Space News for Saturday, July 11, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) FCC approves first Reflect Orbital satellite(01:08) Earth observation satellites pass telecom in European space industry sales(01:40) China unveils members of state-backed commercial space consortium(02:09) The space industry is weighing ambitious hiring against heritage(02:52) Startup testing nuclear battery technology in orbit(03:37) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB(04:14) ITU Rejects Globalstar Extension Request for…
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