Space News for Wednesday, April 01, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Vantor wins intelligence agency contract to monitor space objects(00:35) Chinese startup tests flexible robotic arm in space for on-orbit servicing(01:09) Virgin Galactic expects commercial suborbital flights to resume late this year(01:59) Cast your vote for the best sci-fi spaceship and then watch debaters duke it out at Space Symposium(02:40) Agentic AI: the future of space warfare(03:16) Falcon 9 booster launches for record 34th time on Starlink delivery mission(03:57) Rocket Lab Receives Final FDI Approval to Acquire Mynaric and Launch Rocket Lab Europe(04:41) Chasing Starlink, Amazon Leo strikes satellite Wi-Fi deal for future Delta flights(05:24) Traditional Media and Online Video Revenues Projected to Exceed One Trillion Dollars by 2030(06:02) Duagon Computing Hardware Set for Deployment to the International Space Station(06:35) SPARC AI Appoints On-Ground Referral Agent in Ukraine to Accelerate Defense Engagement(07:13) March of the Harmattan(07:57) Godspeed, Artemis II!(08:31) Landsat Reveals Reservoir Changes and Bathymetry(09:08) Artemis II set to return humanity to the Moon with launch on Wednesday evening(10:10) Top Space Lawmaker on Moon Base, Artemis Plans(10:59) Voyager and Icarus Team Up on ISS Robotics Demo(11:46) Q&A With Lunar Base Manager Carlos Garcia-Galan(12:33) This star-forming galaxy is blowing out powerful winds topping 2 million mph(13:08) Comet MAPS faces a make-or-break moment as it dives toward the sun on April 4 — could it shine in the daytime sky?(13:50) What will happen if Artemis 2 astronauts get hit by a solar storm during NASA's ambitious moon mission?(14:40) After more than 53 years, humans may finally return to the Moon this week