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The Gist: Space NewsAuthor: Dr. Mason Nixon
The Gist is a space news aggregation podcast that gives you the top space-related stories of the day with an emphasis of space technologies, current launches, small satellites, etc. Generally, each episode will be around 10 to 20 minutes long to help break up your commute or downtime and keep you up-to-date on all of the top stories of the day. Language: en-us Genres: Daily News, News, Tech News Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Space News for Monday, April 13, 2026
Monday, 13 April, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:20) Sophia and Kepler to marry orbital compute with optical links(00:56) Rocket Lab wins contract for three more iQPS launches(01:40) China Accelerates Orbital Internet Deployment with Successful Smart Dragon-3 Sea Launch(02:17) Smallsats Dominate 2025 Launch Landscape as Mass Efficiency Peaks(02:51) MIT STAR Lab Expands Scope from Lasercom Innovation to Space Policy Architecture(03:27) NRL to Showcase Sovereign Space Capabilities at 41st Space Symposium(03:49) Artemis II Splashes Down(04:24) Ship 39 and Booster 19 Roll out for Static Fire Testing(05:07) Falcon 9 launches CRS NG-24 cargo ship to ISS(05:25) Hawkeye 360 Files For IPO(05:59) A worst-case solar storm could knock out satellites, GPS and power grids, report warns(06:40) 'The most special thing that will ever happen in my life': Artemis 2 astronauts describe their epic moon mission(07:26) SpaceX launches huge 'Cygnus XL' cargo ship carrying over 5 tons of supplies to ISS astronauts (video)
