Space News for Friday, September 26, 2025

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) United Launch Alliance launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper 3 mission sending 27 operational broadband satellites connecting the world – SatNews(01:06) Isar Aerospace + R-Space sign launch agreement – SatNews(01:38) SpaceX’s second Thursday launch; Falcon 9 sends Starlink Group 17-11 smallsats in intense California fog – SatNews(02:17) Vitesse Systems becomes the predominant supplier of complex antenna feed configurations with acquisition of Spacetime Engineering – SatNews(02:50) India’s Prime Video to stream New Zealand’s home cricket season lots of action including Black Hats and White Ferns – SatNews(03:19) SpaceX’s first of two Thursday launches: Starlink Group 10-15 sends 28 smallsats from Florida early in the fog – SatNews(03:46) NASA Opens 2026 Human Lander Challenge for Life Support Systems, More(04:22) SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke, and others make major progress on Cape launch facilities