Space News for Tuesday, September 08, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:22) Kymeta Secures $20 Million Department of Defense Order for Resilient Flat-Panel SATCOM Terminals
(00:53) Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit with Spectrum Rocket Maiden Launch from Norway
(01:10) ISRO Clarifies National Space Mandate, Confirming Agency Will Not Face Privatization
(01:34) U.S. Commercial Launch and Satellite Operators Withdraw from European Space Summit Following White House Interventions
(02:17) No Robot Has Captured an Uncontrolled Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.
(02:46) The Otherworldly Geology of Vasquez Rocks
(03:24) A Bright Spot at Mount Michael
(03:54) Launch Preview: Soyuz, CZ-8A, and Falcon 9 to launch from sites around the world
(04:13) Artemis III SLS stacking advances as Orion results confirm trajectory fix
(04:59) Stoke Space Raises $1B Initial Series E Round
(05:52) Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit on Second Attempt
(06:23) Earth's moon could have formed in just 5 hours after giant impact
(07:03) On this day in space! Sept. 7, 1995: NASA launches its 100th astronaut flight on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-69 mission
(07:38) Galaxies tangled in science and spirit | Space photo of the day for Sept. 7, 2026
(08:25) The future of Earth observation: Private satellites and AI bring benefits but also pose risks
(09:13) Labor Day in space: NASA astronauts get the holiday off