$150 Million for a Second Launch Pad — October 27, 2026

A conditional $150 million commitment from the Department of War would support Stoke Space’s second launchpad at Cape Canaveral, but the financing still has requirements before financial close. Today’s episode also covers Astranis’s dedicated Falcon 9 mission, a Starlink launch and airline deal, and proposed Canadian space policy.

• Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital Signs $150 Million Conditional Loan Commitment with Stoke Space Technologies, Inc. — U.S. Department of War
• Astranis Upgrades Falcon 9 Launch Contract to Dedicated Mission for Entire Block 4 Production Run of Satellites — SpaceNews
• West Coast Falcon 9 rocket to launch 27 Starlink satellites — edhat.com
• EasyJet to Adopt IFC With Starlink Deal — Via Satellite
• Ottawa opens Canadian space act consultation, unveils PNT plan — SpaceQ

Chapters

00:00 Today's headlines

00:46 Astranis upgrades to dedicated Falcon 9 flight

02:10 Starlink satellites carried from Vandenberg

03:02 EasyJet agreed to roll out Starlink across fleet

04:15 Ottawa opens consultation on Canadian space act

05:39 Stoke Space conditional loan for second pad

08:31 Stoke loan remains conditional before close

Source links

• @business on X
• @SpaceX on X
• satellitetoday.com

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