Space News for Friday, March 27, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) SBQuantum and Spire to send quantum diamond magnetometer into orbit(00:58) ispace redesigns lunar lander, introduces lunar communications service(01:58) U.S. GSSAP satellites execute GEO handoff to monitor China’s Shijian-29 spacecraft(02:28) Space Command begins phased move to Alabama(03:14) Government use of commercial procurement models has limitations in space(03:44) SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from the West Coast(04:29) Firefly Aerospace Supports U.S. Space Force VICTUS DIEM Exercise(05:13) CubeSpace Challenges Vertical Integration with Record ADCS Production Milestone(05:35) HTS Market Projected to Reach $76 Billion as NGSO Constellations Reset Industry Benchmarks(06:12) GomSpace Joins Danish LUNA Consortium to Advance Nanosatellite Antenna Performance(06:52) OrbitsIQ Global and Wrocław Tech Validate E-SSA Waveform for Space-Based IoT(07:25) Satellite Spots a Spawn(08:11) La NASA presentará el telescopio Roman completo y ofrecerá una conferencia de prensa(08:55) NASA Releases Artemis II Moon Mission Launch Countdown(09:12) NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America’s National Space Policy(09:53) With Artemis Changes, Europe is Left Holding the Bag(10:39) Arkadia Space Secures €14.5M to Develop New Biprop Engine(11:38) Lawmakers Question NASA’s Shifting Vision for CLDs(12:09) Directed Energy: An Alternative to Space-Based Interceptors(12:44) NASA is developing the '1st nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft.' What about the Voyager probes?(13:30) Watch the BBC's Dr Who spin-off 'The War Between the Land and the Sea' and every episode of the classic Dr Who series on your travels with our exclusive NordVPN deal(14:08) Hitting the brakes: Hubble Space Telescope watches doomed comet reverse its spin(14:37) Sun storms are powered by a magnetic engine 16 Earths deep, study finds(15:18) Artemis 2 moon mission latest news: NASA prepares for April 1 launch for lunar astronauts