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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Thursday, February 12, 2026
Published 5 months, 1 week ago
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In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) ULA’s Vulcan launches U.S. Space Force mission to geosynchronous orbit
(00:48) FCC Space Bureau chief shares agenda for regulatory reform
(01:09) SpaceX IPO may suck oxygen from market before unleashing broad capital surge
(01:31) UK launcher Orbex files for administration after failed funding efforts
(01:53) Space companies bet on Golden Dome as questions persist over scope and funding
(02:20) Integrate Raises $17M to Commercialize the World’s First Ultra-Secure Project Management Platform for Classified Programs
(02:47) Demand for sovereign systems extends to the Earth-observation stack
(03:01) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
(03:18) Compliance Becomes the New Gatekeeper for Space Startups
(03:42) The FCC Is Converting Space Regulation Into an Assembly Line
(04:12) SmallSat Launch Prices Rise as Competitors Stall on the Pad
(04:35) The Dumb Pipe Is Dead: Why Physics Is Forcing AI Into Orbit
(04:48) FCC Proposes Assembly Line Licensing to Replace Decades-Old Space Rules
(04:59) The End of the Open Range: LEO’s Spectrum Crunch Hits Home
(05:11) The Space Tourist Is Dead. Long Live the Orbital Industrialist.
(05:21) Reaching Top Speed in the Dolomites
(05:37) NASA Completes First Flight of Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design
(05:57) I Am Artemis: Jesse Berdis
(06:14) Crew-12 Members and Insignia
(06:40) NASA Marks Milestone in Preparation for Artemis IV Testing
(07:05) Inaugural Ariane 64 to launch Amazon Leo satellites from Kourou
(07:35) Proton-M launches Elektro-L No.5 on its final mission with Blok-DM upper stage
(07:59) 39A CAA removed, ending crew launch from historic site, for now
(08:26) ULA launches first mission of 2026 with USSF-87 aboard Vulcan – SRB issue observed
(09:05) Can a nonprofit help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids? How the B612 Foundation has taken on the challenge
(09:35) Vulcan Centaur rocket launches 'neighborhood watch' satellites for the US military
(09:42) China aces test of next-gen lunar capsule and rocket in effort to land humans on moon before NASA (video)
(10:02) Hubble Space Telescope captures the stunning final breaths of a dying star
(10:12) Asteroid samples NASA brought to Earth suggest life's building blocks may be widespread in the universe
(10:42) SpaceX Falcon 9 deploys 24 Starlink satellites after California launch
(11:05) Why are the launch windows for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission so short?
(11:32) SpaceX takes down Dragon crew arm, giving Starship a leg up in Florida
(11:46) What's next after the Trump administration revokes key finding on climate change?
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) ULA’s Vulcan launches U.S. Space Force mission to geosynchronous orbit
(00:48) FCC Space Bureau chief shares agenda for regulatory reform
(01:09) SpaceX IPO may suck oxygen from market before unleashing broad capital surge
(01:31) UK launcher Orbex files for administration after failed funding efforts
(01:53) Space companies bet on Golden Dome as questions persist over scope and funding
(02:20) Integrate Raises $17M to Commercialize the World’s First Ultra-Secure Project Management Platform for Classified Programs
(02:47) Demand for sovereign systems extends to the Earth-observation stack
(03:01) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
(03:18) Compliance Becomes the New Gatekeeper for Space Startups
(03:42) The FCC Is Converting Space Regulation Into an Assembly Line
(04:12) SmallSat Launch Prices Rise as Competitors Stall on the Pad
(04:35) The Dumb Pipe Is Dead: Why Physics Is Forcing AI Into Orbit
(04:48) FCC Proposes Assembly Line Licensing to Replace Decades-Old Space Rules
(04:59) The End of the Open Range: LEO’s Spectrum Crunch Hits Home
(05:11) The Space Tourist Is Dead. Long Live the Orbital Industrialist.
(05:21) Reaching Top Speed in the Dolomites
(05:37) NASA Completes First Flight of Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design
(05:57) I Am Artemis: Jesse Berdis
(06:14) Crew-12 Members and Insignia
(06:40) NASA Marks Milestone in Preparation for Artemis IV Testing
(07:05) Inaugural Ariane 64 to launch Amazon Leo satellites from Kourou
(07:35) Proton-M launches Elektro-L No.5 on its final mission with Blok-DM upper stage
(07:59) 39A CAA removed, ending crew launch from historic site, for now
(08:26) ULA launches first mission of 2026 with USSF-87 aboard Vulcan – SRB issue observed
(09:05) Can a nonprofit help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids? How the B612 Foundation has taken on the challenge
(09:35) Vulcan Centaur rocket launches 'neighborhood watch' satellites for the US military
(09:42) China aces test of next-gen lunar capsule and rocket in effort to land humans on moon before NASA (video)
(10:02) Hubble Space Telescope captures the stunning final breaths of a dying star
(10:12) Asteroid samples NASA brought to Earth suggest life's building blocks may be widespread in the universe
(10:42) SpaceX Falcon 9 deploys 24 Starlink satellites after California launch
(11:05) Why are the launch windows for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission so short?
(11:32) SpaceX takes down Dragon crew arm, giving Starship a leg up in Florida
(11:46) What's next after the Trump administration revokes key finding on climate change?