Space News for Saturday, May 02, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) NASA to increase value of CLPS contract to support surge of lunar lander missions(00:37) The opportunity beyond orbital data centers(01:12) Starcloud seeks more orbital data center funding shortly after unicorn status(01:41) Trump nominates Schiess as next Space Force chief(02:19) Amazon Leo passes 300 satellites with Atlas and Ariane launches(03:00) SpaceX marks May Day, National Space Day with Starlink mission on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral(03:14) SmallSat Europe…
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