Space News for Wednesday, March 04, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) PLD Space raises $209 million to shift into serial rocket production(01:02) House Science Committee leaders criticize FCC rulemaking on space safety(01:57) Space Force modernization push runs into acquisition workforce shortfall(02:15) When space is hot, Washington holds a match(03:00) Redwire unveils new solar array(03:48) EchoStar Details $42 Billion Strategic Shift via SpaceX and AT&T Asset Divestitures(04:13) Planet Labs Imagery Verifies Smoke over Central Tehran Following Leadership Strikes(04:39) Pentagon Accelerates GHOST-R Hybrid Surveillance Program Following New START Expiration(04:56) Kongsberg Discovery and Silicon Sensing Unveil Tactical-Grade North-Seeking MEMS Gyroscope(05:32) ICEYE Launches SAR-Powered Deforestation Monitoring to Counter Tropical Forest Loss(06:11) Searching for Selenite(06:45) La NASA refuerza Artemis: añade una misión y perfecciona su arquitectura general(07:36) Artemis II: What’s on the Menu?(08:28) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4818-4824: Thinking Out of the Boxwork(09:05) Starship Flight 12: Ship 39 moving through preflight test objectives(09:17) Senate Tees Up NASA Reauthorization, Deputy Hearings(10:08) Infinite Orbits Expands into the UK with Lúnasa Acquisition(10:34) NASA repairs Artemis 2 rocket, continues eyeing April moon launch(11:02) Lessons from 'The Martian': How astronaut poop could help us settle the Red Planet(11:50) Mission Hayabusa: Test your JAXA IQ(12:24) 3rd time’s the charm? Watch private Japanese rocket try to reach orbit today(13:04) Spiral galaxy is a stunning cosmic wheel in head-turning image | Space photo of the day for March 3, 2026