Space News for Monday, July 06, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) NASA and Small Business Administration partner on funding key space technologies(00:49) Airbus to build Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite(01:32) Semiconductor manufacturing test bed flies alongside Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 launch(01:56) Breaking Orbital Silence: Planet Labs Restores Strategic Middle East Imagery Pipelines(02:33) SpaceX Controlled-Deorbit Report Discloses Decommissioning of 260 Starlink Satellites Over Six Months(03:17) BNP Paribas Outlines Steep Regulatory Obstacles in SpaceX Mobile Integration Strategy(03:45) The Biggest Fundraises of H1 2026(04:47) NASA tests advanced new Mars rover prototype in the California desert (video)(05:44) The missing 500 million: Cosmic bombardment melted Earth's first crust

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