Space News for Friday, March 27, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Mar 27, 2026 · 16m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) SBQuantum and Spire to send quantum diamond magnetometer into orbit(00:58) ispace redesigns lunar lander, introduces lunar communications service(01:58) U.S. GSSAP satellites execute GEO handoff to monitor China’s Shijian-29 spacecraft(02:28) Space Command begins phased move to Alabama(03:14) Government use of commercial procurement models has limitations in space(03:44) SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from the West Coast(04:29) Firefly Aerospace Supports U.S…