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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Thursday, May 21, 2026
Published 1 month, 3 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) LatConnect 60 announces accelerated growth investment round to build AUKUS-aligned Highest Resolution SWIR Satellite constellation
(00:56) Space Force eyes 2027 demonstrations of in-space refueling and satellite servicing
(01:33) SpaceX files for IPO
(02:17) Pentagon Enforces Commercial Satellite Blackout Over Middle East War Zone
(02:52) Poland Just Made Sovereign SAR the European Default
(03:17) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: John Rood, Momentus
(03:47) Varda Space Industries W-6 Capsule Touches Down in South Australia
(04:23) ESA and Spain Establish Formal Framework for Sovereign Satellite Connectivity
(04:56) Lunar Robots: NASA Spotlights Moon Base at 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition
(05:42) New Eruption in the Bismarck Sea
(06:17) NASA TechLeap Prize: Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge
(07:00) Starship Flight 12: Welcome to the Show Block 3 and Pad 2
(07:29) Dems Warn Golden Dome Will Accelerate the Nuclear Arms Race
(08:17) NASA-Funded Research May Create Chinese Security Risk, Report Says
(09:04) Scientists find a hidden route to the moon that saves fuel
(09:39) SpaceX stacks Starship V3 rocket, completes major fueling test ahead of debut launch
(10:22) US military test-launches nuclear-capable ICBM from California (photos)
(11:06) Where did Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid come from? It may be the only survivor of the planet's violent history
(11:41) NASA's Psyche spacecraft returns unfamiliar views of a familiar world
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) LatConnect 60 announces accelerated growth investment round to build AUKUS-aligned Highest Resolution SWIR Satellite constellation
(00:56) Space Force eyes 2027 demonstrations of in-space refueling and satellite servicing
(01:33) SpaceX files for IPO
(02:17) Pentagon Enforces Commercial Satellite Blackout Over Middle East War Zone
(02:52) Poland Just Made Sovereign SAR the European Default
(03:17) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: John Rood, Momentus
(03:47) Varda Space Industries W-6 Capsule Touches Down in South Australia
(04:23) ESA and Spain Establish Formal Framework for Sovereign Satellite Connectivity
(04:56) Lunar Robots: NASA Spotlights Moon Base at 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition
(05:42) New Eruption in the Bismarck Sea
(06:17) NASA TechLeap Prize: Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge
(07:00) Starship Flight 12: Welcome to the Show Block 3 and Pad 2
(07:29) Dems Warn Golden Dome Will Accelerate the Nuclear Arms Race
(08:17) NASA-Funded Research May Create Chinese Security Risk, Report Says
(09:04) Scientists find a hidden route to the moon that saves fuel
(09:39) SpaceX stacks Starship V3 rocket, completes major fueling test ahead of debut launch
(10:22) US military test-launches nuclear-capable ICBM from California (photos)
(11:06) Where did Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid come from? It may be the only survivor of the planet's violent history
(11:41) NASA's Psyche spacecraft returns unfamiliar views of a familiar world