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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Tuesday, February 10, 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
(00:24) Musk says SpaceX focus is on the moon rather than Mars
(00:56) There’s a way forward for sovereign European space intel, but is there the will?
(01:09) Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station
(01:51) Momentus to Demonstrate Multispectral Sensor for Space Force, With NASA Support
(02:33) Teledyne Advances U.S. National Defense with SDA’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Program
(03:06) Kepler Communications’ next-generation optical data relay constellation launched
(05:01) Sequoia capital: 2028 will be the year of direct to cell for SpaceX
(05:31) Space: Disproving the Known
(05:57) Winter Grips Japan
(06:22) What You Need to Know About NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Mission
(06:58) Space Station Research Contributes to Artemis II
(07:26) Icy Hudson River
(07:46) Launch Preview: Vulcan to launch USSF-87, SpaceX to launch Crew-12 to ISS
(08:26) SpaceX Delays Mars Plans in Favor of the Moon
(08:52) NASA to Grow Civil Servant Workforce Under Isaacman
(09:05) 1 week until an annular solar eclipse turns the sun into a 'ring of fire' over Antarctica
(09:28) A city on the moon: Why SpaceX shifted its focus away from Mars
(09:59) How long will the ISS operate with a skeleton crew? SpaceX’s Crew-12 astronaut mission delayed to Feb. 12
(10:16) 'Star Trek' legend George Takei talks Nimoy's directing, the future of exploration, and his sad plastic umbrella (interview)
(10:53) Netflix's 'War Machine' looks like 'Predator' meets 'Metal Gear', and we're 100% here for it
(11:23) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS survived its flyby of the sun — and gave up some secrets in the process
(11:55) Can current space law handle the new space age?
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:24) Musk says SpaceX focus is on the moon rather than Mars
(00:56) There’s a way forward for sovereign European space intel, but is there the will?
(01:09) Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station
(01:51) Momentus to Demonstrate Multispectral Sensor for Space Force, With NASA Support
(02:33) Teledyne Advances U.S. National Defense with SDA’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Program
(03:06) Kepler Communications’ next-generation optical data relay constellation launched
(05:01) Sequoia capital: 2028 will be the year of direct to cell for SpaceX
(05:31) Space: Disproving the Known
(05:57) Winter Grips Japan
(06:22) What You Need to Know About NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Mission
(06:58) Space Station Research Contributes to Artemis II
(07:26) Icy Hudson River
(07:46) Launch Preview: Vulcan to launch USSF-87, SpaceX to launch Crew-12 to ISS
(08:26) SpaceX Delays Mars Plans in Favor of the Moon
(08:52) NASA to Grow Civil Servant Workforce Under Isaacman
(09:05) 1 week until an annular solar eclipse turns the sun into a 'ring of fire' over Antarctica
(09:28) A city on the moon: Why SpaceX shifted its focus away from Mars
(09:59) How long will the ISS operate with a skeleton crew? SpaceX’s Crew-12 astronaut mission delayed to Feb. 12
(10:16) 'Star Trek' legend George Takei talks Nimoy's directing, the future of exploration, and his sad plastic umbrella (interview)
(10:53) Netflix's 'War Machine' looks like 'Predator' meets 'Metal Gear', and we're 100% here for it
(11:23) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS survived its flyby of the sun — and gave up some secrets in the process
(11:55) Can current space law handle the new space age?