Space News for Wednesday, February 26, 2025

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Blue Origin’s successful human spaceflight mission NS-30 and “the life-changing impact of seeing Earth from Space” – SatNews(01:02) Hiltron’s latest-generation satellite communications products and services at GovSatCom 2025 – SatNews(01:37) UPDATE SpaceX Starlink Group 12-13 smallsats including Direct to Cell moved to Wednesday night – SatNews(02:13) SSC building ‘pathways to primes’ for subcontractors through first-time initiative – SatNews(02:50) Class Action against Terran Orbital updated – SatNews(03:20) NASA’s EZIE Launching to Study Magnetic Fingerprints of Earth’s Aurora(03:48) NASA: New Study on Why Mars Is Red Supports Potentially Habitable Past(04:14) NASA’s Europa Clipper Uses Mars to Go the Distance(04:38) Launch Roundup: Starship, lunar lander, and telescope missions set for launch