{"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":"What Public Money Buys in Space Intelligence and Connectivity Plans — October 6, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5d16ea20\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":588,"description":"Kratos announced multiple contracts worth more than $100 million combined for space-intelligence and cyber prototype work, while the public details leave key questions about the awards' structure. The episode also covers Open Cosmos' constellation target, the Army's enlisted space specialty, York's GEO mission integration and this week's launch plans.\nOpen Cosmos Targets 192 Satellites for ConnectedCosmos LEO Constellation — Via Satellite\nKratos Reports More Than $100M in Contracts for Space Intelligence Data — Via Satellite\nChapters\n00:00 Today's headlines\n00:20 Open Cosmos targets 192 satellites\n01:44 Army creates enlisted space specialty\n02:50 York moves into GEO integration\n03:43 Launch slate three programs\n04:27 Kratos receives space and cyber contracts\n06:28 Hype check on Kratos contract total\nSource links\nspacenews.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}