E50 - EU Backs Collective Response to Satellite Threats — October 7, 2026

NASA's planned move of 7,500 contractor positions into civil service raises questions about expertise, accountability and taxpayer value. The episode also covers an EU space-security decision, progress on the Themis demonstrator and Dawn Aerospace's planned German expansion.

EU deepens collective space security with mutual defense pact — Breaking DefenseArianeGroup Completes Second Themis Wet Dress Rehearsal — European SpaceflightDawn Aerospace Expands into Germany Amid Growing Space Defense Investment — SpaceWatch.GLOBALWhy is NASA bringing 7,500 contractors back to work as civil servants? — Ars Technica

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00:00 Today's headlines

00:31 EU approves collective satellite threat response

02:23 Themis completes second wet dress re...