Space News for Wednesday, June 03, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) SpaceX to raise at least $75 billion in IPO(00:33) NASA declares end to MAVEN Mars mission(01:06) AST SpaceMobile sees New Glenn setback delaying initial commercial service into 2027(01:41) After cooperation on SMILE mission, ESA and China chart parallel but separate paths(02:04) Electronics manufacturer Murata to explore Xona satellite timing service for telecom, data centers(02:26) Beyond Gravity Launches Advanced Propulsion Pointing Mechanism for LEO Constellations(03:00) Muon Space Unveils Condor-Ultra for Orbital Data Centers(03:34) Lockheed Martin UK Announces Major Workforce Expansion with Up to 2,000 New Space Jobs(04:10) KSAT and Axelspace Expand Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Earth Observation(04:50) Resolve Optics Delivers Radiation-Resistant Lenses for LEO Satellites(05:09) American military space closed around one company in seven days(05:25) A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II(06:07) NASA Finds New Way Earth May Have Received Elements Needed for Life(06:44) Journey to the Center of the Virgo Cluster(07:22) NASA Drains 66-Million-Gallon Reservoir to Upgrade Critical Water System(08:04) NASA Says Farewell to MAVEN Mars Mission, Hosts Media Call Today(08:29) Space Force evaluating anomaly-related damage, future danger areas(09:15) Muon Space Unveils New, Larger Satellite Bus(09:59) NASA Reverts to Original CLD Procurement Plan(10:45) Can black holes turn into white holes? It's not such a crazy idea, scientists say(11:28) 'The mirror passed with flying colors': NASA just took its last look at the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope before launch(12:08) Blue Origin says New Glenn rocket will launch again 'before the end of the year' after explosion(12:41) Like 'the loss of a loved one': NASA's Mars orbiter MAVEN is officially dead after months of radio silence(13:15) Happy Pride Month! Remembering Sally Ride's historic legacy | Space photo of the day for June 3, 2026(14:02) Scientists call for a secure lunar quarantine facility for extraterrestrial samples: 'The moon may become humanity's first line of biological defense'(14:49) This star system creates a rare triple eclipse. Here's what that would look like