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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Friday, June 12, 2026
Published 1 month ago
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In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) AAC Clyde Space wins ESA contract to complete maritime-monitoring constellation
(00:57) Vandenberg offers new launch site for small and medium rockets
(01:17) Senate NDAA backs plan to fold SDA, Space RCO into Space Force
(02:09) ESA astronaut assignment on Artemis 3 part of negotiations on revised Artemis roles
(02:56) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
(03:36) SOMA Satellite Factory: Planet Labs Expands San Francisco HQ to Supercharge Production Pipeline
(03:54) Software Over the Air: FatPipe Launches Acceleration Tool to Unclog Starlink and Amazon LEO Links
(04:14) Space-Based Shield: Spire Global and Diehl Defence Partner to Build European Missile Warning Network
(04:45) NASA Award Boosts Space Technology Research Capabilities
(05:42) I Am Artemis: Elkin Norena
(06:28) NASA Robotic Tech Demo Will Advance Prototype Gamma-Ray Detectors
(06:47) Soccer Meets Space Science
(07:22) Exclusive: Tilebox Launches AI-Focused Update
(07:57) James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'galaxy-killing' wind that may explain why some early galaxies lived fast and died young
(08:50) Astronauts watch from space as ice splinters from a glacier | Space photo of the day for June 11, 2026
(09:10) Elon Musk wants to put 1 million AI satellites in space. Here's how SpaceX could do it
(09:37) After nearly breaking, NASA's Deep Space Network "worked well" on Artemis II
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) AAC Clyde Space wins ESA contract to complete maritime-monitoring constellation
(00:57) Vandenberg offers new launch site for small and medium rockets
(01:17) Senate NDAA backs plan to fold SDA, Space RCO into Space Force
(02:09) ESA astronaut assignment on Artemis 3 part of negotiations on revised Artemis roles
(02:56) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
(03:36) SOMA Satellite Factory: Planet Labs Expands San Francisco HQ to Supercharge Production Pipeline
(03:54) Software Over the Air: FatPipe Launches Acceleration Tool to Unclog Starlink and Amazon LEO Links
(04:14) Space-Based Shield: Spire Global and Diehl Defence Partner to Build European Missile Warning Network
(04:45) NASA Award Boosts Space Technology Research Capabilities
(05:42) I Am Artemis: Elkin Norena
(06:28) NASA Robotic Tech Demo Will Advance Prototype Gamma-Ray Detectors
(06:47) Soccer Meets Space Science
(07:22) Exclusive: Tilebox Launches AI-Focused Update
(07:57) James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'galaxy-killing' wind that may explain why some early galaxies lived fast and died young
(08:50) Astronauts watch from space as ice splinters from a glacier | Space photo of the day for June 11, 2026
(09:10) Elon Musk wants to put 1 million AI satellites in space. Here's how SpaceX could do it
(09:37) After nearly breaking, NASA's Deep Space Network "worked well" on Artemis II