iPhones in Space — It Almost Didn’t Happen! + iPhone Ultra BIG Price Leaks (CultCast #744)

Send us a text! This week: iPhones are officially in SPACE! 🚀… but it almost didn’t happen. We break down the wild story of how the iPhone barely made it onto a NASA mission and the insane approval process behind it. Plus: Apple’s cooking up something just as shocking—a folding “iPhone Ultra” that WILL cost over $2,000. Plus plus: Apple’s long-term iPhone strategy and the strange struggles of the iPhone Air. From Cupertino… to the Moon 🌕—this one’s a ride. Sponsors Squarespace If you’ve been thinking about building a website — or rebuilding one that hasn’t aged well — head to Squarespace.com/cultcast for 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain with code CultCast at checkout. CultCloth Keep your gadgets, glasses, and more sparkling clean with CultCloth, premium grade cleaning cloths available only at CultCloth.co . Support the CultCast! Fork over $5 a month, show papa ERF you care, at support.thecultcloth.com . You can also go to unfork.thecultcast.com to unfork your support! Stories Apple's Three-Year Plan to 'Reinvent' the iPhone is Underway iPhone Ultra's Price Range Revealed Apple is Reportedly Facing a 'Massive Dilemma' With the MacBook Neo Leaker: Apple Will Release iPhone Air 2 No Matter How Badly It May Sell Apple Had to Heavily Discount the iPhone Air to Sell It How NASA approved the iPhone 17 Pro Max for the Artemis II space mission iPhone's iconic space photos

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iPhones in Space — It Almost Didn’t Happen! + iPhone Ultra BIG Price Leaks (CultCast #744) is an episode from The CultCast by erfon elijah.

This episode is 59:28 long.

This episode was published on Apr 10, 2026.

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