Space News for Friday, May 15, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Chinese satellite maker MinoSpace seeks $736 million in IPO(01:13) Cowboy files plans for up to 20,000 orbital data centers(02:02) Golden Dome chief pushes back on $1.2 trillion CBO estimate(02:18) Iridium to take over Aireon to expand aviation safety business(03:02) ULA confirms successful solid rocket booster test as Vulcan anomaly investigation continues(03:33) Exotrail Confirms Successful Deployment of NASA-Funded AEPEX CubeSat via Spacevan 002(04:18) SpaceX Debuts Starship V3: Redefining Heavy-Lift Launch Capability(04:55) Intuitive Machines to Acquire Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT to Scale Deep Space Network(05:33) Energy Efficient E-Paper Displays Redefine Professional Digital Signage(06:05) Global Space Economy Reaches 429 Billion Dollars as Commercial Satellite Sector Dominates(06:27) Picturing Earth in a New Light(07:08) NASA Draws on Industry for Mars Telecommunications Network(07:51) NASA, Industry Prepare Cryogenic Fuel Technology Demo(08:35) Fresh Food Delivery for Space Station(09:13) Rocket Lab signs new launch contracts and acquires robotics company during Q1 2026(10:19) Meet Blacknight Space Labs In-Orbit Infrastructure Accelerator(11:00) NASA Lays Out Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plan(11:38) No, this isn't a solar eclipse. It's an image of Mars, captured by NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche probe(12:17) NASA's Perseverance rover is positively glowing in its new selfie on Mars(12:43) Earth photobombs a satellite deploying its giant reflector | Space photo of the day for May 14, 2026(13:26) The world's biggest rocket: How SpaceX's new Starship 'V3' differs from its predecessors