Space News for Saturday, June 06, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Leaf Space partners with D-Orbit and EnduroSat to test connectivity service(00:56) Next Ariane 6 launch to carry 36 Amazon Leo satellites using upgraded boosters(01:50) Qianfan constellation deployment hits 200 satellites with Long March 8 and 6A launches(02:21) NASA crew briefly shelters inside Dragon capsule as Russia addresses new space station leaks(03:12) Analyst Projects Massive Subscription Growth for Starlink Ahead of Imminent SpaceX IPO(03:48) NASA Concludes Antenna Mishap Investigation, Releases Report(04:38) After New Glenn anomaly, Blue Origin keeps focus on upcoming Blue Moon and Mars missions(05:12) AstroForge Completes its DeepSpace-2 Spacecraft(05:56) Going supersonic! NASA's X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time(06:16) Scientists find wind blowing from our Milky Way's black hole after half-century search: 'There it is'(06:50) Astronauts on International Space Station take shelter in SpaceX Dragon as cosmonauts try to fix air leak(07:22) $1.77 trillion! SpaceX is about to become the 7th-most valuable American company(07:52) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is blasting out a bunch of methane. Here's why that's weird(08:36) Rocket Report: Blue Origin explosion still making headlines; Impulse raises money(09:01) Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do