Space News for Monday, June 08, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) UK startup NewOrbit raises $18.5 million in Series A round(00:39) OQ Technology plans direct-to-smartphone demo with cellular spectrum(01:12) NASA to select new headquarters building by end of year(01:49) Rounding up the space unicorns(02:19) The Astronaut Wears Prada. Axiom Space and the Inner Layer of Next-Generation Lunar Spacesuit(03:03) Analyst Projects Massive Subscription Growth for Starlink Ahead of Imminent SpaceX IPO(03:45) NASA concludes MAVEN mission at Mars, uses data to discover new atmospheric phenomenon(04:26) Trouble near the Milky Way: The Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor galaxy apart(05:12) Could meteor storms harm NASA's future moon missions?