Pentagon Confirms Orbital Weapons; Iceye's $1 Billion Global Expansion — September 15, 2026
The Air Force secretary confirms, for the first time on record, that the U.S. has weapons deployed in orbit — with almost no specifics attached. Plus: a Vega C mission delivers two European science sa...
15 Sep 13min
SpaceX's 700th Falcon Flight Reopens the Monopoly Question — September 14, 2026
SpaceX launches 3 telecom satellites to orbit on 700th Falcon mission of all time — Space.comSophia Space, SLI Set Terms for $300M Satellite Leasing Deal — PayloadNOAA Expands Use of Commercial Satell...
14 Sep 10min
NOAA's $8 Billion Weather-Data Bet: Ceiling or Check? — September 13, 2026
NOAA locks in a decade-long, $8 billion-ceiling commercial weather-data buy across fourteen companies — while KBR walks away with the round's biggest single award, up to $1.1 billion, for ground-based...
13 Sep 15min
Does Europe's First Orbital Launch Outrun Washington's Own Space Fights? — September 12, 2026
This week's recap: Europe reaches orbit and signs billion-euro contracts across the launch and cargo markets, while Washington works through a Mars contract protest, a nuclear power award, a radar sit...
12 Sep 11min
Bonus: Meet Concrete Compute
A bonus introduction from Space Stakes to Concrete Compute, another daily show created by Brian Lampert. This cross-promotion features a short recommendation in this show’s voice, followed by the Conc...
11 Sep 1min
ESA Bets €760 Million on a Five-Year-Old Space Startup — September 11, 2026
ESA hands its largest-ever commercial cargo contract to a five-year-old startup, Europe builds its own Venus radar after NASA gets shaky, Eutelsat orders a wave of new satellites for OneWeb and IRIS-s...
11 Sep 13min
Eligible, Not Flying: What NASA's Terran R Milestone Really Means — September 10, 2026
NASA Adds Relativity Space's Terran R to Launch Services Contract — NASAAmazon Leo Orders Six More Ariane 64 Launches From Arianespace — SpaceWatch.GLOBALUK to Leave Launch to "Germany and Other Allie...
10 Sep 8min
1,000 Launches by 2030: Who Pays the $450 Million Question? — September 9, 2026
Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket finally reaches orbit from Norway, The Exploration Company banks Europe's biggest-ever Series C at $450 million, Eutelsat signs on for satellite life extension, and th...
9 Sep 14min
