Space News for Monday, September 07, 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 80th Starlink mission of 2026<br>(00:34) ISRO Clarifies National Space Mandate, Confirming Agency Will Not Face Privatization<br>(01:14) U.S. Commercial Launch and Satellite Operators Withdraw from European Space Summit Following White House Interventions<br>(01:39) Starbase Infrastructure Advances Toward Flight 14<br>(01:57) Cape neighbors Stoke and Relativity advance LC-14 and LC-16 toward first flights<br>(02:09) On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test<br>(02:39) SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites, lands on ship at sea (video)<br>(03:23) NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert<br>(04:04) German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket<br>