Space News for Friday, September 11, 2026

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

space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:22) SpaceX launches classified payload for the U.S. Space Force<br>(00:34) Iridium, Deutsche Telekom IoT, and Toyota Demonstrate Satellite Voice Messaging via Iridium NTN Direct<br>(01:16) Eutelsat and Skynopy Partner to Launch Global AKAR Software-Defined Ground Network<br>(01:55) The Exploration Company Secures $450 Million Series C Financing to Scale Nyx Reusable Spacecraft Platform<br>(02:32) TrustPoint Contracts EnduroSat US to Manufacture 40 Satellites for C-Band PNT Constellation<br>(03:08) NASA Invites Media to Djibouti Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony<br>(03:48) NASA, NFL Team Up to Showcase Space, Aeronautics Innovation<br>(04:23) Roman telescope deploys solar array and communication systems, powers on Coronagraph Instrument<br>(05:13) Galaxia Raises $4.5M For Intelligent Sat Tech<br>(06:00) Tomorrow.io Unveils Next-Gen Weather Forecasting Instruments<br>(06:23) Orbital Partners with Reflex Aerospace on ODC Platform<br>(06:42) Inversion Space Wins NASA Contract to Study Aerocapture Flight<br>(07:22) On this day in space! Sept. 10, 2011: NASA launches GRAIL probes to the moon to map lumpy lunar gravity<br>(07:53) LINK spacecraft gets close to NASA's Swift Observatory, but not close enough to save it<br>(08:18) Scientists study 3,000 supernovas and discover that dark energy may be evolving<br>(09:02) Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought. What's going on inside of it?<br>(09:37) Iconic Star Trek filming location spotted from space | Space photo of the day for Sept. 10, 2026<br>