Good news you scrolled past. Five stories from the week, each with a link to where we read it.
01 · Industry · September 2026
Pirelli is putting $1.2 billion into its tire plant in Rome, Georgia, adding 1,000 jobs.
In North Little Rock, Eaton is building a million-square-foot plant for the electrical gear that powers data centers: $242 million and more than 1,200 jobs.
2,200+New jobs between the two plants
Read it atGeorgia.orgArkansas EDC
02 · Space · Oct 1, 2026
7:55Hours, liftoff to docking. The fastest American trip yet.
Crew-13 lifted off from Cape Canaveral on October 1 and docked with the space station 7 hours and 55 minutes later, the fastest trip there on an American spacecraft.
Commander Jessica Watkins leads the crew through six months of science on board.
Read it atSpace.com
03 · Health · Oct 1
More than $200 million was committed on October 1 to making drug ingredients in the United States. Much of the raw material behind American medicine is made overseas. This brings more of that work home.
$200M+Committed to drug ingredients made at home
04 · Space · Sept 29
On September 29 NASA added Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9×4, a super-heavy version of the rocket, to the contract it uses to buy launches. No mission is assigned yet, but NASA can now choose another American heavy lifter for its biggest payloads.
70 tonsThe lift New Glenn 9×4 is built for
Read it atNewSpace Economy
05 · The Moon · Sept 30
NASA picked three science packages for its Moon Base program on September 30. One watches the environment at the lunar south pole, one maps the Moon’s interior, and one images the ground in depth and color. Together they look for resources, natural shelters and hazards before people move in.
Read it atNASA