Space News for Saturday, April 25, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Artemis 2 came home in triumph. Artemis 3 must survive the real test.(00:55) FAA to begin collecting user fees for commercial launches and reentries(01:36) Meta Secures Overview Energy Space Solar Power Capacity(02:24) Astrobotic fires next-generation 'rotating detonation rocket engine' in record-breaking test (video)(03:05) AI sped up James Webb Space Telescope data analysis from years to days. What can it do for the groundbreaking Rubin Observatory?(03:45) NASA wants to use a fleet of MoonFall drones to scout the lunar south pole: 'We believe we can do it'