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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Friday, August 07, 2026
Published 4 weeks, 1 day ago
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In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:24) Bipartisan Senate bill would sharpen Space Force training for conflict with China
(01:03) Lessons for the future of NASA Mars exploration from a 1970s mission
(01:24) Redwire to fly dedicated Starfall mission for microgravity research
(01:49) Three companies building the tech to grow crops on the moon
(02:17) NASA, Northrop Grumman repurpose Gateway elements for Moon Base demo missions
(02:43) SpaceX Launches NROL-95 Mission as NRO Executes Dual-Track Architecture for 2026 Fleet Operations
(03:25) U.S. Space Force Seeks $71 Billion FY2027 Budget to Support Orbital Combat Operations and Missile Defense
(04:06) Viasat Advances Equatys D2D Joint Venture Toward Initial Constellation Procurement
(04:28) Viasat and BMW Group Demonstrate Integrated Automotive Satellite Voice Capability Over L-Band Network
(05:16) SpaceX Regulatory Strategy at the FCC: Disruptive Expansion Meets Administrative Oversight
(05:59) Educators & Teens Get Hands-On With TEMPO Data to Help Investigate Local Air Quality
(06:41) I Am Artemis: Tom Percy
(07:14) Scaleup Europe Fund Makes its First Space Bet
(07:51) Endeavor Optical Networks Emerges from Stealth
(08:47) 'One more step': NASA astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk to prep ISS for solar array upgrade
(09:34) Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing satellite after 5-week delay (video, photos)
(10:24) SpaceX rocket's impact crater on the moon spied by Korean lunar orbiter (photos)
(11:08) Blue Origin traces origin of huge New Glenn rocket explosion to oxygen valve, CEO says
(11:43) On this day in space! Aug. 6, 2012: NASA lands huge Curiosity rover on Mars with a rocket-powered sky crane
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:24) Bipartisan Senate bill would sharpen Space Force training for conflict with China
(01:03) Lessons for the future of NASA Mars exploration from a 1970s mission
(01:24) Redwire to fly dedicated Starfall mission for microgravity research
(01:49) Three companies building the tech to grow crops on the moon
(02:17) NASA, Northrop Grumman repurpose Gateway elements for Moon Base demo missions
(02:43) SpaceX Launches NROL-95 Mission as NRO Executes Dual-Track Architecture for 2026 Fleet Operations
(03:25) U.S. Space Force Seeks $71 Billion FY2027 Budget to Support Orbital Combat Operations and Missile Defense
(04:06) Viasat Advances Equatys D2D Joint Venture Toward Initial Constellation Procurement
(04:28) Viasat and BMW Group Demonstrate Integrated Automotive Satellite Voice Capability Over L-Band Network
(05:16) SpaceX Regulatory Strategy at the FCC: Disruptive Expansion Meets Administrative Oversight
(05:59) Educators & Teens Get Hands-On With TEMPO Data to Help Investigate Local Air Quality
(06:41) I Am Artemis: Tom Percy
(07:14) Scaleup Europe Fund Makes its First Space Bet
(07:51) Endeavor Optical Networks Emerges from Stealth
(08:47) 'One more step': NASA astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk to prep ISS for solar array upgrade
(09:34) Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing satellite after 5-week delay (video, photos)
(10:24) SpaceX rocket's impact crater on the moon spied by Korean lunar orbiter (photos)
(11:08) Blue Origin traces origin of huge New Glenn rocket explosion to oxygen valve, CEO says
(11:43) On this day in space! Aug. 6, 2012: NASA lands huge Curiosity rover on Mars with a rocket-powered sky crane