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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Sunday, August 02, 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
(00:21) Space Force awards K2 Space $22.9 million for laser communications demonstration
(01:05) China launches secretive TJS-27 pair, orbits next-gen Tianlian relay sat
(01:40) SpaceX Demonstrates Starfall Capsule as Liquidity Event Accelerates In-Space Manufacturing Ventures
(02:14) GNSS Systems Retain Strategic Role in Modern Warfare Across Contested Battlefields
(02:53) Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have caused firestorms 17 times hotter than the thermal limit lethal to humans
(03:37) On this day in space! Aug. 1, 1968: NASA ends production of Saturn V moon rocket
(04:16) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (photos)
(04:58) Here's how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA's Swift mission
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) Space Force awards K2 Space $22.9 million for laser communications demonstration
(01:05) China launches secretive TJS-27 pair, orbits next-gen Tianlian relay sat
(01:40) SpaceX Demonstrates Starfall Capsule as Liquidity Event Accelerates In-Space Manufacturing Ventures
(02:14) GNSS Systems Retain Strategic Role in Modern Warfare Across Contested Battlefields
(02:53) Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have caused firestorms 17 times hotter than the thermal limit lethal to humans
(03:37) On this day in space! Aug. 1, 1968: NASA ends production of Saturn V moon rocket
(04:16) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (photos)
(04:58) Here's how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA's Swift mission