{"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":"Northwood’s $375M Bet on the Ground Side of Space — November 2, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0f6a3c8d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":719,"description":"Northwood Space raised $375M at a $2B valuation as it expands its shared ground-station network, with its existing Space Force work and a reported antenna test offering concrete evidence alongside a larger growth ambition. The episode also covers Rocket Lab’s scheduled iQPS launch, Hydrosat’s Nyktòs program, SpaceX’s Starshield network, and an ispace appointment in Saudi Arabia.\nNorthwood Space Raises $375M Series C at $2B Valuation — Payload\nHydrosat Unveils New High-Res MWIR Thermal Capability — Payload\nispace Strengthens Saudi Arabia Operations With Anas Al-Shuwayer Appointment — SpaceWatch.GLOBAL\nChapters\n00:00 Today's headlines\n00:42 Scheduled Electron launch for iQPS radar\n01:57 Hydrosat unveils Nyktòs thermal program\n03:43 ispace appointed Saudi subsidiary manager\n04:38 Northwood shared ground station network\n07:59 Hype Check: Northwood's shared network\nSource links\nprnewswire.com\ntechtimes.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}