Space News for Thursday, April 02, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Artemis 2 launches on first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years(01:07) SpaceX quietly files for big bang IPO(01:37) Teledyne forms dedicated space unit to capture rising demand(01:54) Artemis 2’s (nearly) 10-day flight around the moon(02:37) Saltzman: Space ‘baked into’ modern combat operations(02:55) IEC Telecom Wins CSR Initiative of the Year at the Oil & Gas Middle East Awards 2026(03:33) SpaceX Confidential: Is there a secret IPO in the works?(04:01) Can SMEs Compete in Starlink-Dominated Space?(04:52) FCC Seeks Comment on Expanding Spectrum Access for “Weird Space Stuff”(05:31) Declassified National Reconnaissance Office Documents Reveal Early Tensions with Space Shuttle Program(06:02) Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea(06:16) Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission(07:00) Artemis II Is On The Way To The Moon(07:43) Exclusive: In-Orbit Manufacturing Startup Dispatch Emerges from Stealth(08:24) Antaris Raises $28M Series A(09:13) NASA just launched Artemis 2. What happens today could make or break the moon mission(09:59) There was a bit of toilet trouble on NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon(10:33) Why is the Artemis 2 rocket launch different from all other rocket launches?(11:09) NASA launches 4 astronauts to the moon on historic Artemis 2 voyage, a lunar leap for the 21st century(11:55) What do scientists hope to learn from NASA's historic Artemis 2 moon flyby?(12:26) Launch day has arrived for NASA's Artemis II mission—here's what to expect