Space News for Thursday, May 07, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) NGA Rapid Capabilities Office to embrace speed and risk-taking(00:49) Scolese puts talent at center of NRO transition as he prepares to step down(01:12) Bringing imagery and communications under one roof(01:31) Eutelsat and Station Satcom sign agreement to scale LEO services for maritime fleet(01:50) U.S. and Australia Expand Space Surveillance Network to Counter Emerging ASAT Threats(02:12) Brian Cox Declares Humanity on the Threshold of Becoming a Multi-Planetary Species(02:36) Satellite Technology and the Legacy of the Media Pioneer(02:57) SES and ARD Announce Decade-Long Satellite Distribution Extension(03:20) Access Hub and Maargin Release White Paper on Frugal LEO Constellations and Orbital AI(03:42) A Sea of Spinning Clouds(04:01) Ames Science Stars of the Month May 2026(04:26) NASA Wallops to Host Public Information Session May 13(04:48) NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 34th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival(05:27) Overview Energy Wins Air Force Contract(05:47) Astranis Raises $450M+, Including $300M Series E(06:12) Scout Space Closes $18M Series A(06:56) Should Saturn's huge moon Titan be humanity's next destination, after the moon and Mars?(07:19) How an exoplanet odd couple survived by traveling in from the cold together(07:43) 'Whatever Russia is testing, it's sophisticated': 2 Russian satellites get within 10 feet of each other in orbit(08:12) 3 puzzles of our universe could be solved with this new dark matter theory(08:38) SpaceX is starting to move on from the world's most successful rocket(08:59) Here's what has to happen if NASA wants to land on the Moon every month