Space News for Thursday, May 22, 2025

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 11-16 smallsats hours earlier on Thursday – SatNews(00:58) In Their Honor … Lest We Forget – SatNews(01:24) Muted demand led to a 4% drop in the Middle East smartphone market in Q1 2025 – SatNews(01:54) Station Nation: Meet Megan Harvey, Utilization Flight Lead and Capsule Communicator(02:23) NASA-French Satellite Spots Large-Scale River Waves for First Time(02:53) Devil’s in Details in Selfie Taken by NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover(03:21) NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover to Take Bite Out of ‘Krokodillen’