Space News for Thursday, June 11, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Jun 11, 2026 · 11m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Artemis 3 commander confident crew will be ready for 2027 mission(00:34) House appropriators back $55.5 billion Space Force budget, omit reconciliation funds(01:09) Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Space Supply Chain Members(01:35) Spire to pursue space-based missile warning in partnership with German defense firm(02:23) UK startup Applied Atomics to enter US market with focus on military space mobility(02:49) NASA chief defends selection of all-male Artemis…