Space News for Friday, July 24, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Air Force takes over troubled military GPS receiver program(00:50) NASA programs feel effects of workforce reductions(01:39) Mark Matossian co-founds Whipsmart Ventures to fund space and deep tech(02:10) Will Bruey on rethinking the role of pharmaceuticals in low Earth orbit(02:43) NNSA Delivers Fifth Next-Generation Global Burst Detector Payload to U.S. Space Force for GPS Integration(03:19) Intellian Unveils CM100 GMDSS Terminal Built for Iridium Certus 100 Safety Network(03:54) ALL.SPACE Hydra MAX Terminal Receives Certification for SES O3b mPOWER Multi-Orbit Network(04:43) A Million-Panel Project(05:31) Look for NASA+ Now Streaming on Amazon Fire TV(06:08) FCC Filings Show Eutelsat is Working on a New 528-sat Constellation Beyond OneWeb(06:54) NASA Puts $2B Price Tag on Nuclear Mars Mission(07:17) Intel Authorization Act Proposes Limiting Commercial EO Access(08:05) Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission(08:48) Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the sun's missing silver(09:27) NASA's retired astronauts are hitting the road to get young people to vote: 'one small step for you, and one giant leap for our country.'(10:09) Satellite spots a 'hummingbird' in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2026(10:44) Should Artemis IV astronauts actually land near the moon's south pole? Artemis II pilot says the lunar equator might be better