Space News for Sunday, August 30, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Airbus Considers Sale of U.S. Satellite Manufacturing Facility in Strategic Shift Toward European Production(00:53) Firefly Aerospace CEO Cites Systemic Launch Vehicle Shortage Amid Expanding Satellite Backlogs(01:32) NASA, SpaceX set to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Florida on Sunday(02:01) On this day in space! Aug. 29, 1965: NASA's Gemini 5 breaks spaceflight duration record after 2 astronauts spent '8 days in a garbage can'(02:34) SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of critical Flight 14 (video)