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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Friday, September 04, 2026
Published 1 day, 19 hours 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) Final Three SES O3b mPOWER Satellites Arrive at Cape Canaveral Ahead of Falcon 9 Launch
(00:40) Blue Origin Accelerates Engineering Hiring from Amazon Satellite Division to Expand Orbital Operations
(00:55) 4iG Group and SpaceX Sign Agreements to Deploy Starlink Mobile and Sovereign Satellite Solutions in Europe
(01:24) A Trio of Tropical Cyclones in the Pacific
(01:57) NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking
(02:36) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4988-4994: More New Tricks for an Old Dog
(03:03) NASA Taps Blue Origin for Mars Communications Network
(03:48) PLD Space, HyImpulse Close Major Extension Rounds
(04:23) 2 spacecraft will soon reach Mercury after 8 years in space. Here's what BepiColombo can do
(04:53) Comet McNaught put on a surprise show this summer: Here's how to spot it before it fades
(05:32) On this day in space! Sept. 3, 2006: Europe's SMART-1 spacecraft crashes into the moon in lunar death dive
(05:55) India sends Earth-imaging satellite toward geosynchronous orbit in milestone launch (video)
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) Final Three SES O3b mPOWER Satellites Arrive at Cape Canaveral Ahead of Falcon 9 Launch
(00:40) Blue Origin Accelerates Engineering Hiring from Amazon Satellite Division to Expand Orbital Operations
(00:55) 4iG Group and SpaceX Sign Agreements to Deploy Starlink Mobile and Sovereign Satellite Solutions in Europe
(01:24) A Trio of Tropical Cyclones in the Pacific
(01:57) NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking
(02:36) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4988-4994: More New Tricks for an Old Dog
(03:03) NASA Taps Blue Origin for Mars Communications Network
(03:48) PLD Space, HyImpulse Close Major Extension Rounds
(04:23) 2 spacecraft will soon reach Mercury after 8 years in space. Here's what BepiColombo can do
(04:53) Comet McNaught put on a surprise show this summer: Here's how to spot it before it fades
(05:32) On this day in space! Sept. 3, 2006: Europe's SMART-1 spacecraft crashes into the moon in lunar death dive
(05:55) India sends Earth-imaging satellite toward geosynchronous orbit in milestone launch (video)