{"id":"1793005498188-tech-show_open","slug":"space-force-wants-third-rocket-range-by-2030","title":"Space Force wants third rocket range by 2030","summary":"Space Systems Command boss Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant said Oct. 21 the Space Force needs a third medium/heavy spaceport by 2030 and has formed an operational planning team to examine options; Air Force Secretary Troy Meink earlier made the same point.\n\nThe post matches UBS research mapping the humanoid-robot supply chain: robot makers include Tesla, Boston Dynamics/Hyundai, Figure AI, Agility Robotics, Unitree, UBTech and AgiBot; “brain” chip suppliers include Nvidia, Qualcomm, AMD, Intel and Horizon Robotics.\n\nNASA has publicly outlined Artemis human-landing-system milestones for SpaceX and Blue Origin; SpaceX is targeting an uncrewed Starship HLS lunar-landing demonstration before a crewed Artemis landing.\n\nThe same UBS mapping applies: the listed robot makers and chip suppliers match UBS's humanoid-robot supply-chain breakdown.","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T09:04:58.188Z","channel":{"id":"tech","name":"Oncast Tech","language":"en"},"show":"Tech After Dark","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Space Systems Command boss Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant said Oct. 21 the Space Force needs a third medium/heavy spaceport by 2030 and has formed an operational planning team to examine options; Air Force Secretary Troy Meink earlier made the same point.\nSource: [airandspaceforces.com](https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-force-third-launch-range-by-2030-garrant/) NAMES: Space Systems Command = the Space Force's main (https://x.com/outerspacetoday/status/2113250839028449523)\n\nTRUE: The post matches UBS research mapping the humanoid-robot supply chain: robot makers include Tesla, Boston Dynamics/Hyundai, Figure AI, Agility Robotics, Unitree, UBTech and AgiBot; “brain” chip suppliers include Nvidia, Qualcomm, AMD, Intel and Horizon Robotics.\nSource: UBS NAMES: UBS = Swiss investment bank; AgiBot = Chinese humanoid-robot maker; Horizon = Horizon Robotics, a Chinese AI chipmaker. (https://x.com/StockMKTNewz/status/2114121900905377833)\n\nTRUE: NASA has publicly outlined Artemis human-landing-system milestones for SpaceX and Blue Origin; SpaceX is targeting an uncrewed Starship HLS lunar-landing demonstration before a crewed Artemis landing.\nSource: NASA NAMES: Blue Origin = Jeff Bezos's aerospace company; SpaceX = Elon Musk's rocket and spacecraft company. (https://x.com/outerspacetoday/status/2112901817482781129)\n\nTRUE: The same UBS mapping applies: the listed robot makers and chip suppliers match UBS's humanoid-robot supply-chain breakdown.\nSource: UBS NAMES: $NVDA = Nvidia; $QCOM = Qualcomm; $AMD = Advanced Micro Devices; $INTC = Intel; UBS = Swiss investment bank; Unitree, UBTech and AgiBot = Chinese rob (https://x.com/MilkRoadAI/status/2114257155226505622)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Space Systems Command boss Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant said Oct. 21 the Space Force needs a third medium/heavy spaceport by 2030 and has formed an operational planning team to examine options; Air Force Secretary Troy Meink earlier made the same point.","sourceName":"[airandspaceforces.com](https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-force-third-launch-range-by-2030-garrant/) NAMES: Space Systems Command = the Space Force's main","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/outerspacetoday/status/2113250839028449523","claim":"BREAKING: The U.S. Space Force says America needs a THIRD major rocket launch range by 2030 as military and commercial launch demand accelerates. Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, commander of Space Systems Command, confirmed that the service has formed a planning team to evaluate a new h","author":"Outer Space Today (@outerspacetoday)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"The post matches UBS research mapping the humanoid-robot supply chain: robot makers include Tesla, Boston Dynamics/Hyundai, Figure AI, Agility Robotics, Unitree, UBTech and AgiBot; “brain” chip suppliers include Nvidia, Qualcomm, AMD, Intel and Horizon Robotics.","sourceName":"UBS NAMES: UBS = Swiss investment bank; AgiBot = Chinese humanoid-robot maker; Horizon = Horizon Robotics, a Chinese AI chipmaker.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/StockMKTNewz/status/2114121900905377833","claim":"Here are some of the companies building humanoid robot parts according to UBS Robot makers: - China: Unitree, UBTech, AgiBot - Overseas: Tesla, Boston Dynamics (Hyundai), Figure AI, Agility Robotics The brain (computing): - Nvidia, Qualcomm, AMD, Intel - China: Horizon https://t.","author":"Evan (@StockMKTNewz)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"NASA has publicly outlined Artemis human-landing-system milestones for SpaceX and Blue Origin; SpaceX is targeting an uncrewed Starship HLS lunar-landing demonstration before a crewed Artemis landing.","sourceName":"NASA NAMES: Blue Origin = Jeff Bezos's aerospace company; SpaceX = Elon Musk's rocket and spacecraft company.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/outerspacetoday/status/2112901817482781129","claim":"BREAKING: NASA has outlined the upcoming milestones for SpaceX and Blue Origin as both companies race to qualify their lunar landers for America's first astronaut landing on the Moon since 1972. According to NASA's latest development timeline: • SpaceX is targeting an uncrewed ht","author":"Outer Space Today (@outerspacetoday)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"The same UBS mapping applies: the listed robot makers and chip suppliers match UBS's humanoid-robot supply-chain breakdown.","sourceName":"UBS NAMES: $NVDA = Nvidia; $QCOM = Qualcomm; $AMD = Advanced Micro Devices; $INTC = Intel; UBS = Swiss investment bank; Unitree, UBTech and AgiBot = Chinese rob","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/MilkRoadAI/status/2114257155226505622","claim":"Everyone wants to own the humanoid robot trade and UBS just mapped out who actually builds them. The robot makers include Tesla, Boston Dynamics, Figure AI and Agility Robotics, plus Unitree, UBTech and AgiBot in China. The brain runs on chips from $NVDA, $QCOM, $AMD and $INTC. h","author":"Milk Road AI (@MilkRoadAI)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/outerspacetoday/status/2113250839028449523","name":"[airandspaceforces.com](https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-force-third-launch-range-by-2030-garrant/) NAMES: Space Systems Command = the Space Force's main","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Outer Space Today (@outerspacetoday)"},{"url":"https://x.com/StockMKTNewz/status/2114121900905377833","name":"UBS NAMES: UBS = Swiss investment bank; AgiBot = Chinese humanoid-robot maker; Horizon = Horizon Robotics, a Chinese AI chipmaker.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Evan (@StockMKTNewz)"},{"url":"https://x.com/outerspacetoday/status/2112901817482781129","name":"NASA NAMES: Blue Origin = Jeff Bezos's aerospace company; SpaceX = Elon Musk's rocket and spacecraft company.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Outer Space Today (@outerspacetoday)"},{"url":"https://x.com/MilkRoadAI/status/2114257155226505622","name":"UBS NAMES: $NVDA = Nvidia; $QCOM = Qualcomm; $AMD = Advanced Micro Devices; $INTC = Intel; UBS = Swiss investment bank; Unitree, UBTech and AgiBot = Chinese rob","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Milk Road AI (@MilkRoadAI)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793005498188-tech-show_open-space-force-wants-third-rocket-range-by-2030","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/tech","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793005498188-tech-show_open-space-force-wants-third-rocket-range-by-2030","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793005498188-tech-show_open-space-force-wants-third-rocket-range-by-2030 and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Matilda","text":"This is Tech After Dark, and the Space Force just said America needs a third major rocket range by 2030."},{"host":"Chris","text":"A third? We already have Florida and California."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Outer Space Today posted the statement from Lieutenant General Philip Garrant on X. Military and commercial demand is accelerating fast."},{"host":"Chris","text":"So SpaceX gets another launch site on the taxpayer's dime."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Actually it would serve every launch company, not just SpaceX. The planning team is looking at options now."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Fair, but if they build it in Texas, that's Starbase two point oh."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"They haven't picked a site. But the bottleneck is real."},{"host":"Chris","text":"I'll believe the 2030 deadline when the concrete's poured."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Speaking of deadlines, NASA just laid out the lunar lander milestones for SpaceX and Blue Origin."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Same two-horse race we've been watching for years."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Outer Space Today also has NASA's timeline: SpaceX is targeting an uncrewed Starship lunar landing demo before any crew flies."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And Blue Origin? Still polishing the Blue Moon?"},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Both have to qualify. NASA won't fly astronauts until the hardware actually lands."},{"host":"Chris","text":"It's been over fifty years. If this slips again, I'm going to start thinking the Moon doesn't want us."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"The Moon's patient. The taxpayers aren't."}]}