Space News for Saturday, July 11, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) FCC approves first Reflect Orbital satellite
(01:08) Earth observation satellites pass telecom in European space industry sales
(01:40) China unveils members of state-backed commercial space consortium
(02:09) The space industry is weighing ambitious hiring against heritage
(02:52) Startup testing nuclear battery technology in orbit
(03:37) SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
(04:14) ITU Rejects Globalstar Extension Request for French-Licensed HIBLEO Fleet
(04:34) Early Career Faculty (ECF) 2025 Awards
(05:21) NASA Volunteers Help Zooniverse Reach 1 Billion Classifications
(06:10) NASA Photographer Captures Images from F-18 Over Washington
(06:33) Waxing Gibbous Moon
(07:01) Booster 20 completes record duration Static Fire
(07:36) Pulse Space Lands $40M Space Force Contract to Develop Laser Tech
(07:54) US Government Studying Offshore Launch Opportunities
(08:44) A ravenous black hole in our backyard could be our window into the ancient universe
(09:32) Launching from 2 continents: Germany's Isar Aerospace leases Canadian pad for $150 million
(09:47) SpaceX ignites all 33 powerful engines on Starship booster ahead of Flight 13 launch (video)
(10:12) SpaceX launch creates colorful 'jellyfish' in the night sky | Space photo of the day for July 10, 2026