Italy Pledges $5B+ for Moon Habitat and Two Landings — September 23, 2026
Italy commits over $5B to a lunar habitat for two Moon landings under NASA's good-deals doctrine, plus FCC environmental review vote, Planet's Berlin factory, HEO's $25M raise, and Starship tile reuse...
23 Sep 12min
Viasat Completes ViaSat-3 Trio as Starfall Books Starship Flights Ahead — September 22, 2026
Viasat says its ViaSat-3 trio is fully operational, plus Starfall bookings on Starship, and five launches this week.Final ViaSat-3 Satellite Enters Service, Completing High-Capacity Trio — Via Satelli...
22 Sep 10min
Canada and France Weigh Shared Launch Infrastructure — September 21, 2026
Ariane 6 faces year-end delays over a reported turbopump issue and Canada-France pitch shared space infrastructure.ESA Acknowledges Ariane 6 Delays Following Reports of Turbopump Issue — European Spac...
21 Sep 6min
Weekly Recap: Weapons in Orbit, Money on the Table — September 19, 2026
This week's recap: NASA's $5.92 billion Commercial Crew total after a new SpaceX award, a slipping Starship launch date, Boeing's Starliner comeback, the Pentagon's first public admission of orbital w...
19 Sep 13min
Bonus: Meet Quickly Quantum
A bonus introduction from Space Stakes to Quickly Quantum, another daily show created by Brian Lampert. This cross-promotion features a short recommendation in this show’s voice, followed by the Quick...
18 Sep 1min
Why NASA Needs the Capsule It Just Watched Fail — September 18, 2026
NASA is reportedly preparing to order more Starliner missions and help fix Boeing's capsule despite a 'Type A' mishap finding — because SpaceX has signaled Crew Dragon's retirement is coming. Plus: Eu...
18 Sep 14min
The Reset: Is Cheap Launch Really Over? — September 17, 2026
Launch rivals at World Space Business Week say the price-per-kilo era is ending as Falcon 9 winds down and Starship ramps up — plus a wave of European satellite funding, a new Pentagon radar program, ...
17 Sep 13min
Starship's Real Test: Can It Actually Reach Orbit? — September 16, 2026
Starship's fourteenth flight is the first real shot at orbit, and the FAA's reentry review is the actual gate. Plus: Space Force budget risk, LeoLabs sells radar directly to allies, and a tight ridesh...
16 Sep 13min
