Space News for Monday, April 20, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Apr 20, 2026 · 6m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) China ramps up satellite production capacity amid constellation ambitions(01:04) Space Force weighs Vulcan flights without solid boosters(01:31) Third New Glenn launch suffers upper stage malfunction(02:13) Rhea Space Activity raises $6 million to develop GPS-free spacecraft navigation(02:57) Blue Origin Unveils Project Quartz Global Ground Station Network(03:12) NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Extend Interstellar Mission(03:31) Blue Origin Achieves First Booster…