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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Saturday, April 18, 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
(00:21) NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch ESA Mars rover mission despite budget threat
(01:06) NorthStar to go public via SPAC to expand space-based SSA network
(01:33) Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete third spacewalk, mission extended by a month
(02:00) Artemis 2 astronauts praise performance of Orion
(02:37) Blue Origin Unveils Project Quartz Global Ground Station Network
(02:56) Geographic Hotspots: Where Demand Is Accelerating
(03:27) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Martin Langer, OroraTech
(03:55) CSDA Quality Assessment Report Evaluates Satellogic NewSat Data
(04:40) Webinar 4/29: NASA CSDA Program Vendor Focus- MDA Space
(05:28) NASA Artemis II Human Research Data Methodology Challenge
(06:01) NASA, OPM Announce New NASA Force Website, Open Job Applications
(06:38) Quality Assessment Report Evaluates Tomorrow.io Precipitation Radar Data
(07:21) NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating
(07:59) Rocket Lab Enters the Thruster Market with Gauss
(08:39) Watch live: Blue Origin reusing New Glenn rocket stage for 1st time on April 19 launch
(09:00) 'Tall waves moving in slow motion': Here's how oily oceans on Saturn's giant moon Titan may behave
(09:44) Hubble Space Telescope spots a mesmerizing spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for April 17, 2026
(10:14) Artemis 2's heat shield seems to have aced its trial by fire
(10:46) Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS made a startling transformation as it passed the sun
(11:19) Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch ESA Mars rover mission despite budget threat
(01:06) NorthStar to go public via SPAC to expand space-based SSA network
(01:33) Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete third spacewalk, mission extended by a month
(02:00) Artemis 2 astronauts praise performance of Orion
(02:37) Blue Origin Unveils Project Quartz Global Ground Station Network
(02:56) Geographic Hotspots: Where Demand Is Accelerating
(03:27) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Martin Langer, OroraTech
(03:55) CSDA Quality Assessment Report Evaluates Satellogic NewSat Data
(04:40) Webinar 4/29: NASA CSDA Program Vendor Focus- MDA Space
(05:28) NASA Artemis II Human Research Data Methodology Challenge
(06:01) NASA, OPM Announce New NASA Force Website, Open Job Applications
(06:38) Quality Assessment Report Evaluates Tomorrow.io Precipitation Radar Data
(07:21) NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating
(07:59) Rocket Lab Enters the Thruster Market with Gauss
(08:39) Watch live: Blue Origin reusing New Glenn rocket stage for 1st time on April 19 launch
(09:00) 'Tall waves moving in slow motion': Here's how oily oceans on Saturn's giant moon Titan may behave
(09:44) Hubble Space Telescope spots a mesmerizing spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for April 17, 2026
(10:14) Artemis 2's heat shield seems to have aced its trial by fire
(10:46) Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS made a startling transformation as it passed the sun
(11:19) Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch