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T+192: iROSA with Matt LaPointe and Andrew Rush
23 juni 2021 · 41 min
I’m joined by Matt LaPointe, Technical Director at Redwire’s Deployable Space Systems, and Andrew Rush, COO of Redwire, to talk about the newest upgrade to the International Space Station: the Roll-Out Solar Arrays that are currently being deployed over the course of several spacewalks. Lees meer
This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 41 executive producers—Brandon, Matthew, Simon, Lauren, Melissa, Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Ryan, Donald, Lee, Chris, Warren, Bob, Russell, Moritz, Joel, Jan, Grant, David, Joonas, Robb, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Frank, Julian and Lars from Agile Space, Tommy, Matt, The Astrogators at SEE, Chris, Aegis Trade Law, Fred, and seven anonymous—and 617 other supporters.
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Redwire | Heritage + Innovation
Deployable Space Systems
ROSA Flight Demonstration Hardware Successfully Deploys On ISS - Deployable Space Systems
New Solar Arrays to Power NASA’s International Space Station Research | NASA
Redwire acquires Deployable Space Systems - SpaceNews
Spacewalkers unfurl first of six new space station solar arrays – Spaceflight Now
Redwire Space on Twitter: “Check out the new view on @Space_Station! #ICYMI: The first of our iROSA solar arrays was successfully installed on space station at 11:24am ET this morning. At 63 feet long and 20 feet wide, they'll provide a significant power boost 🔋 to the orbiting laboratory! (📸: @NASA)”
T+131: Andrew Rush, CEO of Made in Space - Main Engine Cut Off
Andrew Rush (@RushSpace) / Twitter
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T+191: Phil Bracken, VP of Engineering at Spaceflight
8 juni 2021 · 45 min
Phil Bracken, Vice President of Engineering at Spaceflight, joins me to talk about their past, current, and upcoming missions, the Sherpa program, and to dive into the technical details of it all. Lees meer
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Philip Bracken - Spaceflight
Spaceflight - Launch Services, Dedicated and Rideshare
Spaceflight - Sherpa Program
SSO-A - Spaceflight
Integration Wrap Up for SXRS-5 - Spaceflight
Inside look: Spaceflight ships out Sherpa orbital tugs
T+162: Grant Bonin, SVP of Business Development at Spaceflight - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+190: Brock Howe, Nanoracks Bishop Airlock Program Manager
24 mei 2021 · 30 min
Brock Howe, the Program Manager for Nanoracks’ Bishop Airlock, joins me to talk about the final build out and launch of Bishop, its installation on ISS, some details of its operations, and its plans for the future on ISS and beyond. Lees meer
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Nanoracks - Your Portal to Space
Bishop Airlock - First Commercal Space Station Airlock
Nanoracks (@Nanoracks) / Twitter
Brock Howe (@B_Rock_Howe) / Twitter
Bishop Airlock Takes Flight, Headed to ISS on SpaceX-21 Launch
Nanoracks on Twitter: “#BishopAirlock: Now mated to @Space_Station”
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T+189: Stephen Forbes, DARPA Blackjack Program Manager
17 mei 2021 · 38 min
Stephen Forbes, the Program Manager for DARPA’s Blackjack project, joins me to talk about DARPA and its interaction with the rest of the Department of Defense, how they approach space initiatives, where Blackjack came from, where it’s going, what they hope to accomplish with it, and how it fits into the near-future of the industry. Lees meer
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Blackjack
Lockheed Martin wins $27 million contract modification for integration of DARPA’s Blackjack satellites - SpaceNews
Northrop Grumman to supply navigation payloads for DARPA’s Blackjack satellites - SpaceNews
SEAKR wins $60 million DARPA contract to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations - SpaceNews
DARPA orders six satellites from Blue Canyon Technologies for Blackjack program - SpaceNews
Raytheon wins $37 million DARPA contract for Blackjack payloads - SpaceNews
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T+188: Starship SN15, and the HLS Protests
11 mei 2021 · 31 min
SpaceX successfully flew and landed Starship SN15 last week, amid protests of their NASA HLS award by Blue Origin and Dynetics. Lees meer
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Starship | SN15 | High-Altitude Flight Test - YouTube
Following Starship SN15's success, SpaceX evaluating next steps toward orbital goals - NASASpaceFlight.com
Little Joe 2 BP-22 Successful Failure - YouTube
T+186: NASA Selects Starship as Artemis Lander - Main Engine Cut Off
Blue Origin protests NASA Human Landing System award - SpaceNews
Dynetics protests NASA HLS award - SpaceNews
SpaceX bid on launch of NASA cubesat mission - SpaceNews
NASA Suspends HLS Contract With SpaceX – SpacePolicyOnline.com
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T+187: Eric Berger on Artemis, Starship, Amazon’s Atlas V Rides, and the State of Blue Origin
23 april 2021 · 43 min
Eric Berger of Ars Technica returns to the show to talk about NASA selecting SpaceX’s Starship for its Artemis landings, Bill Nelson’s nomination hearing, Amazon buying 9 Atlas V launches for Kuiper, and the state of Blue Origin. Lees meer
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Eric Berger
Eric Berger | Ars Technica
Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
NASA’s bold bet on Starship for the Moon may change spaceflight forever | Ars Technica
Bill Nelson backs NASA decision on lunar lander in confirmation hearing | Ars Technica
ABL Space has never launched a rocket, but it just landed a huge contract | Ars Technica
Amazon’s first Internet satellites will not launch on Blue Origin rockets | Ars Technica
Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket is delayed for years. What went wrong? | Ars Technica
Axiom secures $130M in additional funding — Axiom Space
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T+186: NASA Selects Starship as Artemis Lander
20 april 2021 · 35 min
NASA selected SpaceX’s Starship as its ride for crew to the lunar surface as part of the Artemis program. As the Source Selection Statement outlines, Starship was selected as the sole winner because of the constrained lander budget. It’s an aggressive, interesting, and exciting move from NASA, so I have a lot of thoughts. Lees meer
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As Artemis Moves Forward, NASA Picks SpaceX to Land Next Americans on Moon
Source Selection Statement - Human Landing System, Option A Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2
Biden Requests 6.3 Percent Increase for NASA – SpacePolicyOnline.com
Chairwoman Johnson Statement on NASA’s Artemis Human Landing System Award | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
Amazon contracts nine Atlas 5 missions for Kuiper broadband satellites - SpaceNews
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T+185: Bill Nelson Nominated as NASA Administrator
26 maart 2021 · 25 min
President Biden nominated Bill Nelson to be the new NASA Administrator, so I check in on some of my past thoughts on NASA Administrators and Jim Bridenstine, talk about Bill Nelson’s history in space policy, and what the future may hold under a Bill Nelson NASA. Lees meer
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President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Bill Nelson for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | The White House
Widespread support for Nelson nomination to lead NASA - SpaceNews
Sen. Nelson Floats Alternate Use for NASA Commercial Crew Money - SpaceNews
NASA to offer funding for initial studies of commercial space stations - SpaceNews
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T+184: Jake Robins on the 2021 Mars Fleet and Future Exploration
16 maart 2021 · 41 min
Our good friend Jake Robins, host of WeMartians and my cohost on Off-Nominal, joins me to talk about the arrival and early operations of the 2021 Mars fleet—Hope, Tianwen-1, and Perseverance. Then we dig into what the future of Martian exploration looks like, including strategy, communications, sample return, and the upcoming decadal survey. Lees meer
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WeMartians Podcast
Jake Robins | Patreon
WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) / Twitter
Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) / Twitter
Home - Off-Nominal
Episode 39 - Europe Saved Cassini’s Ass - Off-Nominal
WeMartians - Episode 95 - Big Rocket Roundup (feat. Anthony Colangelo)
Hope Mars Mission on Twitter: “The Emirates Ultraviolet Spectrometer captured these images of Mars from an altitude of 36,000 km above the Martian surface. Each colour represents light collected at a different ultraviolet wavelength and provides information about the Red Planet’s upper atmosphere.”
WeMartians - Episode 81 – A Probe Called Hope (feat. the Mars Hope team)
WeMartians - Episode 92 - Hope Arrives at Mars (feat. Sarah Al Amiri)
China's Tianwen-1 enters orbit around Mars - SpaceNews
WeMartians - Episode 94 - Guiding Perseverance to the Ground (feat. Swati Mohan)
Mars 2020 Mastcam Z Sol 4 Horizon Panorama
Report calls for revamped cost-conscious vision for Mars exploration - SpaceNews
NASA Awards Mars Ascent Propulsion System Contract for Sample Return – NASA’s Mars Exploration Program
NASA considering commercial Mars data relay satellites - SpaceNews
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T+183: Peter Beck on Neutron, Going Public, and Eating Hats
5 maart 2021 · 43 min
Peter Beck, Founder, CEO, and CTO of Rocket Lab, joins me to talk about going public, their new, bigger launch vehicle, Neutron, updates to their Electron and Photon offerings, eating hats, and avoiding eating hats in the future. Lees meer
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Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) / Twitter
Rocket Lab | Frequent and reliable access launch is now a reality | Rocket Lab
Neutron | Rocket Lab
Introducing Neutron - YouTube
Episode T+182: Rocket Lab Neutron, Relativity Terran R - Main Engine Cut Off
Rocket Lab says SPAC deal will accelerate development of Neutron rocket - SpaceNews
Rocket Lab Demonstrates New Orbital Maneuvering Capability with Most Complex Kick Stage Mission Yet | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab on Twitter: “But the mission's not over then! After customer payloads are deployed, Photon Pathstone will remain in orbit to build flight heritage across the spacecraft’s subsystems ahead of our CAPSTONE mission to the Moon for @NASA later this year.”
Peter Beck on Twitter: “First Rocket Lab solar panels rolling off the Long Beach production line for Photon missions.”
Peter Beck on Twitter: “The briefcase – this is what makes Photon a plug and play satellite. Attach this to any Kick Stage and it instantly becomes a Photon satellite. Launching on our next mission later in March.”
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T+182: Rocket Lab Neutron, Relativity Terran R
2 maart 2021 · 26 min
Relativity sorta-announced a bigger launch vehicle, Terran R. A few days later, Rocket Lab really announced a bigger launch vehicle, Neutron. I hate one announcement, and love the other. Lees meer
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Relativity's reusable Terran rocket competitor to SpaceX's Falcon 9
Relativity Space on Twitter: “We've officially completed and buckle-tested the Stage 1 Iron Bird tank demonstrator model! Check out these shots of the tank moving outdoors, going fully vertically and being installed into our LA1 Structures Test Stand.”
Neutron | Rocket Lab
Introducing Neutron - YouTube
2020 NASA Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO) Selections | NASA
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T+181: Falcon 9 Fleet, ABL in the UK, Firefly to the Moon
10 februari 2021 · 30 min
SpaceX broke their turnaround record and is racking up quite the flight history across their Falcon fleet. Lockheed selected ABL for a launch from the Shetland Islands. Firefly shook up their board, is looking for new investment, and won a CLPS contract from NASA. Lees meer
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Gwynne Shotwell talks about selling flight-proven rockets, Starship | Ars Technica
SpaceX fires 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, with more set to launch Friday – Spaceflight Now
Lockheed Martin selects ABL Space Systems for UK launch - SpaceNews
Episode T+169: Commercial Small Launcher Updates - Main Engine Cut Off
Main Engine Cut Off on Twitter: “Something is up at @Firefly_Space, though. Max Polyakov and Mark Watt have been removed from Firefly’s about page within the last month or two. Here it is on the Wayback Machine from October…”
On eve of first launch, Firefly revamps board of directors, may go public | Ars Technica
Firefly Aerospace seeking to raise $350 million - SpaceNews
NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace for Artemis Commercial Moon Delivery | NASA
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T+180: Christian Davenport, The Washington Post, on the SLS Green Run, Axiom Ax-1, Virgin Orbit
28 januari 2021 · 37 min
Christian Davenport, reporter at The Washington Post, joins me to talk about the aborted SLS Green Run hot fire, the space policy landscape as we enter a new administration, Axiom’s Ax-1 mission and its crew, and Virgin Orbit’s first successful launch to orbit. Lees meer
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Christian Davenport (@wapodavenport) / Twitter
Christian Davenport - The Washington Post
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos - Bookshop.org
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos - Amazon
Officials had doubts about likely success of NASA SLS test, briefing notes show - The Washington Post
Trump pushed NASA to land astronauts on the moon by 2024. It’s not going to happen. - The Washington Post
Meet the private citizens who'll pay $55 million each to fly to the International Space Station - The Washington Post
Episode 32 - Well Within the Kill Zone | Off-Nominal
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit rocket reaches space - The Washington Post
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T+179: Meagan Crawford, SpaceFund
18 januari 2021 · 45 min
Meagan Crawford, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of SpaceFund and host of the Mission Eve podcast, joins the show to talk about the financing side of space. We talk about recent rounds of fundraising, acquisitions, holding companies, and she helps me sort through my thoughts on the whole Special Purpose Acquisition Company trend. Lees meer
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Meagan Crawford (@MeaganMCrawford) / Twitter
SpaceFund Venture Capital - Funding the Future | SpaceFund
Mission Eve on Apple Podcasts
Mission Eve | Podcast on Spotify
SpaceX raises $1.9 billion in equity - SpaceNews
Relativity Space raises $500 million - SpaceNews
OneWeb raises $400 million - SpaceNews
Remote sensing satellite firm completes huge funding round as Chinese space sector activity accelerates - SpaceNews
China’s Landspace raises $175 million for Zhuque-2 launch vehicles - SpaceNews
China's First Commercial Rocket Company Raises USD181 Mln to Develop Kuaizhou Series of Carrier Rockets
Lockheed Martin to Acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne, Strengthening Position as Leading Provider of Technologies to Deter Threats and Help Secure the United States and its Allies - Dec 20, 2020
Space holding company Voyager to acquire Nanoracks, which added an airlock to the space station | Voyager Space Holdings
Redwire acquires Made In Space - SpaceNews
Richard Branson’s Virgin Turns to SPAC to Raise Cash - WSJ
Momentus to go public with Stable Road Acquisition Corp. - SpaceNews
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T+178: Andrew Jones, on China’s Chang’e-5, 2021 Plans, and More
11 januari 2021 · 46 min
Andrew Jones returns to the show for the third time to talk about China’s current missions and future plans, including Chang’e-5, Tianwen-1, the Chinese Space Station, and the international politics surrounding it. And then we dig into the Chinese commercial market a bit—launch companies and remote sensing companies are raising a ton of money, but it’s not yet clear what effect that will have on the global market. Lees meer
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Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) / Twitter
Andrew Jones, SpaceNews
Andrew Jones, Space.com
Andrew Jones, The Planetary Society
Chang’e-5 spacecraft prepare for historic lunar orbit rendezvous, sample relay - SpaceNews
China recovers Chang’e-5 moon samples after complex 23-day mission - SpaceNews
Chang’e-5 orbiter embarks on extended mission to Sun-Earth Lagrange point - SpaceNews
Tianwen-1 launches for Mars, marking dawn of Chinese interplanetary exploration - SpaceNews
China’s CASC targets more than 40 space launches in 2021 - SpaceNews
China gears up for space station, cargo and crewed mission launches - SpaceNews
Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft releases object before returning to Earth - SpaceNews
China pushes ahead with super-heavy-lift Long March 9 - SpaceNews
China’s Landspace raises $175 million for Zhuque-2 launch vehicles - SpaceNews
Remote sensing satellite firm completes huge funding round as Chinese space sector activity accelerates - SpaceNews
Spacety shares first images from small C-band SAR satellite - SpaceNews
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T+177: NASA VCLS 2, Relativity, Astra, and Firefly
21 december 2020 · 20 min
NASA awarded Venture Class Launch Services contracts to Astra, Firefly, and Relativity. Astra almost made orbit with its most recent test flight of Rocket 3.2. And something is up at Firefly, but I don’t know what yet. Lees meer
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NASA Awards Venture Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 Contract | NASA
NASA Awards Venture Class Launch Services Contracts | NASA
Astra, Relativity, and Firefly Win NASA Venture Class Launch Services Contracts - Main Engine Cut Off
Virgin Orbit on Twitter: “Our vehicles, hardware, and software are all ready to go. With two rehearsals already complete, one final wet dress rehearsal is all that remains for us to do. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting our ability to safely operate, and thus our schedule.”
Astra narrowly misses reaching orbit on second launch - SpaceNews
Astra’s smallsat launcher reaches space on second test flight – Spaceflight Now
Astra on Twitter: “A quick video recap of our 8.5-minute flight to space today!”
A Small-Rocket Maker Is Running a Different Kind of Space Race
At Astra, failure is an option | Ars Technica
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About - Firefly Aerospace
About - Firefly Aerospace (as of October, 2020)
Savage Memes and Lunar Dreams: Deceptive Dating Sites' Intimate Ties to Firefly Aerospace
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T+176: The Flight of Starship SN8
14 december 2020 · 26 min
Starship SN8 took flight last week on a mostly-successful mission to test its final descent phase. I share some thoughts on the test, the state of Starship development, and what that all means for the near future of Starship. Lees meer
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On the Spectacular Flight of Starship SN8 and the Future of Starship Development - Main Engine Cut Off
Starship | SN8 | High-Altitude Flight Test - YouTube
SpaceX on Twitter: “Starship landing flip maneuver”
September 2019 Starship Update - YouTube
U.S. Transportation Command to study use of SpaceX rockets to move cargo around the world - SpaceNews
Episode T+149: Let’s Talk About Starship with Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut - Main Engine Cut Off
Starship SN5 Flew, So Let’s Check In on Some Predictions - Main Engine Cut Off
Senate bill offers NASA only a fraction of requested lunar lander funding - SpaceNews
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T+175: Delays
5 december 2020 · 25 min
A lot of big, long-running projects have faced delays recently, and it seems like as good a time as any to check in and share some related thoughts. I cover a lot in this one: the Orion PDU issue, Ariane 6, Japan’s H3, Dream Chaser, Vulcan, and New Glenn. Lees meer
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Component failure in NASA’s deep-space crew capsule could take months to fix - The Verge
Update on Orion Final Assembly and Transfer – Artemis
New Artemis 1 schedule uncertainty as NASA EGS ready to continue SLS Booster stacking - NASASpaceFlight.com
NASA ‘Go’ for Green Run Wet Dress Rehearsal – Artemis
Ariane 6 Slips to 2022, Needs Another €230 Million - Main Engine Cut Off
ESA requests €230 million more for Ariane 6 as maiden flight slips to 2022 - SpaceNews
Japan’s new H3 launcher delayed by rocket engine component issues - SpaceNews
First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022 - SpaceNews
ULA: Dream Chaser schedule slip not a setback to Vulcan certification - SpaceNews
ULA on Twitter: “Off to the pneumatic test facility! This time lapse really shows the size of the #VulcanCentaur booster stage as it was transported to pressure testing. The booster is 5.4 m (17.7 ft) in diameter compared to #AtlasV’s common core booster that is 3.8 m (12.5 ft).”
World's largest launch pad takes shape at Cape Canaveral
Stephen Marr on Twitter: “You literally never know what you’ll see in port! This morning, I spotted something that looks an awful lot like a launch mount, with a hole in the middle that looks big enough for a New Glenn!”
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T+174: SpaceX Crew-1 Kicks Off New Era for ISS
25 november 2020 · 26 min
SpaceX Crew-1 successfully launched and docked last week, kicking off a new era of the ISS. It’s a good time to zoom out and look at the ISS program overall, and what it means for the future of space development. Lees meer
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CREW-1 MISSION - SpaceX - Updates
NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Mission | NASA
Crew-1 Mission | Launch - YouTube
Crew-1 Mission | Rendezvous and Docking - YouTube
NASA safety panel raises doubts about Starliner test flight schedule - SpaceNews
Axiom Space finalizing first commercial ISS mission - SpaceNews
Next-Generation Airlock Prepped for SpaceX CRS-21 Launch – Kennedy Space Center
First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022 - SpaceNews
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T+173: Headlines
14 november 2020 · 31 min
With a massive amount of news happening in the week following the election here in the US, it’s a good opportunity to give everyone a listen in on MECO Headlines. I run through all the stories of the week each and every weekend just like this for the supporters of MECO, so if you like what you hear, join the Headlines tier or higher! Lees meer
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Topics
U.S. Department of Defense > Contract (SpaceX NSSL fleet surveillance)
Airbus, Raytheon protest Space Development Agency satellite contract awards - SpaceNews
Blue Canyon Technologies - Small Satellite Leader Blue Canyon Technologies To Be Acquired By Raytheon Technologies
New Propulsive Sherpa OTVs Coming in 2021 - Spaceflight
Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is at risk of collapsing
Arecibo Radio Telescope: Warning of Structure Collapse (Updated)
2020 NASA Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO) Selections | NASA
Northrop Grumman Awarded Additional Cargo Resupply Missions to the International Space Station | Northrop Grumman
ILOA-IM Announce Agreement for 2021 Lunar Landing and Milky Way Galaxy Center Imaging
Senate Appropriators Approve Far Less for HLS Than Needed to Meet 2024 Goal - SpacePolicyOnline.com
Biden-Harris Transition Team Names Landing Party Members - SpacePolicyOnline.com
Virgin Galactic executive to lead Australian Space Agency - SpaceNews
Ukraine signs NASA Artemis Agreement to study Moon, Mars, comets, and asteroids - Ukraine signs agreement with NASA to study Moon, Mars, comets, and asteroids - 112.international
Chinese rocket firm Galactic Energy succeeds with first orbital launch, secures funding - Space…
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T+172: Lunar Politics
20 oktober 2020 · 34 min
Last week, IAC 2020 brought a flurry of announcements and statements to digest. It’s a good time to check in on current and future lunar politics, with some statements by the ever-antagonistic Rogozin, seven countries signing onto the Artemis Accords, a handful of lunar development contracts announced, and the US election within sight. Lees meer
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Topics
Rogozin Wants ISS Extension, Gateway Too U.S.-Centric - SpacePolicyOnline.com
Shared Standards are a Vital Part of Future Space Exploration - Administrator Jim Bridenstine
NASA Artemis Accords
Episode T+158: Doug Loverro Resigns, and a Bit About the Artemis Accords - Main Engine Cut Off
NASA, International Partners Advance Cooperation with Artemis Accords | NASA
Eight Countries Sign Artemis Accords - SpacePolicyOnline.com
ESA awards contracts for moon and Mars exploration - SpaceNews
China’s Statement on Artemis Accords, via Andrew Jones on Twitter (@AJ_FI)
NASA Announces Industry Partnerships to Advance Moon, Mars Technology | NASA
NASA Announces Partners to Advance 2020 ‘Tipping Point’ Technologies | NASA
NASA Selects Partner to Land Water-Measuring Payload on the Moon | NASA
Democratic platform calls for continuity in NASA programs - SpaceNews
Current and former NASA leadership share credit for commercial crew - SpaceNews
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T+171: SpaceX, L3Harris Selected by SDA for Missile Warning Satellites
9 oktober 2020 · 23 min
The Space Development Agency has selected L3Harris and SpaceX to produce satellites for a missile warning constellation. I break down the details of the SDA project, the technical aspects, and what it means to see SpaceX enter the world of satellite manufacturing and sales. Lees meer
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Topics
L3Harris, SpaceX win Space Development Agency contracts to build missile-warning satellites - SpaceNews
SDA Awards Contracts for the First Generation of the Tracking Layer – Space Development Agency
SDA RFP Seeks Industry Proposals for Launch Services – Space Development Agency
SDA Tranche 0 Launch Services - beta.SAM.gov
Lockheed Martin, York Space to produce 20 satellites for Space Development Agency - SpaceNews
Griffin’s departure stirs questions about the future of the Space Development Agency - SpaceNews
xkcd: Standards
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T+170: Catching Up on the News
5 oktober 2020 · 23 min
I’m back after a few wonderful weeks offline with my newly-arrived son, Will! I figured I’d jump back in with a rundown of the important and notable bits of news that happened while I was gone. Lees meer
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My son has arrived! Signing off for a few weeks. - Main Engine Cut Off
Main Engine Cut Off on Twitter: “It’s Space Shirt Friday over in the @offnom Discord and I’m guessing @JimBridenstine will appreciate Will’s first participation in it.”
Discovery of noxious gas on Venus could be a sign of life - The Verge
What the future of Venus exploration could look like following major discovery - The Verge
Venus is One Stop in Our Search for Life - Administrator Jim Bridenstine
Rocket Lab Launches First In-house Designed & Built Photon Satellite | Rocket Lab
NASA signs agreement with Italy to cooperate on Artemis - SpaceNews
NASA Publishes Artemis Plan to Land First Woman, Next Man on Moon | NASA
Bridenstine Optimistic About Full HLS Funding - SpacePolicyOnline.com
Senate Hearing Offers No Hints on Prospect for Artemis Funding - SpacePolicyOnline.com
Another Senate Hearing, But Still No Clue on Likely Fate of Artemis Funding - SpacePolicyOnline.com
Space Resources are the Key to Safe and Sustainable Lunar Exploration - Administrator Jim Bridenstine
Purchase of Lunar Regolith and/or Rock Materials from Contractor - beta.SAM.gov
NASA Moon Rocket Stage Passes Simulated Countdown Test | NASA
Jim Bridenstine on Twitter: “More progress on @NASA_SLS Green Run Hot Fire! @NASA_Stennis teams completed the sixth test of the Green Run test series – the simulated countdown – on Sunday, vali…
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T+169: Commercial Small Launcher Updates
13 augustus 2020 · 26 min
There have been a ton of recent updates from commercial small launch companies, like increased payload mass and volume from Rocket Lab, contracts and funding from ABL, solved vibration issues from Virgin Orbit, and a few others. With a handful of vehicles on the verge of their first launch, it’s a good time to take a higher-level look at these competitors. Lees meer
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Rocket Lab Increases Electron Payload Capacity, Enabling Interplanetary Missions and Reusability | Rocket Lab
ABL Space Systems begins RS1 stage testing and reaches $90mm in funding
Small launch startup ABL secures over $90 million in new funding and Air Force contracts - SpaceNews
Wrapping Up Our First Launch Demo, and Looking Ahead to Launch Demo 2 | Virgin Orbit
Firefly suffers anomaly during launch vehicle test - SpaceNews
Firefly Aerospace on Twitter: “Yesterday evening we attempted to hotfire test the Alpha first stage for the first time. Unfortunately, after the four Reaver engines ignited, an engine bay fire developed (flame jet to the left in video). The system immediately shut itself down and the fire was quickly…”
Relativity wins Iridium contract, selects West Coast launch site - SpaceNews
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T+168: SpaceX and ULA Win NSSL Phase 2
10 augustus 2020 · 41 min
The long-awaited news is finally here! ULA and SpaceX have won the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 launch contracts from the US Department of Defense, which leaves Blue Origin’s New Glenn and Northrop Grumman’s OmegA out in the cold. I talk through what this means for each company and launch vehicle, and where things will go from here on all sides of the issue. Lees meer
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U.S. Department Of Defense > Contracts For Aug. 7, 2020
Pentagon picks SpaceX and ULA to remain its primary launch providers - SpaceNews
Air Force to end agreements with Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman, prepares for launch contract protests - SpaceNews
ULA, SpaceX Win NSSL Phase 2 Awards – SpacePolicyOnline.com
House and Senate Make Progress on the FY2021 NDAA – SpacePolicyOnline.com
National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement (LSP) Request for Proposal (RFP) FA8811-19-R-0002 - GovTribe
Air Force funding three new rockets to compete with SpaceX but only intends to buy launch services from two providers - SpaceNews
Air Force requests bids for space launch services, will select two companies in 2020 - SpaceNews
Episode T+79: Orbital ATK’s OmegA, NASA’s Bridenstine - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+167: Phillip Hargrove, NASA Launch Services Program
29 juli 2020 · 43 min
Phillip Hargrove, a Launch Vehicle Trajectory Analyst at NASA joins me to talk about NASA’s Launch Services Program. We discuss how LSP interacts with mission teams like Mars 2020 Perseverance, launch providers like United Launch Alliance and SpaceX, and what kind of work they tackle in their unique role tying it all together. Lees meer
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Off-Nominal - YouTube
Off-Nominal
32 - Well Within the Kill Zone | Off-Nominal
Episode 32 - Well Within the Kill Zone (with Richard Garriott) - YouTube
Phillip H (@FlightMastrPhil) / Twitter
Launching Rockets | NASA
Phillip H on Twitter: “LOL you can see me and @MicWoltman walking across the street in the last 8 seconds. This was right after we got there and we realized “oh...that’s @torybruno @JimBridenstine and @Dr_ThomasZ “ and then “oh...that’s an interview” 🏃🏾♂️😂 #oops”
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover - NASA Mars
Watch the Launch of Mars 2020 Perseverance with us! - WeMartians Podcast
Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) | NASA
Joint Polar Satellite System
NASA Awards IXPE Launch to SpaceX for $50.3 Million - Main Engine Cut Off
NASA Awards Psyche Launch to SpaceX, Who Now Has Its First Mars Launch on the Books - Main Engine Cut Off
SpaceX to Fly to Polar Orbit from Florida - Main Engine Cut Off
Episode T+136: Starship to GTO, SSO from Florida - Main Engine Cut Off
SpaceX Selected for PACE Launch to SSO from Cape Canaveral - Main Engine Cut Off
Cape Canaveral Prepares for First Polar Launches in 60 Years - Scientific American
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T+166: Laura Klicker and Daniel Gillies, Astrobotic
23 juli 2020 · 48 min
Two members of the Astrobotic team join me for a conversation: Laura Klicker, Payload Systems Management Lead, and Daniel Gillies, Mission Director for the Griffin/VIPER mission. We talk about Astrobotic’s first Peregrine mission coming up next year, the very exciting VIPER mission to the south pole of the Moon in 2023, payload management across multiple flights, the technical aspects of their various vehicles, and a whole lot more. Lees meer
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Astrobotic
Careers | Astrobotic
Peregrine Lander | Astrobotic
Griffin Lander | Astrobotic
Astrobotic Awarded $79.5 Million Contract to Deliver 14 NASA Payloads to the Moon | Astrobotic
Astrobotic Awarded $5.6 Million NASA Contract to Deliver Autonomous Moon Rover | Astrobotic
Astrobotic Awarded $199.5 Million Contract to Deliver NASA Moon Rover | Astrobotic
Astrobotic to Develop New Commercial Payload Service for NASA’s Human Landing System | Astrobotic
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T+165: Caleb Henry on the OneWeb Acquisition, Starlink Antennas, C-Band Drama, and More
22 juli 2020 · 1 uur 2 min
Caleb Henry of SpaceNews returns to the show to talk about the OneWeb acquisition and related fallout, Starlink antennas, the ongoing C-band drama including the satellite-buying bonanza, and he helps us understand the FCC-GPS-Ligado situation. Lees meer
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Topics
Caleb Henry, SpaceNews
Caleb Henry (@CHenry_SN) / Twitter
British government and Bharti Global buy OneWeb, plan $1 billion investment to revive company - SpaceNews
British military finalizes Skynet-6A contract with Airbus - SpaceNews
Wyler claims breakthrough in low-cost antenna for OneWeb, other satellite systems - SpaceNews
New details and images emerge of SpaceX’s Starlink user antennas and planned beta testing - The Verge
Satellite Bonanza: Ten GEO Satellites Ordered in Prep for C-Band Clearing, More Coming - Main Engine Cut Off
Intelsat orders four satellites from Maxar, two from Northrop Grumman, for C-band clearing - SpaceNews
Boeing, Northrop Grumman win SES C-band satellite orders - SpaceNews
SES files $1.8 billion claim against Intelsat over splitting C-Band Alliance - SpaceNews
Coalition of GPS user groups joins fight against FCC’s Ligado decision - SpaceNews
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T+164: An Announcement, and a Check-in on International Space Policy and NSSL Phase 2
17 juli 2020 · 36 min
To start, there’s exciting news! My son is due at the end of August, and so I’ll be taking some time off after he arrives. Before that, I wanted to check in on two storylines. Lees meer
Professional shit-stirrer Dmitry Rogozin made it pretty clear that Russia is not interested in the Artemis Program, while various countries around the world partner with NASA on it. And we’re only a few weeks out from the NSSL Phase 2 awards and there is some related budgetary considerations being debated, so it’s a good time to circle back on that.
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Topics
Rogozin Not Interested in Cooperating with U.S. on Lunar Program, Prefers China – SpacePolicyOnline.com
Space Exploration Transcends All Terrestrial Borders – Administrator Jim Bridenstine
NASA Administrator Signs Declaration of Intent with Japan on Artemis | NASA
Building the next Canadarm - Canada.ca
Australian Government Commits to Join NASA in Lunar Exploration | NASA
NASA Artemis Accords
Episode T+158: Doug Loverro Resigns, and a Bit About the Artemis Accords - Main Engine Cut Off
Air Force awards launch vehicle development contracts to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, ULA - SpaceNews
ULA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman submit bids for national security launch procurement contract - SpaceNews
Smith encouraged by Senate NDAA proposal to increase funding for space launch technology - SpaceNews
Independent study of launch market says U.S. Air Force should support three domestic providers - SpaceNews
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T+163: Suborbital Crew, Virgin Galactic to ISS
3 juli 2020 · 18 min
NASA recently established the Suborbital Crew office within the Commercial Crew Program, which will focus on developing a plan to fly personnel on suborbital spaceflights. At the same time, Virgin Galactic signed an agreement with NASA to provide private orbital spaceflights to the ISS. Lees meer
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NASA Developing a Plan to Fly Personnel on Suborbital Spacecraft | NASA
Virgin Galactic to fly Italian Air Force research mission - SpaceNews.com
Virgin Galactic Signs Space Act Agreement with NASA for Private Orbital Spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) - Virgin Galactic
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T+162: Grant Bonin, SVP of Business Development at Spaceflight
26 juni 2020 · 46 min
Grant Bonin, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Spaceflight joins me to talk about everything they’ve been up to lately, including being acquired, signing deals with SpaceX for rideshares on Starlink missions and on dedicated flights to SSO, signing deals with new launch companies and international providers, and a lot more including manifesting satellites, last-mile services, and about what makes Spaceflight unique. Lees meer
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donate.offnominal.space
Grant Bonin (@grantbonin) / Twitter
Grant Bonin - Spaceflight
Welcome to Spaceflight Grant! - Spaceflight
Spaceflight Industries Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell Spaceflight, its Rideshare Launch Services Provider, to Japan’s Mitsui & Co., Ltd and Yamasa Co., Ltd. - Spaceflight
Spaceflight Inc. Acquisition Finalized - Spaceflight
Spaceflight to Launch Its First Rideshare Payloads on a SpaceX Starlink Mission - Spaceflight
Spaceflight Inc. Signs Multi-Launch Agreement with SpaceX for Rideshare Services - Spaceflight
Spaceflight Readies 28 Payloads for Inaugural Rideshare Launch on Arianespace’s Vega - Spaceflight
Spaceflight Inc. Closes 2019 with Three Successful Launches in One Week Across Three Continents - Spaceflight
Firefly Aerospace and Spaceflight Inc. Sign Launch Services Agreement - Spaceflight
Reality Rating | SpaceFund
Synergy Ornithocket (@ornithocket) / Twitter
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T+161: Mark Wiese, Manager of NASA’s Gateway Deep Space Logistics
22 juni 2020 · 41 min
Mark Wiese, Manager of NASA’s Gateway Deep Space Logistics, joins me to talk about the logistics architecture for Gateway and, specifically, the selection of SpaceX and Dragon XL for missions in the future. He even lets me get really nerdy and responds to some of my complaints and questions from past episodes! Lees meer
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Mark Wiese (@MW_go4launch) / Twitter
Mark D. Wiese, Manager, Deep Space Logistics, Gateway Program | Kennedy Biographies | NASA
About Gateway Deep Space Logistics | NASA
NASA Awards Artemis Contract for Gateway Logistics Services | NASA
Source Selection Statement for the Gateway Logistics Services Contract
Episode T+152: SpaceX’s Dragon XL Wins Gateway Logistics Services Contract - Main Engine Cut Off
NASA Seeks Information for Gateway Cargo Delivery Services
Gateway Logistics Services - Main Engine Cut Off
Episode T+124: Gateway Logistics Services, FY2020 NDAA, and Small GEO Satellites - Main Engine Cut Off
Gateway Logistics Services - Draft RFP - beta.SAM.gov
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T+160: Lueders Leads HEO, Northrop Grumman Awarded HALO Contract
17 juni 2020 · 24 min
Northrop Grumman was awarded $187 million for the Gateway Habitat design, which caps off NASA’s 2020 budget work for Artemis components. Additionally, Kathy Lueders was named head of human spaceflight at NASA, which is huge and fantastic news. We take a look at the Artemis program’s acquisitions so far and the road ahead under Lueders’ leadership. Lees meer
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donate.offnominal.space
Let’s Make Space Better. | Off-Nominal
Origins: Jim Bridenstine | Off-Nominal
WeMartians Podcast
NASA to sole source Gateway habitation module to Northrop Grumman - SpaceNews.com
NASA Awards Northrop Grumman Artemis Contract for Gateway Crew Cabin | NASA
NASA selects Maxar to build first Gateway element - SpaceNews.com
First Two Gateway Elements to Launch Together - Main Engine Cut Off
Kathy Lueders Selected to Lead NASA’s Human Spaceflight Office | NASA
Episode T+158: Doug Loverro Resigns, and a Bit About the Artemis Accords - Main Engine Cut Off
Episode T+159: SpaceX Demo-2 Carries Crew to ISS - Main Engine Cut Off
NASA Selects Blue Origin, Dynetics, SpaceX for Artemis Human Landers
NASA Awards Artemis Contract for Gateway Logistics Services | NASA
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T+159: SpaceX Demo-2 Carries Crew to ISS
5 juni 2020 · 30 min
It happened! American astronauts on American rockets from American soil. Bob and Doug successfully launched, docked to the ISS, and joined Expedition 63. I talk about what this means for SpaceX, NASA, space policy, and where things go from here. Lees meer
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NASA Astronauts Launch from America in Test of SpaceX Crew Dragon | NASA
Station Welcomes First SpaceX Crew Dragon with Astronauts | NASA
SpaceX DM-2 Launch! Hang out and watch the prep, launch, and early orbital operations. - YouTube
Crew Demo 2 (Launch) - YouTube
Crew Demo 2 (Approach and Docking) - YouTube
Main Engine Cut Off on Twitter: “Fantastic clip, and a wonderful event from Dragon this morning”
After troubled first flight, Boeing will refly Starliner without crew | Ars Technica
Michael Baylor on Twitter: “SpaceX has been given NASA approval to fly flight-proven Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon vehicles during Commercial Crew flights starting with Post-Certification Mission 2, per a modification to SpaceX's contract with NASA.”
Michael Sheetz on Twitter: “Axiom Space CEO Mike Suffredini said his company's private trip to the ISS with SpaceX is scheduled for October 2021, so Demo-2 helped ‘our customers know that it's going to be real.’ Axiom plans to announce the 3 passengers in a month or so.”
Space Adventures Announces Agreement with SpaceX to Launch Private Citizens on the Crew Dragon Spacecraft - Space Adventures
Current and former NASA leadership share credit for commercial crew - SpaceNews.com
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T+158: Doug Loverro Resigns, and a Bit About the Artemis Accords
26 mei 2020 · 20 min
The head of human spaceflight at NASA resigned last week, just before the most important crewed launch the agency has seen in a decade. However, it appears as though the resignation is related to the Artemis program and its landers. I give some thoughts on the implications of the departure, and also cover a recent development in international space politics—the Artemis Accords. Lees meer
This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 37 executive producers—Brandon, Matthew, Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Brad, Ryan, Nadim, Peter, Donald, Lee, Chris, Warren, Bob, Russell, John, Moritz, Joel, Jan, Grant, David, Mints, Joonas, Robb, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Frank, Julian and Lars from Agile Space, Tommy, Adam, and six anonymous—and 371 other supporters.
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NASA human spaceflight head Loverro leaves agency - SpaceNews.com
Here’s why NASA’s chief of human spaceflight resigned—and why it matters | Ars Technica
Doug Loverro Resigns - SpacePolicyOnline.com
Head of NASA’s human exploration program demoted as agency pushes for Moon return - The Verge
Episode T+126: The NASA Ousters - Main Engine Cut Off
Episode T+157: Blue Origin, Dynetics, and SpaceX Win NASA Lunar Lander Contracts - Main Engine Cut Off
NASA Artemis Accords
NASA Unveils “Artemis Accords” - SpacePolicyOnline.com
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T+157: Blue Origin, Dynetics, and SpaceX Win NASA Lunar Lander Contracts
5 mei 2020 · 37 min
NASA announced three contract awards for the Artemis Progam’s Human Landing System—a Blue Origin-led team, Dynetics, and SpaceX’s Starship. I talk through some thoughts on each landing system and what the future might hold for NASA, regarding both politics and decisions. Lees meer
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NASA Selects Blue Origin, Dynetics, SpaceX for Artemis Human Landers
NASA Names Companies to Develop Human Landers for Artemis Missions | NASA
Blue Origin's HLS National Team Mission to the Moon to Stay with NASA - YouTube
Dynetics Lander Infographic (PDF, 5.1MB)
SpaceX on Twitter: “A lunar optimized Starship can fly many times between the surface of the Moon and lunar orbit without flaps or heat shielding required for Earth return”
House members criticize NASA lunar lander awards - SpaceNews.com
Episode T+152: SpaceX’s Dragon XL Wins Gateway Logistics Services Contract - Main Engine Cut Off
NASA Announces Industry Partnerships to Advance Moon, Mars Technology | NASA
New Companies Join Growing Ranks of NASA Partners for Artemis Program | NASA
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T+156: Sean Mahoney, CEO of Masten Space Systems
30 april 2020 · 1 uur 4 min
Sean Mahoney, CEO of Masten Space Systems joins me to talk about everything they’ve been up to lately, from flights of their terrestrial vehicles out in Mojave, NASA’s Lunar CATALYST program, their recent Commercial Lunar Payload Services task order award, and some other projects like DARPA’s XS-1, the Broadsword engine, and XEUS. Lees meer
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Masten Space Systems
Masten Space Systems (@mastenspace) / Twitter
mastenspace - YouTube
Whats the Point? — Masten Space Systems
Lunar CATALYST | NASA
XL-1 — Masten Space Systems
NASA Awards Contract to Deliver Science, Tech to Moon | NASA
Masten Space Systems Will Deliver NASA and Commercial Payloads to the Lunar Surface in 2022 — Masten Space Systems
Masten Space Systems selected by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for XS-1 Program — Masten Space Systems
Masten Achieves First Hot-Fire of Broadsword Rocket Engine — Masten Space Systems
XEUS — Masten Space Systems
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T+155: Peter Beck on the Pandemic’s Effect on the Industry and Rocket Lab’s Busy Few Months
22 april 2020 · 1 uur 1 min
Peter Beck, Founder, CEO, and CTO of Rocket Lab returns to the show to talk about how the industry is dealing with the pandemic, and to update us on their busy past few months, including their acquisition of Sinclair Interplanetary, flying missions to the Moon and beyond, and their work towards reusability. Lees meer
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Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) | Twitter
Rocket Lab | Frequent and reliable access launch is now a reality | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) | Twitter
Rocket Lab - YouTube
Episode T+138: Peter Beck, Founder of Rocket Lab - Main Engine Cut Off
Rocket Lab executive says company is well positioned to weather crisis - SpaceNews.com
Rocket Lab Expands Footprint with New Long Beach Headquarters and Production Complex | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab to Acquire Satellite Hardware Manufacturer Sinclair Interplanetary | Rocket Lab
Sinclair Interplanetary
Rocket Lab Selected by NASA to Launch Pathfinder Mission to the Moon | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab’s Electron Launch Vehicle Certified by NASA | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Debuts Fully Autonomous Flight Termination System | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Opens Launch Complex 2, Confirms U.S. Air Force Payload as First Electron Mission from U.S. Soil | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab launches milestone tenth mission, completes major success for reusable rocket program | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Successfully Completes Electron Mid-Air Recovery Test | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab to Launch Dedicated Mission for Japanese Space Industry Start-up Company Synspective | Rocket Lab
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T+154: Tim Ellis, CEO and Cofounder of Relativity
17 april 2020 · 42 min
Tim Ellis, CEO and Cofounder of Relativity joins me for an in-depth discussion about Relativity’s status and work towards their first launch. We cover everything from their company vision, funding, new headquarters, wider fairing, customer backlog, potential west coast launch site, and dive into the details of Stargate and Relativity’s materials work. Lees meer
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Relativity Space
Terran — Relativity Space
Stargate — Relativity Space
Relativity Space (@relativityspace) / Twitter
Tim Ellis (@thetimellis) / Twitter
Relativity Space raises $140 million - SpaceNews.com
Relativity to move headquarters to Long Beach - SpaceNews.com
Relativity Space on Twitter: “Good afternoon from Los Angeles - this is our Stage 2 Iron Bird, which will be the first additively manufactured tank to feed propellants to a rocket engine.”
Relativity Space has big dreams. Is the company for real? | Ars Technica
Relativity Signs Telesat, Eyes Polar Launch Site - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+153: Boeing to Refly Starliner Uncrewed Test, While SpaceX Crew Plans Firm Up
9 april 2020 · 19 min
A flurry of Commercial Crew news hit last week: new crew members were announced for SpaceX Crew-1, Jim Bridenstine shed some light on the DM-2 schedule, and Boeing will refly the Starliner uncrewed test flight. I break down each of those and talk through why those stories are more connected than was hinted at by NASA and others. Lees meer
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NASA selects astronauts for Crew Dragon mission - SpaceNews.com
NASA, SpaceX to launch astronauts in May despite coronavirus pandemic
Boeing will refly botched Starliner test flight, setting back its hopes for sending people into space this year - The Washington Post
Boeing Statement on Starliner's Next Flight
Boeing to Refly Starliner’s Uncrewed Test This Fall, Potentially After SpaceX Crew-1 - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+152: SpaceX’s Dragon XL Wins Gateway Logistics Services Contract
2 april 2020 · 25 min
NASA selected SpaceX and their new Dragon XL vehicle as the first Gateway Logistics Services provider. I take some time to think through why SpaceX is interested in this program, what they might want to get out of it, and what we could see Dragon XL doing in the future. Lees meer
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NASA Awards Artemis Contract for Gateway Logistics Services | NASA
NASA Seeks Information for Gateway Cargo Delivery Services
Episode T+124: Gateway Logistics Services, FY2020 NDAA, and Small GEO Satellites - Main Engine Cut Off
NASA to pay more for less cargo delivery to the space station | Ars Technica
SpaceX reveals the controls of its Dragon spacecraft for the first time | Ars Technica
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T+151: Northrop Grumman, Satellite Servicing, and DARPA’s RSGS
23 maart 2020 · 20 min
After a tumultuous past few years, DARPA has selected a new partner for RSGS. It is none other than Northrop Grumman, who has found early success with their satellite servicing ventures. Lees meer
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MEV-1 Docks with Intelsat 901 - Main Engine Cut Off
Maxar/SSL Cancels DARPA RSGS Satellite Servicing Agreement - Main Engine Cut Off
DARPA picks Northrop Grumman as its commercial partner for satellite servicing program - SpaceNews.com
Northrop Grumman’s Wholly Owned Subsidiary, SpaceLogistics, Selected by DARPA as Commercial Partner for Robotic Servicing Mission | Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Successfully Completes Historic First Docking of Mission Extension Vehicle with Intelsat 901 Satellite | Northrop Grumman
Episode T+93: NASA Goddard and Restore-L - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+150: SpaceX Signs Crew Flight Agreements with Axiom, Space Adventures
9 maart 2020 · 20 min
SpaceX recently signed two agreements: one with Axiom Space to fly a private mission up to the ISS, and one with Space Adventures for a free-flying tourist flight up to 1,000 kilometers. I discuss these two missions and why agreements like this are key to SpaceX’s long-term strategy. Lees meer
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Axiom Space plans first-ever fully private human spaceflight mission to International Space Station
Episode T+147: Mike Suffredini, President & CEO of Axiom - Main Engine Cut Off
Space Adventures Announces Agreement with SpaceX to Launch Private Citizens on the Crew Dragon Spacecraft - Space Adventures
NASA Awards Psyche Launch to SpaceX, Who Now Has Its First Mars Launch on the Books - Main Engine Cut Off
Farewell, Red Dragon - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+149: Let’s Talk About Starship with Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut
28 februari 2020 · 1 uur 4 min
Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, joins me to talk all about SpaceX’s Starship, its history thus far, it’s nearly-impossible-to-keep-up-with development in the open, and what we may see in the coming months. We make some timeline predictions, talk about the predicament of Boca Chica, and both randomly stumble into completely unsupported theories. Lees meer
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Everyday Astronaut
Everyday Astronaut (@Erdayastronaut) / Twitter
Everyday Astronaut - YouTube
Starship | SpaceX
Starship Development Thread - r/spacex
A conversation with Elon Musk about Starship - YouTube
Is SpaceX's Raptor engine the king of rocket engines? - YouTube
Are Aerospikes Better Than Bell Nozzles? - YouTube
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T+148: Gerst to SpaceX, and Why Landing is Part of Mission Success
19 februari 2020 · 21 min
Long-time head of human spaceflight at NASA, Bill Gerstenmaier, has joined SpaceX as a consultant, but everyone is excited for the wrong reasons. And SpaceX missed a booster landing on their most recent Starlink launch, which prompted a new round of debates over whether booster recovery is part of mission success or not. Lees meer
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SpaceX hires former NASA official William Gerstenmaier
Gerst the Politician, Gerst the Engineer - Main Engine Cut Off
Starlink Mission - YouTube
SpaceX launches fifth batch of Starlink satellites, misses booster landing - SpaceNews.com
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T+147: Mike Suffredini, President & CEO of Axiom
13 februari 2020 · 46 min
Mike Suffredini, President and CEO of Axiom, joins me to talk about their recent announcement: Axiom has been selected by NASA for access to an ISS port. They will build out Axiom Station as an expansion of the ISS, and eventually operate it as a free-flying space station. Before Axiom, Mike was NASA’s ISS Program Manager for a decade. Lees meer
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Axiom Space
Axiom Space - Overview and Team
NASA Selects First Commercial Destination Module for Space Station | NASA
Axiom selected by NASA for access to International Space Station port
Assembly Sequence: Watch the Axiom Segment of the ISS constructed module-by-module
NASA Selects Axiom for ISS Node 2 Expansion - Main Engine Cut Off
Episode T+120: Dr. Mike Baine, Axiom Space - Main Engine Cut Off
NextSTEP K: Commercial Destination Development in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Free Flyer | NASA
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T+146: Loren Grush on Commercial Crew, Starlink, NASA Authorization, and More
31 januari 2020 · 54 min
Loren Grush of The Verge joins me to talk about a whole host of current topics—SpaceX’s in-flight abort test, Starliner’s shaky first test and its fallout, space traffic, Starlink, the NASA Authorization bill, and why ”Space is hard” is the worst mantra. Lees meer
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Loren Grush (@lorengrush) | Twitter
Loren Grush Profile and Activity - The Verge
Verge Science - YouTube
SpaceX successfully tests escape system on new spacecraft — while destroying a rocket - The Verge
Boeing and NASA are forming an investigation team to figure out cause of spacecraft mishap - The Verge
Starliner’s thruster performance receiving close scrutiny from NASA | Ars Technica
Stop saying ‘space is hard’ - The Verge
The era of satellite-repairing robots is here - YouTube
LeoLabs, Inc. on Twitter: “Our latest update this morning for IRAS / GGSE 4 shows a 12m miss distance, with a Probability of Collision (Pc) back to 1 in 100.”
Mesmerizing graph shows uncomfortably close encounters between space junk - The Verge
SpaceX successfully launches its fourth batch of internet-beaming Starlink satellites - The Verge
House Draft NASA Authorization Bill is the Greatest Hits of Terrible, Dead-End Space Policy - Main Engine Cut Off
A proposed House bill is threatening to rework NASA’s Moon plans - The Verge
Christian Davenport on Twitter: “Show of force? NASA Administrator @JimBridenstine is at the House space subcommittee mark up. Says he’s here ‘because it’s open to the public.’”
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T+145: Caleb Henry
25 januari 2020 · 52 min
Caleb Henry of SpaceNews joins me to talk about the recent happenings in the satellite industry, including new ITU milestones for megaconstellations, SpaceX’s big year for Starlink, OneWeb’s progress, and DirecTV’s battery issue. Lees meer
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Caleb Henry, SpaceNews.com
Caleb Henry (@CHenry_SN) / Twitter
ITU sets milestones for megaconstellations - SpaceNews.com
SpaceX becomes operator of world’s largest commercial satellite constellation with Starlink launch - SpaceNews.com
DirecTV fears explosion risk from satellite with damaged battery - SpaceNews.com
Boeing says Spaceway-1 battery failure has low risk of repeating on similar satellites - SpaceNews.com
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T+144: 2019 Impacts
31 december 2019 · 20 min
A look back at 2019 through the lens of “Who actually did something that matters this year?” Lees meer
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T+143: Starliner, 2020 US Space Budget
23 december 2019 · 25 min
Starliner’s flight test did not go as planned, and the US 2020 budget was passed, which creates Space Force and has big implications for NASA’s work. Lees meer
This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 38 executive producers—Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Brad, Ryan, Nadim, Peter, Donald, Lee, Chris, Warren, Bob, Russell, John, Moritz, Joel, Jan, David, Grant, Mike, David, Mints, Joonas, Robb, Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut, Frank, Julian and Lars from Agile Space, Tommy, Adam, Sam, and six anonymous—and 317 other supporters.
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Starliner anomaly to prevent ISS docking - SpaceNews.com
NASA, Boeing Complete Successful Landing of Starliner Flight Test | NASA
Thoughts on Starliner - Main Engine Cut Off
Trump Signs FY2020 Appropriations Into Law – SpacePolicyOnline.com
Artemis Wins Only Lukewarm Support in Final NASA FY2020 Appropriation – SpacePolicyOnline.com
Trump signs defense bill establishing U.S. Space Force: What comes next - SpaceNews.com
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