{"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":"Weekly Recap: Control, Cadence and the Cost of Clearing Orbit — October 17, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f248b491\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":787,"description":"This weekly recap follows the week's debate over control of military satellite communications, alongside tests and targets for launch and connectivity systems. It also looks at a UK contract for an active debris removal mission.\nMusk Says U.S. Government is in Control of Starlink Speeds for Ukraine's Military — Via Satellite\nUS Army stress-tests Amazon Leo satellite network for high-speed battlefield connectivity — Amazon\nSpaceX wants 456 launches/year — Advanced Television\nBlue Origin Advances LC-36 Rebuild for Year-End New Glenn Return to Flight — NASASpaceFlight.com\nCarbon Fibre Troubles Force Rocket Lab to Delay Neutron Debut to No Earlier Than 2027 — NASASpaceFlight.com\nClearSpace Wins Major UK Debris Removal Contract — Via Satellite\nArianespace Targets 23 Nov Ariane 6 Return Following Reported Turbopump Fix — European Spaceflight\nChapters\n00:00 Today's headlines\n01:06 Starlink speed limit, Ukrainian drones\n02:47 Army stress-tested Amazon Leo network\n04:24 Starship launch request at Starbase\n06:06 Blue Origin rebuilding Launch Complex 36\n07:38 Neutron delayed to no earlier than 2027\n09:21 ClearSpace for UK Active Debris Removal\n10:48 Ariane 6 no earlier than November 23\nSource links\nfaa.gov\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}