Space News for Thursday, February 19, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) Japan’s ispace warns of delays in new lunar lander engine(00:50) Pentagon seeks commercially built GEO spy satellites(01:40) Why GPS III, and what comes after it, still falls short in modern war(02:21) Vantor partners with Google AI to automate intelligence reports for government agencies(03:12) Geopolitical Analysis: U.S. Space Strategy in Africa Facing Chinese Competition(04:11) Marlink Integrates Microsoft ExpressRoute for Managed Cloud Connectivity(05:01) MTN Authorized to…
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