Space News for Friday, August 07, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Bipartisan Senate bill would sharpen Space Force training for conflict with China(01:03) Lessons for the future of NASA Mars exploration from a 1970s mission(01:24) Redwire to fly dedicated Starfall mission for microgravity research(01:49) Three companies building the tech to grow crops on the moon(02:17) NASA, Northrop Grumman repurpose Gateway elements for Moon Base demo missions(02:43) SpaceX Launches NROL-95 Mission as NRO Executes Dual-Track Architecture for 2026 Fleet…
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