Space News for Saturday, September 12, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) The FCC Asked Cowboy Space How Big Its Satellites Are(00:54) Cailabs and RBC Signals Partner to Develop Global Optical Ground Station Network(01:29) Loft Orbital and Marlan Space Award $1 Billion Contract for 50 AI-Equipped LEO Satellites(01:47) Help Refine Data from Space Telescopes with Artifact InSPECtor(02:20) NASA Boosts Open Science, Data Sharing with Artemis Accords(02:43) Antares Wins $161M Award for Space Nuclear Power(03:21) Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to…
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