Space News for Friday, May 29, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:19) New Glenn rocket explodes on Cape Canaveral pad(01:06) Setting up a permanent lunar presence needs investment in biology(01:21) Revolv Space enters in-orbit servicing market with Infinite Orbits deal(01:55) Viasat Selects Atos to Modernize Its Global Digital Workplace Operations(02:26) OmniAccess Launches Unified Multi-Orbit Maritime Connectivity Service(03:05) NewSpace Systems Announces European Expansion with New Netherlands Subsidiary(03:44) Two satellites a month, comfortably. Now the supplier tier underneath has to match.(04:14) The orbital data center thesis just became an economics question.(04:55) Painting the Growing Season in the Maize Triangle(05:38) I Am Artemis: Daniel Stubbs(06:18) New Landsat Science Team Holds First In-Person Meeting(07:19) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4900-4907: Pasadena, We Have a Drill Sample!(07:59) Europe Celebrates its Sovereignty Progress at SmallSat(08:11) Observable Space Raises $90M Series A(09:10) Space Markets Emerges From Stealth With Coinbase Ventures Investment(09:55) Companies like SpaceX want electromagnetic catapults on the moon. Could they be used as weapons?(10:33) NASA is hatching a 'fast-paced plan' to boost this space telescope. But first, they'll have to find it(11:07) James Webb Space Telescope discovers a black hole that formed before its host galaxy. Scientists aren't sure how(11:46) Astronaut captures aurora magic from the ISS | Space photo of the day for May 28, 2026(12:14) Amazon turns to Jeff Bezos' other company to do some heavy lifting