Space News for Wednesday, June 17, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) June 25: Golden Dome: How Could Sensors Protect the United States?(01:02) Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander(01:44) The SpaceNews space unicorn tracker(02:15) Katalyst Space raises $12 million for GEO servicing demo mission(03:10) SpaceX launches 3 Block 2 BlueBird satellites for AST SpaceMobile(03:49) Reusable Logistics: Dawn Aerospace Secures $25M Series B for Spaceplane and Orbital Refueling Systems(04:21) Space Force Awards Lockheed Martin $514M to Build Resilient GPS IIIF Satellites(04:59) Low Water at San Carlos Reservoir(05:45) Dawn Aerospace Raises $25M Series B(06:31) Bill Spotlight: NEW HORIZON Act(07:12) PiLogic Partners with AFRL on AI Anomaly Detection Tech(07:51) Stream Season 3 of Silo in safety, anywhere, with 70% off 24 months of ProtonVPN Plus(08:11) NASA discussing bold mission to boost Swift space telescope today: Listen live(08:46) NASA X-ray spacecraft catches jet erupting from 1st supermassive black hole imaged by humanity(09:29) Watch European rocket launch record-breaking mission for Amazon on June 17