Space News for Saturday, April 04, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Apr 4, 2026 · 11m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Artemis 2 in good shape cruising towards the moon(00:50) Italy’s Argotec plans to scale Florida satellite facility to meet rising US demand(01:27) SpaceX and Amazon spar over satellite deployments(02:22) Europe’s strategic autonomy in space will define its role in the ‘second space age’(03:00) ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket launches its heaviest payload ever with fifth Amazon Leo mission(03:29) The Downlink Deficit: The Pentagon’s Optical Mesh Network and the Terrestrial…