Space News for Saturday, August 08, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:20) Senate installs new chiefs for U.S. military space acquisition, spy satellites(00:46) FCC Space Bureau deputy takes the reins amid licensing overhaul(01:24) U.S. Senate confirms Schiess to lead Space Force(02:03) 2026 IGARSS Hyperwall Schedule(02:30) Relativity Space engine integration milestone for Terran-R first stage(02:57) 'Not looking good right now': Starship likely to be lost at sea 2 weeks after epic 13th test flight, Elon Musk says(03:35) NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year(04:18) NASA's SkyFall Mars helicopters will wear tiny capes(04:59) The ultimate eclipse chase: A Concorde raced against the Moon's shadow(05:33) The world's biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun's surface