{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Space Stakes: The Business of the New Space Race","title":"$150 Million for a Second Launch Pad — October 27, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/00fa9ca1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":693,"description":"A conditional $150 million commitment from the Department of War would support Stoke Space’s second launchpad at Cape Canaveral, but the financing still has requirements before financial close. Today’s episode also covers Astranis’s dedicated Falcon 9 mission, a Starlink launch and airline deal, and proposed Canadian space policy.\nDepartment of War’s Office of Strategic Capital Signs $150 Million Conditional Loan Commitment with Stoke Space Technologies, Inc. — U.S. Department of War\nAstranis Upgrades Falcon 9 Launch Contract to Dedicated Mission for Entire Block 4 Production Run of Satellites — SpaceNews\nWest Coast Falcon 9 rocket to launch 27 Starlink satellites — edhat.com\nEasyJet to Adopt IFC With Starlink Deal — Via Satellite\nOttawa opens Canadian space act consultation, unveils PNT plan — SpaceQ\nChapters\n00:00 Today's headlines\n00:46 Astranis upgrades to dedicated Falcon 9 flight\n02:10 Starlink satellites carried from Vandenberg\n03:02 EasyJet agreed to roll out Starlink across fleet\n04:15 Ottawa opens consultation on Canadian space act\n05:39 Stoke Space conditional loan for second pad\n08:31 Stoke loan remains conditional before close\nSource links\n@business on X\n@SpaceX on X\nsatellitetoday.com\nSpace Stakes is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.\nFollow Space Stakes: subscribe on YouTube · Apple Podcasts · Spotify\nMore from Brian Lampert: Quickly Quantum, the daily quantum computing briefing, and Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing. Transcripts and every episode: space-stakes.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nyaLFXa2ttfx9M9mPzUM3GElEJH7pfmkmAcNiSR-ELQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mZGY1/NTM1MDE3MTIwNjMx/ZDJhOGJmOGM4OGZl/ODFhOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}