Space News for Thursday, August 14, 2025

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) U.S. Space Force’s L3Harris-built NTS-3 satellite successfully launches – SatNews
(00:59) NASA selects 6 Companies to provide OTV studies – SatNews
(01:27) SpaceX launches Starlink Group 17-4 smallsats despite worst fog yet on a California night – SatNews
(02:11) Luxembourg invests $350 million in GovSat-2 – SatNews
(02:35) Kuiper mission updates: Kuiper constellation grows to more than 100 satellites – SatNews
(03:11) International Space Station undergoes crew handover, change of command
(03:46) B1091 “A Heavy Core in Falcon 9 Clothing”