Space News for Tuesday, June 16, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Gilat to buy Comtech satcoms business six years after failed merger(00:49) Space Force orders two more GPS satellites from Lockheed Martin for $514 million(01:13) DARPA to explore ways to rapidly rebuild satellite networks if attacked(02:01) Sustained maneuver has a propulsion problem(02:14) Astrobotic showcases Griffin-1 lander ahead of environmental testing in California(02:42) SpaceX launches its first Falcon 9 rocket since Nasdaq debut(03:29) Space-Based Underwriting…
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