Space News for Monday, March 23, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Lunar lander developers say they are ready to meet anticipated increased NASA demand(00:57) Swissto12 to build small optical relay GEO satellite for Space Compass(01:32) SpaceX offers details on orbital data center satellites(02:28) SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral(03:13) SpaceX and GSO Giants Clash Over FCC Spectrum Sharing Rules and Power Limits(03:51) Thales Alenia Space Previews Sovereign Constellations and LEO-PNT Milestones for SATShow 2026(04:16) Planet Labs: The satellite stock that keeps shooting to the moon(04:51) A Fault Line in Full Bloom(05:06) Transformational Tools and Technologies Resources(05:47) Progress MS-33 launches to ISS from repaired pad(06:53) SpaceX v. Amazon Heats Up at the FCC(07:37) Could our universe exist because black holes ate up all the antimatter?(08:22) What if the next great astronomer isn't human? How AI is revolutionizing our study of the cosmos(08:55) Russian cargo spacecraft suffers glitch after launching toward International Space Station