Space News for Thursday, August 06, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) NASA and Roscosmos continue seat barter agreement(00:50) New Glenn explosion linked to rocket engine valve(01:23) Capella, Iceye and Umbra win NRO radar-data contracts(02:10) Satellite manufacturing thrives in California despite cost and regulatory pressures(02:39) SpaceX Reports Strong Q2 Results and Details Direct Mobile Telco Strategy(03:01) Moog Unveils High Delta-V Configuration for METEORITE Satellite Bus(03:37) Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Scott Patrick…
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