Space News for Wednesday, April 29, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Space Foundation Premieres National Space Day Video May 1(00:54) Pentagon budget affirms Space Force role tracking moving targets from orbit(01:41) EraDrive and Northrop Grumman collaborate on AI-enabled autonomy(02:14) True Anomaly raises $650 million, reaching $2.2 billion valuation(02:57) Corrosion problem affects Gateway and commercial space station modules(03:47) HTX and ST Engineering Launch Space Tech Program for Singapore Public Safety(04:00) Satellite Connectivity Becomes the New Anchor for a Fragmenting Wearables Market(04:15) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Tanja Masson-Zwaan, Leiden University(04:45) BAE Systems Enters Production for NavGuide M-Code GPS Receiver(05:18) AI Investments in Extreme Environment Materials Surpass $262 Million(05:58) Fires Rage in Georgia(06:08) NASA Connects Little Red Dots with Chandra, Webb(06:42) NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars(07:27) Golden Dome Will Use COTS Parts, Space Execs Say(08:18) Dems Slam Trump Over NSF Board Cuts(08:58) Isaacman Continues to Defend Budget Cuts to Congress(09:41) True Anomaly Closes $650M Series D(10:09) Is Tatooine the norm? Planets may prefer living with two suns instead of one(10:51) NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he's fighting for Pluto: 'I am very much in the camp of 'make Pluto a planet again'(11:30) These astronauts are trying to uphold the US Constitution: 'We need to make sure that people are using facts and evidence'(12:20) Artemis 3 SLS rocket's core stage arrives in Florida for 2027 launch (photo)