Space News for Sunday, August 09, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Northrop Grumman, Canadian Space Agency repurpose their Gateway projects(00:49) Teledyne Prepares End-to-End Space and Missile Defense Technology Display for 2026 SMD Symposium(01:25) AMCM Commissions Weilheim Facility to Expand Production of Large-Format Space Propulsion 3D Printers(02:07) Mobile Direct-to-Device Networks Overtake Fixed Residential Broadcast in Satellite Monetization Race(02:43) Blue Origin working engine resolutions and dual pad future(03:08) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)(03:25) On this day in space! Aug. 8, 1977: Soviet Union's Salyut 5 reconnaissance space station burns up in Earth's atmosphere