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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Sunday, August 30, 2026
Published 6 days, 20 hours ago
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In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) Airbus Considers Sale of U.S. Satellite Manufacturing Facility in Strategic Shift Toward European Production
(00:53) Firefly Aerospace CEO Cites Systemic Launch Vehicle Shortage Amid Expanding Satellite Backlogs
(01:32) NASA, SpaceX set to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Florida on Sunday
(02:01) On this day in space! Aug. 29, 1965: NASA's Gemini 5 breaks spaceflight duration record after 2 astronauts spent '8 days in a garbage can'
(02:34) SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of critical Flight 14 (video)
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) Airbus Considers Sale of U.S. Satellite Manufacturing Facility in Strategic Shift Toward European Production
(00:53) Firefly Aerospace CEO Cites Systemic Launch Vehicle Shortage Amid Expanding Satellite Backlogs
(01:32) NASA, SpaceX set to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Florida on Sunday
(02:01) On this day in space! Aug. 29, 1965: NASA's Gemini 5 breaks spaceflight duration record after 2 astronauts spent '8 days in a garbage can'
(02:34) SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of critical Flight 14 (video)