Space News for Monday, October 19, 2026

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

space news stories. Enjoy!<br>(00:10) Podcast Introduction<br>(00:22) Redwire Secures $13.8 Million National Guard Order for Stalker UAS Training Systems<br>(00:52) India Reinforces Security and Spectrum Safeguards, Restricting Unmonitored Starlink and NTN Entry<br>(01:28) White House Directed Pentagon to Restrict Ukraine Starshield Speeds, Clarifying Chain of Command<br>(02:00) Falcon 9 set to launch Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida<br>(02:29) SpaceX working through Starship Flight 15 and 16 milestones<br>(03:03) Returning the first samples from a Martian moon: Inside the science of Japan's bold MMX mission to Mars<br>(03:31) Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton was a problem-solver for the ages (op-ed)<br>(04:12) Astronomers want your help finding 'missing' black holes in the Milky Way<br>