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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Published 4 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) Anduril to acquire space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions
(00:40) Starlab Space fully books commercial payload space on planned space station
(01:35) Viasat wins $14 million contract to provide in-flight satcom for Navy executive aircraft
(02:22) Suspended NOAA satellite chief warns of threats to federal science programs
(03:01) Precision in Orbit: Heraeus Catalysts Safeguard Satellite Control
(03:31) NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk
(03:48) Spring Forward: Legacy Operators Are Killing GEO. That’s the Plan.
(04:21) A Satellite Crashes Home a Bit Too Soon
(04:56) Hubble Network Debuts Global Bluetooth-to-Satellite Connectivity at Embedded World 2026
(05:16) Astroscale France Joins ESA “ECO-Tethers” Project to Mature Propellant-Free Deorbiting Technology
(05:57) Synthetic Aperture Radar as the Modern Backbone of Maritime Domain Awareness
(06:27) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4825-4831: Exploring the Borderlands
(06:58) A Most Unusual Lake
(07:14) About Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools Project
(08:03) Insights into Spallation Mechanisms of Thermal Protection System Materials from Mass Spectrometry and HyMETS Testing
(08:48) March 2026 Satellite Puzzler
(09:17) Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to dominate another busy week of missions
(09:42) SpaceX’s Enters a new era with Booster 19 Testing on Pad 2
(09:57) Commercial Space Law Takes Center Stage at DC Moot Court
(10:44) Lux Aeterna Closes $10M Seed to Build Reusable Sats
(10:58) Voyager Invests in Max Space, Projects 2026 Revenue Surge
(11:19) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is 'bursting with methanol,' new study finds
(11:58) Jupiter's moons leave cold 'footprints' in the planet's auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds
(12:41) Newly discovered comet could be visible in daytime skies this April
(13:19) NASA just picked a new upper stage for its SLS moon rocket amid Artemis shakeup
(13:54) A star dies in the Cat's Eye | Space photo of the day for March 10, 2026
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) Anduril to acquire space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions
(00:40) Starlab Space fully books commercial payload space on planned space station
(01:35) Viasat wins $14 million contract to provide in-flight satcom for Navy executive aircraft
(02:22) Suspended NOAA satellite chief warns of threats to federal science programs
(03:01) Precision in Orbit: Heraeus Catalysts Safeguard Satellite Control
(03:31) NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk
(03:48) Spring Forward: Legacy Operators Are Killing GEO. That’s the Plan.
(04:21) A Satellite Crashes Home a Bit Too Soon
(04:56) Hubble Network Debuts Global Bluetooth-to-Satellite Connectivity at Embedded World 2026
(05:16) Astroscale France Joins ESA “ECO-Tethers” Project to Mature Propellant-Free Deorbiting Technology
(05:57) Synthetic Aperture Radar as the Modern Backbone of Maritime Domain Awareness
(06:27) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4825-4831: Exploring the Borderlands
(06:58) A Most Unusual Lake
(07:14) About Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools Project
(08:03) Insights into Spallation Mechanisms of Thermal Protection System Materials from Mass Spectrometry and HyMETS Testing
(08:48) March 2026 Satellite Puzzler
(09:17) Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to dominate another busy week of missions
(09:42) SpaceX’s Enters a new era with Booster 19 Testing on Pad 2
(09:57) Commercial Space Law Takes Center Stage at DC Moot Court
(10:44) Lux Aeterna Closes $10M Seed to Build Reusable Sats
(10:58) Voyager Invests in Max Space, Projects 2026 Revenue Surge
(11:19) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is 'bursting with methanol,' new study finds
(11:58) Jupiter's moons leave cold 'footprints' in the planet's auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds
(12:41) Newly discovered comet could be visible in daytime skies this April
(13:19) NASA just picked a new upper stage for its SLS moon rocket amid Artemis shakeup
(13:54) A star dies in the Cat's Eye | Space photo of the day for March 10, 2026