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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Published 3 weeks, 3 days 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) Firefly increases vehicle production even as launches lag
(00:47) U.S. expands missile production as Army seeks more depth in its arsenal
(01:41) Golden Dome faces 2027 funding cliff
(02:35) Golden Dome money starting to reach contractors, but long-term funding still unclear
(02:57) Firefly Aerospace pushes debut of Alpha Block 2 rocket to the fourth quarter of 2026
(03:27) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
(04:11) Optus Completes First Phase of Project Aurora Following On-Orbit Servicing Undocking
(04:47) Arianespace Pauses ICARUS Carbon-Composite Upper Stage Upgrade to Focus on Ariane 6 Production Ramp
(05:17) DamoTech Joins Space ISAC to Expand Space-Based Cyber Threat Intelligence and Resilience
(05:58) Marlink to Acquire GRC to Expand Sovereign European Defense and Critical Infrastructure Capabilities
(06:38) Stops Along the Path of Totality
(06:50) What Is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope? (Grades 5-8)
(07:30) NASA Completes Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Lunar Surface
(08:20) Starbase Production lining up future vehicles
(08:55) Bill Spotlight: Space Superiority Readiness Act
(09:40) Rocket Lab Unveils GHOST on a Record Quarter
(10:17) Astrolight, ATMOS Partner on Laser Comms Reentry Demo
(10:46) SpaceX could make $500 billion in 2028, Elon Musk says
(11:14) Scientists create largest 2D map of the universe with 5.6 trillion pixels and nearly 4 billion cosmic objects
(11:35) Scientists find 2 million active black holes, exploding stars and more, nearly doubling our view of the high-energy universe
(12:32) 1-billion-year-old Mars meteorite found in Algeria is like nothing we've seen from the Red Planet
(13:17) SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:24) Firefly increases vehicle production even as launches lag
(00:47) U.S. expands missile production as Army seeks more depth in its arsenal
(01:41) Golden Dome faces 2027 funding cliff
(02:35) Golden Dome money starting to reach contractors, but long-term funding still unclear
(02:57) Firefly Aerospace pushes debut of Alpha Block 2 rocket to the fourth quarter of 2026
(03:27) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
(04:11) Optus Completes First Phase of Project Aurora Following On-Orbit Servicing Undocking
(04:47) Arianespace Pauses ICARUS Carbon-Composite Upper Stage Upgrade to Focus on Ariane 6 Production Ramp
(05:17) DamoTech Joins Space ISAC to Expand Space-Based Cyber Threat Intelligence and Resilience
(05:58) Marlink to Acquire GRC to Expand Sovereign European Defense and Critical Infrastructure Capabilities
(06:38) Stops Along the Path of Totality
(06:50) What Is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope? (Grades 5-8)
(07:30) NASA Completes Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Lunar Surface
(08:20) Starbase Production lining up future vehicles
(08:55) Bill Spotlight: Space Superiority Readiness Act
(09:40) Rocket Lab Unveils GHOST on a Record Quarter
(10:17) Astrolight, ATMOS Partner on Laser Comms Reentry Demo
(10:46) SpaceX could make $500 billion in 2028, Elon Musk says
(11:14) Scientists create largest 2D map of the universe with 5.6 trillion pixels and nearly 4 billion cosmic objects
(11:35) Scientists find 2 million active black holes, exploding stars and more, nearly doubling our view of the high-energy universe
(12:32) 1-billion-year-old Mars meteorite found in Algeria is like nothing we've seen from the Red Planet
(13:17) SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)