SpaceNews First Up Daily Headlines Audio

About SpaceNews First Up Daily Headlines Audio

Listen to the daily headlines from the SpaceNews First Up newsletter on the business, politics, and perspective of the space industry.

Publisher

SpaceNews

Category

news · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Nov 2023

Latest episode

31 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

490 of 529 episodes have a transcript.

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   31 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   China's next reusable rocket project

   This episode examines China's developing reusable rocket project and its potential impact on the future of space travel.

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   30 Dec 2025

   A potential loss for space science

   This episode of SpaceNews discusses a potential setback for space science initiatives.

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   29 Dec 2025

   Tory Bruno's new role at Blue Origin

   Tory Bruno's move to Blue Origin sparks discussion about leadership changes in the space industry, but the specific details of his new role remain unclear in this episode.

Inside a recent episode

China's next reusable rocket project

Published 31 Dec 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Planet says its work with Google on demonstrating orbital data centers could be a huge long-term opportunity for the company. Planet and Google announced last month a partnership to demonstrate technologies needed for orbital data centers through what they call Project Suncatcher. That effort involves two tech demo satellites built by Planet to launch by early 2027 carrying AI-optimized processors developed by Google. The satellites will test how the processors work in space and demonstrate formation flying between the two spacecraft to enable high-bandwidth inter-satellite links. Google envisions clusters of satellites operating in orbit, taking advantage of solar energy to overcome the power constraints of terrestrial data centers. […]

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YouTube views

351,397

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

3.9 / 5

28 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

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Quality

77

Social presence

97

YouTube

86

Engagement

71