Space News for Monday, April 06, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Isaacman defends NASA budget proposal despite steep cuts(00:41) NASA stops work on SLS Mobile Launcher 2(01:24) Artemis astronauts send down Easter message, prep for lunar fly around Monday(02:07) Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the United States Space Force, Chandra Donelson, Steps Away(02:48) What Doubling Space Force Funding Actually Means for the Industry(03:42) Earth(04:07) Planet Labs Imposes Indefinite Blackout on Iran Satellite Imagery at U.S. Request(04:37) PMGC Holdings Launches NorthStrive Defense Tech to Capture Drone and Autonomous Systems Market(05:15) Thinking of You, Earth(05:45) NASA Artemis 2 astronauts to make historic moon flyby today. Here's what to expect hour by hour (timeline)(06:32) Humanity is back at the moon! Artemis 2 astronauts arrive in lunar space(07:18) When the moon hits your eye from your Orion ship up high, that's a 'mare' for Artemis 2(07:53) The breakout star of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission isn't an astronaut — it's the space toilet