Space News for Thursday, July 02, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Perovskite solar panel startup Verde Technologies shifts focus to space(00:56) Isar Aerospace to launch German-built Planet imaging satellite(01:38) Polish space tech company Sybilla Technologies secures funds to enter U.S. market(02:16) Making satellite communications more resilient(02:52) Final Atlas 5 Amazon Leo mission launches(03:33) BNP Paribas Outlines Steep Regulatory Obstacles in SpaceX Mobile Integration Strategy(03:47) Good Morning, Earth!(04:18) True Anomaly Approaches, Images Rocket Lab Craft(05:00) Exclusive: Austria Taps R-Space for Its Second Military Sat(05:27) SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from California (video)(06:01) SpaceX fires up all 6 of Starship's engines ahead of 13th test flight (video)(06:35) 'Stellar death is not the end': James Webb Space Telescope glimpses the fate of the solar system in a weird exoplanet orbiting a dead star(07:20) Astronomers discover a potentially habitable planet just 25 light-years away. 'This one is exciting'(08:05) 'Flying saucer' arrives at NASA for Artemis 3 moon mission in time for World UFO Day | Space photo of the day for July 2, 2026