11. EARTH-MOON - Commercial Space Exploration Expanding Rapidly - BOB ZIMMERMAN 092326
Published: September 23, 2026
Duration: 19:41
1872 JULES VERNE "AROUND THE MOON"
Commercial Space Exploration Expanding Rapidly
Bob Zimmerman highlights major developments in commercial aerospace and global space exploration. He details SpaceX's upcoming Starship orbital flight and NASA's contract awards for Dragon crew missions, emphasizing the federal government's broader transition toward purchasing private commercial space services. Zimmerman also reviews private space station projects like Voyager's Starlab, European rocket launch updates, NOAA's purchase of commercial radar satellite data, and Albania officially becoming the 73rd sovereign nation to sign the international US-led Artemis Accords. (11)