Space News for Friday, October 16, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top

space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:21) SpaceX launches a classified payload for U.S. Space Force<br>(00:39) LandSpace Launches Zhuque-2E Carrying Eight ADAspace Orbital Data Center Satellites<br>(01:09) NearSpace Launch manifest TROOP-F6 Aboard SpaceX Bandwagon-6 for Space Weather and SSA Missions<br>(01:23) Scanway Joins International Astronautical Federation to Expand Global Optics Footprint<br>(01:59) Viasat Named Connected Car Innovation of the Year for Satellite NTN Automotive Integration<br>(02:34) Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast<br>(03:17) Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply<br>(03:59) Carbon Fibre Troubles Force Rocket Lab to Delay Neutron Debut to No Earlier Than 2027<br>(04:38) Seraphim Space Investment Trust Doubled its Value in 2026<br>(05:01) BlackSky Renews HEO Deal, Adds Gen-3 Imagery for Space Domain Awareness<br>(05:39) Astronomers discover the 1st ever green star, a cosmic zombie just in time for Halloween<br>(06:27) On this day in space! Oct. 15, 1997: NASA launches Cassini-Hugyens probe on 7-year voyage to Saturn<br>(06:43) NASA's SkyFall helicopters will 'show us parts of Mars we've never seen before', scientists say<br>(07:25) Windblown yardangs on Mars | Space photo of the day for Oct. 15, 2026<br>(08:02) Neutron's first launch slips again amid trouble with carbon composites<br>