Space News for Tuesday, August 11, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Kepler books Neutron for 2028 optical relay launch(01:09) Chinese Long March 7A rocket explodes shortly after liftoff(01:34) Tank problem delays first RFA launch(02:14) SpaceX scrubs planned Monday launch of its Falcon 9 rocket; targets Tuesday morning(02:55) Space42 Advances Equatys Direct-to-Device Joint Venture Into Satellite Procurement Phase(03:34) Projected Starship Cost Collapse Redefines Low Earth Orbit Infrastructure Economics(04:13) Astrolight and ATMOS Space Cargo Partner to Demonstrate In-Flight Spacecraft-to-Satellite Laser Link(04:48) DroneShield Unveils Portable RfRecon Platform to Advance Tactical Radio Frequency Intelligence(05:32) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4968-4974: Rock Climbing Towards the Discontinuity(06:11) Bountiful Roebuck Bay(06:45) Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century(07:31) NASA+ Debuts on discovery+, Coming Soon to HBO Max(08:04) Launch Preview: Chinese failure opens busy international launch salvo(08:53) The Launch Crunch Just Made a ULA Sale Worth Revisiting(09:23) 'Launching anywhere, anytime and without compromise': Rocket Lab unveils new 'GHOST' portable spaceport system(10:14) The Andromeda galaxy may be getting bullied by a smaller galactic neighbor, scientists find(10:53) Sharpest image of the sun ever captured! | Space photo of the day for Aug. 10, 2026(11:32) On this day in space! Aug. 10, 1972: A 'Great Daylight Fireball' lights up the sky over North America