Space News for Monday, April 06, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Apr 6, 2026 · 9m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Isaacman defends NASA budget proposal despite steep cuts(00:41) NASA stops work on SLS Mobile Launcher 2(01:24) Artemis astronauts send down Easter message, prep for lunar fly around Monday(02:07) Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the United States Space Force, Chandra Donelson, Steps Away(02:48) What Doubling Space Force Funding Actually Means for the Industry(03:42) Earth(04:07) Planet Labs Imposes Indefinite Blackout on Iran Satellite Imagery at U.S…