Vastly Bigger Space Things, BONG Grounded On 4/20 - Deep Space Updates - April 22nd 2026

Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code MANLEY at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/manley We have the Artemis II crew back on the ground but the stories keep coming, the rockets keep launching, and space companies like Rocket Lab and Vast keep announcing new and important products for spaceflight. This is my attempt to keep up with all the important news in spaceflight, and it's only a day out of date at this point!!! Time to start working on the next one. Follow me on Twitter for more updates: https://twitter.com/DJSnM I have a discord server where I regularly turn up: https://discord.gg/zStmKbM If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scottmanley 0:00 - Hullo it's Scott Manley Here! 0:18 - Launches! 2:18 - Blue Origin's Launch Mishap 4:51 - SpaceX to retire Just Read the Instructions? 6:56 - Rocketlab Goes Hypersonic 7:22 - SpaceX Preparing for Starship Flight 12! 8:12 - More SpaceX IPO News! 9:52 - And Now.... 12:19 - China Rolls Out Reusable LM 10B 13:44 - China Tests Spacecraft Rendezvous 14:27 - Rocketlab Announces New Thrusters 15:13 - Amazon to Acquire Globalstar 16:19 - Amazon Unveils LEO Phased Array 16:42 - Another Step Closer to Nukes in Space! 17:15 - Blue Origin to Bid on Launch Complex 14 17:35 - Blue Origin Finishes Endurance Vacuum Tests 18:32 - Vast Unveils Very Large Docking Adapter 19:44 - Voyager Schedules Private ISS Mission 20:19 - X-59 Inches Closer to Supersonic Tests 21:24 - Axiom Nearly Ready To Test Suits in Space? 22:16 - ... But NASA Audit Says Otherwise 23:24 - Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope! 24:32 - Voyager 1 Shuts Down Ion Detector 25:35 - New Horizons Hits a Big Landmark 26:03 - Lots of Artemis II Updates! 29:59 - Astronauts For America? 30:46 - A Once in a Lifetime Musical Event! 31:22 - Fly Safe!