Space News for Friday, March 20, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Mar 20, 2026 · 13m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Blue Origin joins the orbital data center race(00:54) Register now: The energy imperative driving the push toward orbital data centers(01:43) Kratos wins $446 million Space Force contract for missile-tracking ground systems(02:33) Eileen Collins on what it takes to become Space Shuttle Commander(02:59) SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral(03:15) NASA Deals Blow to Boeing With Bigger SpaceX Moon-Mission Role(03:44) Eutelsat CEO Outlines…