Space News for Sunday, September 06, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Sep 6, 2026 · 4m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Kymeta Secures $20 Million Department of Defense Order for Resilient Flat-Panel SATCOM Terminals(00:59) Isar Aerospace launches Spectrum rocket after months of delays(01:26) Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil(02:09) On this day in space! Sept. 5, 1977: NASA launches Voyager 1 on epic journey across the solar system(02:53) This NASA-funded 'Slingshot' spacecraft idea could map minerals on planets and moons across our solar system