Episode Details
Back to EpisodesSpace News for Friday, February 27, 2026
Published 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:23) China set for its first one-year human spaceflight mission, confirms Pakistani astronaut flight
(01:15) Space Force keeps door open to future human presence in orbit
(01:44) Virgin Media O2 launches Europe’s first Starlink direct-to-smartphone service
(02:27) Airbus and Leonardo report increased space revenues for 2025
(03:03) NordSpace founder backs Wyvern with new Canada-focused venture arm
(03:40) Moving On Up @ Encompass Digital Media
(04:35) CapRock’s High Five — It’s All Greek!
(05:12) ND SatCom Sets Satellite Sites In Cloud Computing — Bumps Up To XWARP™
(06:03) National Phenomenon — Brazilian Hijacking of U.S. Military Satellites
(06:39) Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice
(07:12) JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward
(07:45) Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture
(07:58) Inside Project Hail Mary
(08:39) NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign
(09:20) Vast and Axiom awarded new private missions to ISS, continue work on commercial space stations
(09:40) ISPTech Raises €5.5M to Scale Green Propulsion Tech
(10:36) Mynaric Demos QKD Comms With COTS Tech
(11:19) CesiumAstro Acquires AI Firm Vidrovr
(11:53) Phantom Space Acquires Vector Launch Assets
(12:35) Canada’s NordSpace Opens VC Arm for Sovereign Space Investments
(13:21) Artemis 2 moon mission shouldn't launch until late 2026, new analysis of solar superflares suggests
(14:11) Astronomers just watched a star 1,540 times the size of our sun transform into a hypergiant. Will it go supernova?
(15:10) US Space Force pauses national security launches on ULA Vulcan rocket due to booster glitch
(15:59) NASA shakes up leadership of human spaceflight program in wake of critical Starliner report
(16:44) One Fire star projector review: A great projector for kids
(17:12) ULA isn't making the Space Force's GPS interference problem any easier
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:23) China set for its first one-year human spaceflight mission, confirms Pakistani astronaut flight
(01:15) Space Force keeps door open to future human presence in orbit
(01:44) Virgin Media O2 launches Europe’s first Starlink direct-to-smartphone service
(02:27) Airbus and Leonardo report increased space revenues for 2025
(03:03) NordSpace founder backs Wyvern with new Canada-focused venture arm
(03:40) Moving On Up @ Encompass Digital Media
(04:35) CapRock’s High Five — It’s All Greek!
(05:12) ND SatCom Sets Satellite Sites In Cloud Computing — Bumps Up To XWARP™
(06:03) National Phenomenon — Brazilian Hijacking of U.S. Military Satellites
(06:39) Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice
(07:12) JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward
(07:45) Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture
(07:58) Inside Project Hail Mary
(08:39) NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign
(09:20) Vast and Axiom awarded new private missions to ISS, continue work on commercial space stations
(09:40) ISPTech Raises €5.5M to Scale Green Propulsion Tech
(10:36) Mynaric Demos QKD Comms With COTS Tech
(11:19) CesiumAstro Acquires AI Firm Vidrovr
(11:53) Phantom Space Acquires Vector Launch Assets
(12:35) Canada’s NordSpace Opens VC Arm for Sovereign Space Investments
(13:21) Artemis 2 moon mission shouldn't launch until late 2026, new analysis of solar superflares suggests
(14:11) Astronomers just watched a star 1,540 times the size of our sun transform into a hypergiant. Will it go supernova?
(15:10) US Space Force pauses national security launches on ULA Vulcan rocket due to booster glitch
(15:59) NASA shakes up leadership of human spaceflight program in wake of critical Starliner report
(16:44) One Fire star projector review: A great projector for kids
(17:12) ULA isn't making the Space Force's GPS interference problem any easier