Space News for Wednesday, May 27, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Nations opt for a mix of sovereign, bilateral, federated and commercial space capabilities(00:53) SpaceX wins $2.29 billion Space Force contract for military data network(01:33) Starcloud orders Starlink lasers for orbital data center network(02:08) Preview: NASA updates progress towards established a Moon Base, Artemis 3 mission(02:42) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB(03:29) Procurement is the choke point. Everything else on Day 1…
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