Space Stakes: The Business of the New Space Race

A reported exchange between SpaceX and the Space Force raises questions about collision safety, classified tracking data and competition in commercial space surveillance. We also cover Starship testin...

24 Sep 13min

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 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

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

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

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

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

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