Sep 28, 2026 · 11 min
Starship succeeds as security and energy politics intensify
UK airbase suspects released, Starship, and GOP's 'panic button' (Updated)
The episode connects a suspected attack plot, a major spaceflight milestone, political pressure over electricity costs, market risk, and Spain’s intertwined housing and climate strains.
- 1Five British men face bail conditions as investigators examine possible Iranian and Russian links to a suspected RAF Fairford plot.
- 2SpaceX’s Starship reaches orbit and deploys 26 Starlink satellites despite losing an engine, advancing its satellite and lunar ambitions.
- 3Republicans confront data-center electricity costs while bond markets brace for a tense week and Spain faces housing and ecological pressures.
Don't miss
Starship reaches orbit and deploys 26 Starlink satellites despite losing an engine, its first successful orbital milestone.
The brief
Five British men suspected of plotting an attack near RAF Fairford are released on bail as investigators examine possible Iranian and Russian connections, while Iran denies involvement.
SpaceX’s uncrewed Starship reaches orbit for the first time and deploys 26 Starlink satellites despite losing an engine, marking a major step for the delayed rocket.
Republicans return to Washington over rising electricity bills linked to data-center expansion, putting them at odds with Donald Trump’s support for the industry ahead of midterms.
Mike Dolan discusses a tense week for bond markets after borrowing rates climbed sharply, with investors watching the September employment report and other economic developments.
Spain’s housing protests follow an elderly woman’s eviction, while unusually warm seas bring new species such as octopus and bluefin tuna and accelerate kelp loss.