{"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":"Who Controls Ukraine’s Starlink Connection? — October 26, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/fd86c23c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":677,"description":"Ukraine disputes Elon Musk’s claim that its military violated Starlink terms, raising questions about control of commercial communications during war. The episode also covers SpaceX’s reported debt financing, NASA’s mission-selection changes, India’s Starlink debate and Rocket Lab’s business outlook.\nUkraine disputes Elon Musk’s claim that its military violated Starlink terms during drone operations — CNBC\nMusk: SpaceX raised $40B in debt deal, predicts neocloud shakeout — Honolulu Star-Advertiser\nNASA is overhauling how it selects science missions — Space.com\nFareed Zakaria says Musk’s India attack backfired as Delhi prioritises sovereign control over Starlink — Business Upturn\nRocket Lab Is Playing a Much Bigger Game Than Rocket Launches — 24/7 Wall St.\nChapters\n00:00 Today's headlines\n00:49 SpaceX $40 billion GPU debt financing\n02:23 NASA Competition Model 2.0 speeds selections\n03:42 Starlink delayed clearance in India\n04:36 Rocket Lab backlog, Neutron launch pushed\n05:49 Ukraine's Starlink access restricted\n07:48 Alternative satellite systems and IRIS²\nSource links\n@_TheTathya on X\n@business on X\n@elonmusk on X\n@InsiderGeo on X\n@Osint613 on X\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}