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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Published 2 months, 4 weeks ago
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In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) Falcon 9 launches final GPS 3 satellite into orbit for U.S. Space Force
(01:11) Artemis spacesuit development risks further delays
(01:58) Pentagon officially ends OCX program, citing risk and delays
(02:51) Latvia joins the Artemis Accords
(03:23) SpaceX to launch final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force
(03:39) Blue Origin launches third New Glenn rocket, but payload ends up in wrong orbit
(04:19) Meink: Space Force Programs Ready to Execute Once FY27 Budget Lands
(04:59) Gen. Stephen Whiting: First USSPACECOM Operational Staff Arrive at Redstone This Week
(05:37) Saltzman Rolls Out Space Force Objective Force, Flags CR as Top Risk
(06:11) GMV Secures Lead Role in Seven 2025 European Defence Fund Initiatives
(06:28) A School of Mud Volcano Islands in Azerbaijan
(07:18) NASA on Track for Future Missions with Initial Artemis II Assessments
(07:59) NASA Rolls Out Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage
(08:40) Launch Preview: GPS, Progress, and Starlink missions to launch during busy week
(08:59) NASA's Curiosity rover finds building blocks of life on Mars. Scientists aren't sure how they got there
(09:27) NASA shuts down Voyager 1 instrument to keep probe exploring interstellar space
(10:02) 600 rocket landings! SpaceX notches another milestone during Sunday Starlink launch (video)
(10:46) Scientists found a 'bathtub ring' on Mars. Could it be evidence of an ancient Red Planet ocean?
(11:23) Astronauts face grip strength challenge in space and on Earth, scientists find
(12:01) Pentagon pulls the plug on one of the military's most troubled space programs
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) Falcon 9 launches final GPS 3 satellite into orbit for U.S. Space Force
(01:11) Artemis spacesuit development risks further delays
(01:58) Pentagon officially ends OCX program, citing risk and delays
(02:51) Latvia joins the Artemis Accords
(03:23) SpaceX to launch final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force
(03:39) Blue Origin launches third New Glenn rocket, but payload ends up in wrong orbit
(04:19) Meink: Space Force Programs Ready to Execute Once FY27 Budget Lands
(04:59) Gen. Stephen Whiting: First USSPACECOM Operational Staff Arrive at Redstone This Week
(05:37) Saltzman Rolls Out Space Force Objective Force, Flags CR as Top Risk
(06:11) GMV Secures Lead Role in Seven 2025 European Defence Fund Initiatives
(06:28) A School of Mud Volcano Islands in Azerbaijan
(07:18) NASA on Track for Future Missions with Initial Artemis II Assessments
(07:59) NASA Rolls Out Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage
(08:40) Launch Preview: GPS, Progress, and Starlink missions to launch during busy week
(08:59) NASA's Curiosity rover finds building blocks of life on Mars. Scientists aren't sure how they got there
(09:27) NASA shuts down Voyager 1 instrument to keep probe exploring interstellar space
(10:02) 600 rocket landings! SpaceX notches another milestone during Sunday Starlink launch (video)
(10:46) Scientists found a 'bathtub ring' on Mars. Could it be evidence of an ancient Red Planet ocean?
(11:23) Astronauts face grip strength challenge in space and on Earth, scientists find
(12:01) Pentagon pulls the plug on one of the military's most troubled space programs