Episode Details

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) Orbit Fab, Thales Alenia to study refueling for electric-propulsion satellites
(01:01) Exolaunch and SEOPS purchase Falcon 9 launches for dedicated rideshare missions
(01:25) SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Memorial Day
(01:44) Viasat Demonstrates First Satellite-Enabled Smartphone Messaging in Uzbekistan
(02:21) China Launches Shenzhou-23 Mission to Tiangong, Slated for Record Year-Long Stay
(03:03) Canadian Space Agency Shifts to Agile Procurement and Resets WildFireSat Mission
(03:43) SpaceX: 10,000 Launches Annually
(04:03) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Simon van den Dries, EnduroSat
(04:34) Launch Preview: Starlink and Amazon Leo missions fill manifest
(04:58) DARPA readies robotic deep-space repair satellite for 2026 launch
(05:15) Nothing beats a beautiful sunset (from space) | Space photo of the day for May 26, 2026
(05:58) Scientists want to send a roly-poly robot filled with 'dandelion drones' to investigate hidden tunnels on Mars