Space News for Wednesday, March 18, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios(01:07) Telesat pivots Lightspeed toward defense as delays push global service to 2028(01:46) Office of Space Commerce weighing options for TraCSS user fees(02:44) Space boom strains supply chain, industry report warns(03:34) Golden Dome cost estimate rises to $185 billion as Pentagon expands space layer(03:54) Space launches 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning(04:38) MDA…
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