Weekly Recap: Control, Cadence and the Cost of Clearing Orbit — October 17, 2026

This weekly recap follows the week's debate over control of military satellite communications, alongside tests and targets for launch and connectivity systems. It also looks at a UK contract for an active debris removal mission. Musk Says U.S. Government is in Control of Starlink Speeds for Ukraine's Military — Via Satellite US Army stress-tests Amazon Leo satellite network for high-speed battlefield connectivity — Amazon SpaceX wants 456 launches/year — Advanced Television Blue Origin Advances LC-36 Rebuild for Year-End New Glenn Return to Flight — NASASpaceFlight.com Carbon Fibre Troubles Force Rocket Lab to Delay Neutron Debut to No Earlier Than 2027 — NASASpaceFlight.com ClearSpace Wins Major UK Debris Removal Contract — Via Satellite Arianespace Targets 23 Nov Ariane 6 Return Following Reported Turbopump Fix — European Spaceflight Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 01:06 Starlink speed limit, Ukrainian drones 02:47 Army stress-tested Amazon Leo network 04:24 Starship launch request at Starbase 06:06 Blue Origin rebuilding Launch Complex 36 07:38 Neutron delayed to no earlier than 2027 09:21 ClearSpace for UK Active Debris Removal 10:48 Ariane 6 no earlier than November 23 Source links faa.gov 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 · Apple Podcasts · Spotify More 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 .