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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Monday, April 13, 2026
Published 3 months ago
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In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:20) Sophia and Kepler to marry orbital compute with optical links
(00:56) Rocket Lab wins contract for three more iQPS launches
(01:40) China Accelerates Orbital Internet Deployment with Successful Smart Dragon-3 Sea Launch
(02:17) Smallsats Dominate 2025 Launch Landscape as Mass Efficiency Peaks
(02:51) MIT STAR Lab Expands Scope from Lasercom Innovation to Space Policy Architecture
(03:27) NRL to Showcase Sovereign Space Capabilities at 41st Space Symposium
(03:49) Artemis II Splashes Down
(04:24) Ship 39 and Booster 19 Roll out for Static Fire Testing
(05:07) Falcon 9 launches CRS NG-24 cargo ship to ISS
(05:25) Hawkeye 360 Files For IPO
(05:59) A worst-case solar storm could knock out satellites, GPS and power grids, report warns
(06:40) 'The most special thing that will ever happen in my life': Artemis 2 astronauts describe their epic moon mission
(07:26) SpaceX launches huge 'Cygnus XL' cargo ship carrying over 5 tons of supplies to ISS astronauts (video)
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:20) Sophia and Kepler to marry orbital compute with optical links
(00:56) Rocket Lab wins contract for three more iQPS launches
(01:40) China Accelerates Orbital Internet Deployment with Successful Smart Dragon-3 Sea Launch
(02:17) Smallsats Dominate 2025 Launch Landscape as Mass Efficiency Peaks
(02:51) MIT STAR Lab Expands Scope from Lasercom Innovation to Space Policy Architecture
(03:27) NRL to Showcase Sovereign Space Capabilities at 41st Space Symposium
(03:49) Artemis II Splashes Down
(04:24) Ship 39 and Booster 19 Roll out for Static Fire Testing
(05:07) Falcon 9 launches CRS NG-24 cargo ship to ISS
(05:25) Hawkeye 360 Files For IPO
(05:59) A worst-case solar storm could knock out satellites, GPS and power grids, report warns
(06:40) 'The most special thing that will ever happen in my life': Artemis 2 astronauts describe their epic moon mission
(07:26) SpaceX launches huge 'Cygnus XL' cargo ship carrying over 5 tons of supplies to ISS astronauts (video)