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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Sunday, May 17, 2026
Published 2 months ago
Description
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) NASA releases final RFP for Mars communications orbiter
(00:48) York Space defends growth strategy as SDA programs are reshaped
(01:39) Space Force awards Northrop Grumman $398 million satellite contract
(01:58) The end of GEO?
(02:37) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Moritz Novak, GATE Space
(03:08) Apple Prepares for Pivot at WWDC 2026 Milestone
(03:40) NASA's Psyche spacecraft is flying to a metal asteroid. So, why did it just visit Mars?
(03:55) Astronomers find interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hiding in images taken before its official discovery
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) NASA releases final RFP for Mars communications orbiter
(00:48) York Space defends growth strategy as SDA programs are reshaped
(01:39) Space Force awards Northrop Grumman $398 million satellite contract
(01:58) The end of GEO?
(02:37) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Moritz Novak, GATE Space
(03:08) Apple Prepares for Pivot at WWDC 2026 Milestone
(03:40) NASA's Psyche spacecraft is flying to a metal asteroid. So, why did it just visit Mars?
(03:55) Astronomers find interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hiding in images taken before its official discovery