Space News for Tuesday, August 18, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) New report takes closer look at the Space Force spending surge(00:53) HEO to use Planet satellites for non-Earth imaging(01:23) NASA Demonstrates GPS-Free Autonomous Spacecraft Navigation System on Starling Swarm(02:01) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Janna Lewis, Astroscale U.S.(02:33) Ukrainian Missile Strike Damages Russian Space Facility Producing Rassvet Broadband Rockets(03:06) Lynk Global and Omnispace Complete Merger to Form Direct-to-Device Operator Elveo…
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