Space News for Wednesday, July 15, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Isaacman attends Soyuz launch of ISS crew(00:45) Space acquisition and NRO picks face SASC(01:14) U.K. government preparing to release new space strategy(02:08) SpaceX launches a flight-proven Falcon booster for 600th time(02:39) Europe Space Networks Look to Scale Optical Connectivity(03:14) Iridium Opens Commercial Availability for Hardware-Level Assured PNT Modems(03:55) Ground Control Deploys RockFLEET for Large-Scale Turkish Fisheries VMS Program(04:19) Space ISAC to Convene Classified VOSS VII Summit in Colorado Springs(04:51) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4947-4953: Gale Crater Then and Now(05:28) Heat Dome Broils the Western U.S.(06:14) NASA Invites Media to Serbia Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony(06:39) Hubble Sees Crimson Cloud and Stars(07:17) Soyuz MS-29 launches new crew to ISS from Baikonur(07:31) Payload Field Guide: NSSL(07:58) Spinifex Space Launches With Australian Test Ranges(08:27) Scientists spot 4 superdense stellar corpses hiding behind their red dwarf companions(09:06) The 1st of 10,000 'missing' black holes in the Omega Centauri star cluster has been found by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes(09:24) 1st-ever X-rays in space offer hope for possible patients headed to the moon(10:07) This cosmic 'lighthouse' is blazing a magnetic trail through the Milky Way