Artemis Accords (03:07) NASA Tests Dual Mode Propulsion CubeSat Ahead of Launch (03:57) 2026-2027 DWU: Middle School Design Challenge (04:41) Rocket Lab CFO Adam Spice Predicts More M&A Deals on the Horizon (05:22) FUSE Grows Its Space Portfolio (05:57) With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time
September 25 · 7 min
Space News for Friday, September 25, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:22) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Katherine Coens, Space Systems Command (00:55) Intellian and Network Innovations Partner to Develop Multi-Band Tactical WGS Flyaway Terminals (01:32) Explosive Intensification for Hurricane Polo (02:14) NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-14 Assignments for Space Station Mission (02:58) Travel (03:38) US-India Satellite Captures Time-lapse Video of Volcanic Eruption (04:24) Expedition 75 astronauts continue science work as Crew-13 readies for launch (04:47) Isaacman Doubles Down on New NASA Model for International Partnerships (05:35) Hubble Network Raises $200M Series C at $1.6B Valuation (06:33) The Space Solar Report
September 24 · 9 min
Space News for Thursday, September 24, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) SpaceX stack Starship and Super Heavy for first orbital flight (01:02) Space Epoch Secures $343 Million Series B Funding to Advance Reusable Methalox Launch Vehicle (01:28) DMU41 Inertial Measurement Unit Demonstrates Recoverable Radiation Resilience in Heavy Particle Testing (02:09) Viasat Awarded $42 Million Task Order Under $307 Million U.S. Marine Corps SATCOM Enterprise Contract (02:35) Impulse Space Secures $28 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Geostationary Space Domain Awareness Mission (03:07) Beyond Reach Labs Opens Brooklyn Aerospace Facility to Scale Deployable High-Power Solar Arrays (03:53) Cloudy Cloak Over the Northwest (04:34) NASA Modernizes Commercial Airline Systems (05:16) NASA Welcomes Croatia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory (05:51) NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class (06:18) Ship 41 and Booster 21 head into key pre-flight test (06:34) Vast Announces New Lunar Programs Division (07:12) Exclusive: Outpost Launches In-Space Manufacturing Service (08:04) Exclusive: Astrolab, Interstellar Mapping Hunt Lunar Water
September 23 · 8 min
Space News for Wednesday, September 23, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:23) Space Development Agency Issues $369 Million Solicitation for Global Missile Tracking Ground Entry Points (01:03) NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Reaffirms Mission Acceleration Focus Across International Space Programs (01:40) ESA and ISRO Extend Bilateral Space Agreement to 2032 (02:19) OrbitsIQ Global and AVL North America Launch Multi-Continent Hybrid Network Campaign for Vehicle Data Transmission (03:04) Exolaunch Contracts Dedicated SpaceX Starship Mission for 2029 Starfall Return-to-Earth Program (03:35) Boom Year for Desert Blooms (04:15) Curiosity Blog, Sols 5010-5015: Checking out the Bands (04:47) Risks of Decompression Sickness and Venous Thromboembolism during Spaceflight and Patent Foramen Ovale Implications (05:34) NASA-Funded Research Finds Complex Life Defying Record Heat (06:14) Ship 41 rolls to Pad 2 carrying two flown tiles from Ship 40 (06:31) FCC to Vote on Waiving NEPA Review for Space Ops (07:13) HEO Raises $25M Series B to Fuel GEO Expansion (07:38) TRL11 Will Build Imaging Tech for SR-1 Freedom

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