Space News for Saturday, February 28, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Feb 28, 2026 · 13m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) NASA revises plans for future Artemis missions, cancels upgrades to SLS(00:48) Rocket Lab delays Neutron debut to late 2026(01:38) NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program: “We’ve got to get back to basics”(02:03) NASA Overhauls Artemis Program: Scraps SLS Upgrades, Adds 2027 LEO Test Mission(02:21) U.S. Space Force Pivots to Hemispheric Security with SPACEFOR-NORTH Activation(03:10) Space Systems Command Awards $44.9M Systems Engineering Contract to…