Space News for Friday, August 14, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Bulgaria advances project to launch new space, defense innovation hub(00:58) In-Orbit Services Market to Generate $3 Billion in Revenue Over the Next Decade(01:30) CesiumAstro buys semiconductor specialist to boost constellation plans(02:20) Space Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network tests(02:48) Space Command expands Alabama footprint as headquarters relocation advances(03:38) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Robert Cardillo, Planet Federal(03:53) Lunar Station Corp Integrates NASA Datasets to Model Commercial Surface Infrastructure(04:33) Fortastra Appoints Former Space Systems Command Executive Scott Klempner as National Security Product Director(05:16) KRYTAR Introduces Two Ultra-Broadband Directional Couplers for 7 to 24 GHz Range(06:00) Perseids Meteor Shower(06:13) Exclusive: Space Kinetic Awarded $50M for Space Maneuverability(06:37) How to Pitch the Space Force: Green and Red Flags(06:56) NASA astronaut Mike Fincke retires after 30 years at the space agency(07:36) Supermassive black hole spews energy 300,000 light years into deep space(08:21) NASA's canceled lunar space station tech will help build the Artemis moon base(09:03) Virgin Galactic delays next commercial spaceflight to 2027(09:41) On this day in space! Aug. 13, 2014: Game-changing WorldView-3 Earth-observing satellite launches to orbit(10:25) We've flown a radiation-blocking vest to the Moon and back, and it worked