Space News for Sunday, March 01, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) CAS Space to launch Kinetica-2 in late March carrying prototype cargo spacecraft(01:20) Intuitive Machines raises $175 million in stock sale(02:12) NASA on ‘aggressive’ schedule to complete SLS repairs for April launch(02:51) SpaceX to launches 25 Starlink Satellites from the West Coast(03:32) Rocket Lab Reaches $816 Million Defense Backlog Milestone Following Hypersonic Test Success(04:03) Defense Sector Analysts Highlight Three Satellite Stocks Positioned for FY2027 Budget Growth(05:19) Germany Commits €35 Billion to LEO Resilience and Non-Kinetic Deterrence(06:12) Southern Pacific Aero-Defense Alliance Launches to Support SoCal Aerospace Ecosystem(07:07) SES ready for demo flight of MEO-Sphere satellite(07:58) Firefly Alpha FLTA007 “Stairway to Seven” set for launch from California coast(08:36) Is it legal to own, buy, or sell Apollo mission moon rocks and lunar samples?