About Space Stakes: The Business of the New Space Race
The money, missions, and power shaping space. Space Stakes is a daily briefing on the business of the new space race — launches, contracts, constellations, and the capital behind them. Every episode cuts through the industry's hype: signed contracts vs. paper constellations, funded orders vs. "up to" ceilings, launch dates vs. track records. Who pays, who profits, and who actually delivers — told so both aerospace insiders and curious newcomers finish feeling it was made for them. Space Stakes is an AI-voiced podcast, created and built by a real human, Brian Lampert. Nothing on this show is financial advice.
Also from Brian Lampert: Quickly Quantum and Concrete Compute.
China Details Lunar Orbit Rendezvous Architecture as ESCAPADE — November 3, 2026
China has disclosed a two-launch architecture for a crewed lunar landing before 2030, with a sequence of uncrewed tests ahead. We also cover NASA’s ESCAPADE flybys, SES airline connectivity deals and Tumbleweed’s reentry-vehicle funding.
China Plans “Two Launches, Lunar Orbit Rendezvous” to Land Taikonauts on Moon — SpacePolicyOnline.com (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/china-plans-two-launches-lunar-orbit-rendezvous-to-land-taikonauts-on-moon)
Flight 99, 100% mission success — Peter Beck on X (https://x.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/2117334366057791514)
NASA ESCAPADE Probes Attempt First-Ever Powered Earth Flyby on Way to Mars This Week — Tech Times (https://techtimes.com/articles/329923/20261102/nasa-escapade-probes-attempt-first-ever-powered-earth-flyby-way-mars-this-week.htm)
ESCAPADE Trans-Mars Injection post — Rocket Lab on X (https://x.com/RocketLab/status/2117448175271501907)
SES Wins Multi-Orbit IFC Deals for Finnair and Air Astana — Via Satellite (https://satellitetoday.com/mobility/2026/11/02/ses-wins-multi-orbit-ifc-deals-for-finnair-and-air-astana)
Tumbleweed Raises €6.9M to Build its Own Reentry Vehicle — Payload (https://payloadspace.com/tumbleweed-raises-e6-9m-to-build-its-own-reentry-vehicle)
Source links
@RocketLab on X (https://x.com/RocketLab/status/2117338248901247470)
@RocketLab on X (https://x.com/RocketLab/status/2117350920757588325)
Space Stakes is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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More from Brian Lampert: Quickly Quantum (https://quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site), the daily quantum computing briefing, and Concrete Compute (https://concrete-compute.kngoworld.chatgpt.site), the daily AI infrastructure briefing. Transcripts and every episode: space-stakes.kngoworld.chatgpt.site (https://space-stakes.kngoworld.chatgpt.site).
2 Nov 2026
Northwood’s $375M Bet on the Ground Side of Space — November 2, 2026
Northwood Space raised $375M at a $2B valuation as it expands its shared ground-station network, with its existing Space Force work and a reported antenna test offering concrete evidence alongside a larger growth ambition. The episode also covers Rocket Lab’s scheduled iQPS launch, Hydrosat’s Nyktòs program, SpaceX’s Starshield network, and an ispace appointment in Saudi Arabia.
Northwood Space Raises $375M Series C at $2B Valuation — Payload (https://payloadspace.com/northwood-space-raises-375m-series-c-at-2b-valuation)
Hydrosat Unveils New High-Res MWIR Thermal Capability — Payload (https://payloadspace.com/hydrosat-unveils-new-high-res-mwir-thermal-capability)
ispace Strengthens Saudi Arabia Operations With Anas Al-Shuwayer Appointment — SpaceWatch.GLOBAL (https://spacewatch.global/2026/11/ispace-strengthens-saudi-arabia-operations-with-anas-al-shuwayer-appointment)
Source links
prnewswire.com (https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/northwood-raises-375-million-to-build-the-network-connecting-satellites-to-earth-302925872.html)
techtimes.com (https://techtimes.com/articles/329833/20261101/rocket-lab-targets-100th-electron-launch-after-iqps-radar-mission-monday.htm)
Space Stakes is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
Follow Space Stakes: subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceStakesPod?sub_confirmation=1) · Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/space-stakes-the-business-of-the-new-space-race/id6802041623) · Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0348b4AYrFW6KvHzdesEvI)
More from Brian Lampert: Quickly Quantum (https://quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site), the daily quantum computing briefing, and Concrete Compute (https://concrete-compute.kngoworld.chatgpt.site), the daily AI infrastructure briefing. Transcripts and every episode: space-stakes.kngoworld.chatgpt.site (https://space-stakes.kngoworld.chatgpt.site).
1 Nov 2026
Artemis III: Blue Moon Goes First, SLS Waits — November 1, 2026
NASA's planned Artemis III sequence puts Blue Origin's lander checkout before the SLS and Orion crew launch, while NASA says an orbital rehearsal is needed even if the landers are ready.
Falcon 9 flights milestone — Elon Musk on X (https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2116523818449805452)
NASA asks industry for Hubble rescue ideas — Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/think-you-can-save-the-hubble-space-telescope-nasa-wants-to-know)
MDA Space's IRIS2 antenna agreement — European Spaceflight (https://europeanspaceflight.com/canadian-mda-space-secures-e64-million-iris2-antenna-agreement)
Living in Lunar Caves — Space.com (https://space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-234-living-in-lunar-caves)
Isaacman outlines Artemis III sequence — NASASpaceFlight.com (https://nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/isaacman-artemis-launch-sequence-blue-priority)
Artemis III reaction — @LunarCitizens on X (https://x.com/LunarCitizens/status/2116760181212344768)
Source links
satellitetoday.com (https://satellitetoday.com/technology/2026/10/30/mda-space-to-build-antenna-subsystems-for-66-iris%c2%b2-leo-satellites)
space.com (https://space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-launch-falcon-9-group-15-18-landing-ocisly)
Space Stakes is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
Follow Space Stakes: subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceStakesPod?sub_confirmation=1) · Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/space-stakes-the-business-of-the-new-space-race/id6802041623) · Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0348b4AYrFW6KvHzdesEvI)
More from Brian Lampert: Quickly Quantum (https://quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site), the daily quantum computing briefing, and Concrete Compute (https://concrete-compute.kngoworld.chatgpt.site), the daily AI infrastructure briefing. Transcripts and every episode: space-stakes.kngoworld.chatgpt.site (https://space-stakes.kngoworld.chatgpt.site).
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