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PODCAST

The Gist: Space News

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.

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4:36

Space News for Monday, April 21, 2025

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2025/04/21

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) UPDATE: United Launch Alliance Amazon Project Kuiper launch targeting April 28 – SatNews(01:09) Space Systems Command partners with the National Reconnaissance Office for Proliferated Architecture Mission – SatNews(01:43) Earth-Moon space now occupied by a three satellite Chinese constellation – SatNews(02:17) SpaceX’s Easter Sunday super foggy NROL-145 launch on a secret

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4:52

Space News for Friday, April 18, 2025

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2025/04/18

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's topspace news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) USSF defines path to space superiority in 1st warfighting framework – SatNews(01:00) Sidus Space’s LizzieSat®-powered vessel detection enables Little Place Labs near real-time maritime intelligence – SatNews(01:35) Firefly Aerospace’s launch of Lockheed Martin’s FLTA006 Message in a Booster mission is ‘to be determined’ – SatNews(02:21) AAC Clyde Space’s weather technology

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3:49

Space News for Thursday, April 17, 2025

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2025/04/17

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Northrop Grumman’s “superb launch” NROL-174 on secret reconnaissance mission for Space Force and NRO – SatNews(00:54) Creotech Instruments secures a 52 million euros contract with ESA for the CAMILA constellation – SatNews(01:26) Space ISAC + NASA sign an agreement during the 40th Annual Space Symposium – SatNews(02:00) Gilat’s multimillion order from a Global Defense

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4:58

Space News for Wednesday, April 16, 2025

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2025/04/16

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Chunghwa Telecom + Astranis sign strategic launch agreement for Taiwan’s 1st satellite – SatNews(00:55) ULA’s launch of Amazon Project Kuiper now is YTBD – SatNews(01:26) Firefly Aerospace’s Firefly Alpha to launch Lockheed Martin’s FLTA006 Message in a Booster mission on Friday – SatNews(01:58) American Airlines and AT&T to provide complimentary inflight Wi-Fi – SatNews(02:32)

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4:53

Space News for Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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2025/04/15

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) ULA’s Amazon Project Kuiper now set for April 28 launch – SatNews(00:53) Rocket Lab on-ramped to multi-billion$ U.S. + U.K. defense contracts for hypersonic HASTE – SatNews(01:33) SpaceX ready to launch NROL-174 the 2nd secret mission launch in a week, and one more to come – SatNews(02:04) Forrester’s Digest: CMA investigates SES-Intelsat acquisition + EU supports Airbus(02:36)

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2:58

Space News for Monday, April 14, 2025

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2025/04/14

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-31 ‘glam’ human crew to launch on Monday – SatNews(00:57) SpaceX’s launch of Starlink Group 6-73 smallsats rescheduled to Monday – SatNews(01:30) Partisia, Squareroot8 + NuSpace forge alliance for quantum-secure SATCOM – SatNews(01:59) RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies intros a new reaction wheel – SatNews

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3:25

Space News for Saturday, April 12, 2025

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2025/04/12

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's topspace news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX plans NROL-192 launch of spy satellites on secret mission this Saturday – SatNews(00:57) SpaceX declares Starlink Group 11-17 launch delay again of 21 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell until Saturday – SatNews(01:37) Hubble Captures a Star’s Swan Song(02:05) NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Studies Trove of Rocks on Crater Rim(02:36) Fram2 crew discuss first human

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6:58

Space News for Friday, April 11, 2025

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2025/04/11

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Northrop Grumman achieves 1st undocking between 2 commercial spacecraft in GEO – SatNews(00:54) ULA plans Amazon Project Kuiper’s launch on Monday – SatNews(01:24) Vast announces 3 additional payload partners for Haven-1 Lab + signs leverage agreement with ISS National Laboratory – SatNews(02:04) Forrester’s Digest: France to bail out Eutelsat? – SatNews(02:28) SpaceX delays

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4:07

Space News for Thursday, April 10, 2025

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2025/04/10

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) ULA scrubs Amazon’s Kuiper 1 mission a No Go due to nasty weather conditions – SatNews(00:51) Sidus Space + Reflex Aerospace sign MoU for global satellite solutions venture – SatNews(01:19) U.S. Space Force + NGA leaders discuss the power of collaboration – SatNews(01:49) SpaceX ready to launch Starlink Group 11-17 with 21 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell on Thursday –

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6:01

Space News for Wednesday, April 09, 2025

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2025/04/09

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Cobham Satcom announces acquisition by Solix Group to accelerate growth – SatNews(00:52) U.S. Space Force Field Commands announce accelerated GPS III mission – SatNews(01:28) L-1 – ULA Atlas V readies for Wednesday Kuiper 1 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper – SatNews(01:55) Space Force changes launch provider from ULA to SpaceX for GPS III-7 satellite – SatNews(02:26) Shield

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4:29

Space News for Tuesday, April 08, 2025

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2025/04/08

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Millennium Space Systems completes FOO Fighter CDR in 10 months – SatNews(00:52) Russia to launch NASA’s American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to ISS – SatNews(01:21) Firefly Aerospace awarded DoD contract for responsive on-orbit mission with Elytra spacecraft – SatNews(01:49) Viasat advances multi-orbit services roadmap— signs agreement with Telesat for LEO K-Band

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2:57

Space News for Monday, April 07, 2025

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2025/04/07

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) United Launch Alliance’s competitive Space Force contract for continued critical National Security Space Launches – SatNews(00:59) Kyiv Post: Berlin reportedly funding Kyiv’s satellite internet in secret via Eutelsat – SatNews(01:24) Inside SDA, IRIS² + more: Novaspace unveils major space programs tracker – SatNews(01:56) SpaceX plans Monday launch for Starlink Group 11-11

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4:55

Space News for Saturday, April 05, 2025

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2025/04/05

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SSC awards National SSL Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts to the tune of $13.7 billion – SatNews(01:13) MDA Space acquiring SatixFy – SatNews(01:46) Intelsat secures USSF contract to provide Maritime satellite connectivity – SatNews(02:14) SpaceX Starlink Group 6-72 smallsats launch still scheduled for Saturday – SatNews(02:43) SpaceX finally lifts off with Starlink Group 11-13 carrying

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3:42

Space News for Friday, April 04, 2025

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2025/04/04

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) KONGSBERG to deliver 280 microsatellites to SpinLaunch’s LEO SATCOM constellation – SatNews(01:00) SpaceX changes Group 11-11 smallsats launch to Monday – SatNews(01:27) Northrop Grumman selected for in-space demo of refueling technologies – SatNews(01:54) Integrasys joins the WAVE Consortium – SatNews(02:18) Orbit to showcase their lightweight, space-constrained, SATCOM systems

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4:26

Space News for Thursday, April 03, 2025

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2025/04/03

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's topspace news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Sidus Space’s extended and amended preliminary $120M agreement with Lonestar for six lunar data storage spacecraft – SatNews(01:01) Orbital Research intros their 1st Q-Band LNA – SatNews(01:29) SpaceX to launch 27 smallsats of Starlink Group 11-13 on Thursday – SatNews(02:06) Eutelsat ramps up LEO-enabled aviation services – SatNews(02:35) Climate Adaptation Science

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4:30

Space News for Wednesday, April 02, 2025

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2025/04/02

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's topspace news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) United’s FAA certification for Starlink aircraft with first commercial flight for May 2025 – SatNews(00:53) Growing the Future: Aussie tech takes plant monitoring to space – SatNews(01:24) China’s Thousand Sails satellite plan at Phase 2 – SatNews(01:51) SpaceX delays April Fool’s day launch of Starlink Group 11-13 smallsats now on for Thursday – SatNews(02:30) NASA’s SPHEREx

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4:54

Space News for Tuesday, April 01, 2025

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2025/04/01

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's topspace news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX launches four astronauts in first mission to polar orbit – SatNews(01:11) Forrester’s Digest: Intelsat suffers falling revenues – SatNews(01:35) SES + SpeQtral sign MoU to advance global quantum-secure comms – SatNews(02:04) Satellogic EarthView dataset now openly accessible via registry of Open Data on AWS – SatNews(02:33) SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 11-13 smallsats

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Space News for Monday, March 31, 2025

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2025/03/31

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Isar Aerospace’s maiden satellite mission failed ending in Spectrum’s fiery explosion – SatNews(00:57) SpaceX’s Dragon to launch four astronauts in Fram2 mission observing Earth from Polar orbit – SatNews(01:41) HawkEye 360 Joins Space Forces—Space (S4S) Commercial Integration Cell (CIC) to enhance SDA – SatNews(02:15) Airbus to design and build ESA’s ExoMars rover lander

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5:11

Space News for Sunday, March 30, 2025

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2025/03/30

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's topspace news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Spacecraft Makers: SPHEREx and the Intense Tests That Prepared It for Space(00:50) SunRISE: Monitoring Solar Radiation Storms From Space (Mission Overview)(01:16) New Year, New Mars: Red Planet Gets Active as Spring Begins (Mars Report)(01:44) NASA’s Goldstone DSN Complex Welcomes New 34-Meter Antenna(02:15) Perseverance Rover Panorama of Mars’ Jezero Crater(02:46) Mars in 4K:

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3:20

Space News for Friday, March 28, 2025

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2025/03/28

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket On-Ramped for the USSF’s $5.6 billion NSSL program – SatNews(00:53) Space Systems Command awards two new providers, Rocket Lab USA and Stoke Space to National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract – SatNews(01:31) Forrester’s Digest: More changes at Roscosmos – SatNews(01:55) Isar Aerospace scrubs Thursday and plans a Saturday first-ever

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