Space News for Wednesday, July 15, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) Isaacman attends Soyuz launch of ISS crew
(00:45) Space acquisition and NRO picks face SASC
(01:14) U.K. government preparing to release new space strategy
(02:08) SpaceX launches a flight-proven Falcon booster for 600th time
(02:39) Europe Space Networks Look to Scale Optical Connectivity
(03:14) Iridium Opens Commercial Availability for Hardware-Level Assured PNT Modems
(03:55) Ground Control Deploys RockFLEET for Large-Scale Turkish Fisheries VMS Program
(04:19) Space ISAC to Convene Classified VOSS VII Summit in Colorado Springs
(04:51) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4947-4953: Gale Crater Then and Now
(05:28) Heat Dome Broils the Western U.S.
(06:14) NASA Invites Media to Serbia Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
(06:39) Hubble Sees Crimson Cloud and Stars
(07:17) Soyuz MS-29 launches new crew to ISS from Baikonur
(07:31) Payload Field Guide: NSSL
(07:58) Spinifex Space Launches With Australian Test Ranges
(08:27) Scientists spot 4 superdense stellar corpses hiding behind their red dwarf companions
(09:06) The 1st of 10,000 'missing' black holes in the Omega Centauri star cluster has been found by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes
(09:24) 1st-ever X-rays in space offer hope for possible patients headed to the moon
(10:07) This cosmic 'lighthouse' is blazing a magnetic trail through the Milky Way