Space News for Monday, September 21, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Sep 21, 2026 · 3m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Space-Based Optical Communications Scale to 10 Gbps as Operational Deployments Replace Radio Frequency Links(00:58) Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Space Force Prototype Contract for GHOST-R Space Domain Awareness Mission(01:35) Satrec Initiative to Manufacture Four Optical Satellites to Pair with Hanwha Radar Constellation(02:07) Ariane 6 Turbopump Anomaly Delays Launch Cadence, Capping 2026 Flight Operations at Six Missions(02:39) LRO discovers large new lunar crater, finds…