Space News for Friday, February 06, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Feb 6, 2026 · 15m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) China set for in-flight abort test of Mengzhou crew spacecraft(00:53) Tomorrow.io banks $175 million for DeepSky weather constellation(01:22) Pentagon casts Golden Dome as model for faster, risk-tolerant defense buying(02:13) FAA approves Starship launches from LC-39A(02:40) The future of the Space Force in a competitive, congested and contested space environment(03:14) Deep space, dim objects: Why asteroid mining caught the Space Force’s eye(03:31) Satellite servicing startup…