Are We There Yet?

Summer space news roundup

By Marian Summerall,

Published September 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT

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There’s been a lot happening on the space news beat, including a Space Academy, SpaceX’s expanson, and Blue Origin’s race to launch New Glenn once again. Plus, it’s not all just happening here in the U.S.

We’ll hear from Ars Technica’s Eric Berger and Off-Nominal’s Anthony Colangelo about some of the recent news on the space beat.

Are We There Yet?

Marian Summerall

Marian is a multimedia journalist at Central Florida Public Media working as a reporter and producer for the 'Are We There Yet?' space podcast.

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Brendan Byrne

Brendan Byrne is Central Florida Public Media's Assistant News Director, managing the day-to-day operations of the newsroom, editing daily news stories, and managing the organization's internship program. Byrne also hosts Central Florida Public Media's weekly radio show and podcast "Are We There Yet?" which explores human space exploration, and the weekly news roundup podcast "The Wrap."

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