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T+92: Marcia Smith
4 september 2018 · 30 min
Marcia Smith of Space Policy Online joins me to talk about the recent meetings of the NASA Advisory Council, the status of Commercial Crew, Space Force, and more space policy goodness. Lees meer
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SpacePolicyOnline.com - Your first stop for news, information and analysis about civil, military and commercial space programs
Marcia Smith (@SpcPlcyOnline) | Twitter
SpacePolicyOnline.com | Facebook
Gateway Gets Good Reviews from NAC Committees - SpacePolicyOnline.com
NASA Announces Nine Commercial Crew Flight Assignments, More to Come from International Partners - SpacePolicyOnline.com
Trump Continues to Talk Up Space Force As He Signs FY2019 NDAA - SpacePolicyOnline.com
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T+91: August Q&A
1 september 2018 · 25 min
The first official MECO Q&A! I answer questions from listeners about any and all things space—mostly. (PS: Start sending me your questions for September’s Q&A episode!) Lees meer
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The Adventures of SpaceShipTwo: Inverted Flight, Wonky Gyros & an Impatient Billionaire - Parabolic Arc
Virgin Galactic’s Rocket Man | The New Yorker
Exos Aerospace SARGE Whip - YouTube
BETA 87A Vocal Microphone | Shure Americas
Roland - Rubix24 | USB Audio Interface
X2u XLR-to-USB Signal Adapter | Shure Americas
MV88 iOS Digital Stereo Condenser Microphone | Shure Americas
Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS
Ferrite Recording Studio: Ferrite Recording Studio — Wooji Juice
Simplecast | Podcast Hosting & Metrics Made Easy
Rescue Operations Take Shape for Commercial Crew Program Astronauts | NASA
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T+90: Andrew Jones
30 augustus 2018 · 38 min
Andrew Jones joins me to talk all things Chinese spaceflight—exploration, policy, industry, and more. Lees meer
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Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) | Twitter
Andrew Jones | The Planetary Society
Andrew Jones, Author at SpaceNews.com
GBTIMES: Andrew Jones
Landspace of China to launch first rocket in Q4 2018 - SpaceNews.com
Chinese rocket maker OneSpace secures $44m in funding; Expace prepares for commercial launch - SpaceNews.com
China's mission to the far side of the Moon will launch in December | The Planetary Society
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T+89: Lockheed’s Small Sat Strategy, NASA Tipping Points Contracts
13 augustus 2018 · 26 min
Lockheed Martin has been slowly revealing their small sat strategy over the last three years, and it’s shaping up to be quite interesting and potentially very compelling. And NASA announced 10 Tipping Point awards last week, which include some very interesting projects from Blue Origin, ULA, and Astrobotic. Lees meer
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Terran Orbital’s Series B Round, and Lockheed’s Small Sat Master Plan - Main Engine Cut Off
NASA Announces New Partnerships in Space Exploration Technologies | NASA
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T+88: CubeRover, Michael Provenzano and Andrew Horchler
30 juli 2018 · 49 min
Michael Provenzano and Andrew Horchler of CubeRover and Astrobotic join me to talk about the project, the rover itself, and the future of robotic exploration on the Moon (and beyond). Lees meer
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CubeRover
CubeRover (@CubeRover) | Twitter
Home | Astrobotic
Astrobotic (@astrobotic) | Twitter
Homepage - CMU - Carnegie Mellon University - CMU - Carnegie Mellon University
Daily Planet | Science News and Video Clips | Discovery
This is CubeRover - YouTube
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T+87: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2
18 juli 2018 · 22 min
Rocket Lab announced that they’re in the final selection stage of their search for a US launch site. I break down the options they have, and discuss why I think they’ll pick Wallops Island. Lees meer
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Rocket Lab to expand launch capability with US launch site | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab selects four finalists for U.S. launch site - SpaceNews.com
Space Access from MARS
Next space station resupply launch scheduled May 20 at Wallops Island | Virginia | roanoke.com
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T+86: Falcon Heavy Wins AFSPC-52
27 juni 2018 · 18 min
Big news this week: SpaceX won an EELV contract for Falcon Heavy. I talk through what this means for the US launch market, how SpaceX and Falcon Heavy are set up to compete for the next few years. Lees meer
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Air Force Certifies Falcon Heavy, Awards SpaceX AFSPC-52 Launch - Main Engine Cut Off
U.S. Department of Defense - Contracts for June 21, 2018
Capabilities & Services | SpaceX
RocketBuilder
Air Force awards big launch contracts to SpaceX and ULA - SpaceNews.com
Episode T+72: SpaceX’s Motivation for Falcon Heavy - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+85: Support and Criticism for the Lunar Gateway
19 juni 2018 · 21 min
ESA has all but given its full support to the (newly renamed) Lunar Gateway, and Terry Virts threw some criticism its way during the third meeting of the National Space Council. I break down what those things mean for the future of Lunar Gateway, and discuss why I’m (gasp!) supportive of the program. Lees meer
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A milestone in securing ESA’s future role in the global exploration of space / Exploration / Human Spaceflight / Our Activities / ESA
Meeting of the National Space Council - YouTube
Op-ed: The Deep Space Gateway would shackle human exploration, not enable it | Ars Technica
Former astronaut criticizes lunar gateway plans - SpaceNews.com
Off-Nominal 09 - Randomly Throwing Money Out Into the Cosmos
Off-Nominal 07 - FLying Around Mars Imaging aNd Geography Observatory
Tweet from @We_Martians
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T+84: The End of NASA Exploration Exclusivity
4 juni 2018 · 16 min
Last week, China opened up their future space station to other nations, and Blue Origin laid some hints about their lunar ambitions. Both of these stories are indicative of what I think the next era of exploration will look like, and it has interesting implications for NASA. Lees meer
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Off-Nominal Studios East - Main Engine Cut Off
Why China is opening its space station to international partners
Bezos outlines vision of Blue Origin’s lunar future - SpaceNews.com
NASA Selects US Companies to Advance Space Resource Collection | NASA
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T+83: Falcon 9 Block 5, RL10 on Centaur V
22 mei 2018 · 23 min
Two events worth discussing happened while I was on vacation—the first Block 5 Falcon 9 took flight, and ULA selected RL10 for Centaur V. Lees meer
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Bangabandhu Satellite-1 Mission | SpaceX
SpaceX launches Bangladeshi satellite on debut Block 5 Falcon 9 mission - SpaceNews.com
RL10 Engine to Power ULA’s New Vulcan Centaur Upper Stage | Aerojet Rocketdyne
ULA selects Aerojet to provide Vulcan upper stage engine - SpaceNews.com
Episode T+63: Centaur V, BFR Updates - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+82: Jon Goff, Altius Space Machines
9 mei 2018 · 1 uur 5 min
Jon Goff of Altius Space Machines joins me to talk about how he got to where he is today and what’s ahead for Altius—including satellite servicing with Bulldog, propellant depots, cryo couplers, and wet labs. Lees meer
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Jonathan A. Goff (@rocketrepreneur) | Twitter
Selenian Boondocks | Random Musings from the Warped Minds of Jonathan Goff, Ken Murphy, John Hare, and Kirk Sorensen
Jonathan Goff | Selenian Boondocks
Altius Space Machines, Inc.
AltiusSpaceMachines (@AltiusSpace) | Twitter
Cryo Coupler SBIR Phase II Win » Altius Space Machines
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T+81: Resource Prospector Cancellation
2 mei 2018 · 12 min
Last week, we heard news that the Resource Prospector mission has been cancelled. I spend some time thinking through my initial reactions to the news, and speculate about what the path ahead may hold for lunar development. Lees meer
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NASA scraps a lunar surface mission — just as it’s supposed to focus on a Moon return - The Verge
NASA emphasizes commercial lunar lander plans with Resource Prospector cancellation - SpaceNews.com
Commercial Lunar Payload Services - CLPS - Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities
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T+80: DARPA Launch Challenge
25 april 2018 · 19 min
The DARPA Launch Challenge has been officially unveiled, so I spent some time breaking down the competition and speculating about who will enter and what DARPA wants out of it. Lees meer
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DARPA Launch Challenge
Rocket Lab
Virgin Orbit
Vector
Astra Space preparing for suborbital test launch - SpaceNews.com
Firefly Aerospace
Relativity Space
Stratolaunch
ARCA | Engineering The Future
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T+79: Orbital ATK’s OmegA, NASA’s Bridenstine
21 april 2018 · 25 min
Orbital ATK unveiled the name and additional technical details of their new launch vehicle, OmegA. Jim Bridenstine was finally confirmed as the new NASA Administrator. Lees meer
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OMEGA: Orbital ATK’s New Large-Class Rocket for U.S. Air Force
Bridenstine Confirmed as NASA Administrator On Party-Line Vote - SpacePolicyOnline.com
Senate votes to confirm Bridenstine as NASA administrator - SpaceNews.com
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T+78: No Cost-Plus, But No Vision, Either
9 april 2018 · 20 min
NASA had some interesting comments on the Lunar Gateway at a recent NASA Advisory Council meeting—the program is eschewing cost-plus contracting, but it’s lacking vision. Lees meer
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Eschewing Cost-Plus, Lacking Vision - Main Engine Cut Off
NASA considers acquiring more than one gateway propulsion module - SpaceNews.com
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T+77: Blue Origin Reconfigures New Glenn
4 april 2018 · 29 min
Caleb Henry got a great scoop on some changes Blue Origin is making to New Glenn. I think through why these changes may have been made and what these changes could mean for the near future. Lees meer
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Blue Origin switches engines for New Glenn second stage - SpaceNews.com
Blue Origin Switches to BE-3U for New Glenn Second Stage - Main Engine Cut Off
Blue Origin ramping up BE-4 engine testing – NASASpaceFlight.com
Two Weeks Until “The Stick” Gets Its Name - Main Engine Cut Off
FA8811-17-9-0001; Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Service Agreements (LSA) Request for Proposals (RFP) - Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities
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T+76: Caleb Henry
27 maart 2018 · 33 min
Caleb Henry of SpaceNews returns to talk Satellite 2018, megaconstellations, flat-panel antennas, and the current state of the satellite industry. Lees meer
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Caleb Henry (@CHenry_SN) | Twitter
Caleb Henry, Author at SpaceNews.com
Satellite 2018
LEO and MEO broadband constellations mega source of consternation - SpaceNews.com
SoftBank says GEO operators besides Intelsat can sell OneWeb capacity - SpaceNews.com
What would it take for SoftBank to invest in SpaceX? - SpaceNews.com
OneWeb asks FCC to authorize 1,200 more satellites - SpaceNews.com
There’s something strange going on amid the satellite Internet rush | Ars Technica
SSL bags Amos-8 and BSAT-4b manufacturing contracts - SpaceNews.com
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T+75: March Roundup
23 maart 2018 · 29 min
A few interesting documents have been released: the late-but-final 2018 appropriations, NASA’s lunar cargo lander request for information, and the public summary of the NASA Independent Review Team’s investigation into the CRS-7 mishap. And a few interesting announcements were made: NASA Acting Administration Robert Lightfoot is going to retire, and the Air Force awarded contracts for another round of EELV Phase 1A launches. Lees meer
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Off-Nominal Events
NASA Budget To Soar Over $20 Billion in Final FY2018 Appropriations - SpacePolicyOnline.com
Acting NASA Administrator Lightfoot Announces Retirement - SpacePolicyOnline.com
Lunar Surface Transportation Capability Request for Information (RFI) - Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities
NASA Independent Review Team SpaceX CRS-7 Accident Investigation Report Public Summary (PDF, 763 KB)
NASA investigation linked 2015 Falcon 9 failure to design error - SpaceNews.com
Air Force awards big launch contracts to SpaceX and ULA - SpaceNews.com
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T+74: Stagnation and Opportunity
9 maart 2018 · 28 min
NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot appeared in front of the space subcommittee of the House Science Committee to discuss the 2019 NASA budget request, and I’ve got some thoughts on their decisions regarding the SLS Mobile Launcher and how it affects SLS’ flight rate. And then I get off onto a train of thought regarding the stagnation of and opportunity within the policy gridlock we’re stuck in today. Lees meer
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Off-Nominal Events
Hearing - An Overview of the NASA Budget for Fiscal Year 2019 - YouTube
Safety panel warns of “bottleneck” of reviews for exploration and commercial crew vehicles - SpaceNews.com
House members question balance of NASA programs in 2019 budget proposal - SpaceNews.com
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T+73: Commercial Crew Contingency Plans, and the End of ISS
23 februari 2018 · 22 min
NASA recently began talking about some contingency planning for potential Commercial Crew delays, and the end-of-ISS discussion is heating up. Lees meer
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NASA’s Continued Focus on Returning U.S. Human Spaceflight Launches - Commercial Crew Program
NASA studying commercial crew contingency plans - SpaceNews.com
How the private space industry could take over lower Earth orbit — and make money off it - The Verge
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T+72: SpaceX’s Motivation for Falcon Heavy
13 februari 2018 · 34 min
SpaceX launched Falcon Heavy last week and shook up the space launch world. I spend some time thinking through SpaceX’s motivations for building Falcon Heavy, and what its effects might be on the world around it. Lees meer
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05 - The Volume of Anti-Starmanism | Off-Nominal
Falcon Heavy Demo from the Press Site - YouTube
Falcon Heavy Test Flight - YouTube
Military certification the next big test for Falcon Heavy - SpaceNews.com
SES Rethinks GEO Model - Main Engine Cut Off
SpaceX no longer planning crewed missions on Falcon Heavy - SpaceNews.com
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T+71: Commercial Crew, Congress, and the GAO
30 januari 2018 · 23 min
The Commercial Crew program—NASA, SpaceX, Boeing, and more—went in front of Congress to discuss the current status of the crew launch systems in development. Concurrently, the GAO released a report warning that more delays are likely, and could put NASA in a tough spot. I share some thoughts on the matter and talk through what is likely to happen this year. Lees meer
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Hearing - An Update on NASA Commercial Crew Systems Development - YouTube
U.S. GAO - NASA Commercial Crew Program: Continued Delays Pose Risks for Uninterrupted Access to the International Space Station
U.S. GAO - NASA Commercial Crew Program: Continued Delays Pose Risks for Uninterrupted Access to the International Space Station (PDF, 1.2MB)
NASA’s Launch Vehicle “Stable Configuration” Double Standard - Main Engine Cut Off
Atlas-3B-DEC (Atlas-IIIB-DEC)
Trump administration wants to end NASA funding for the International Space Station by 2025 - The Verge
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T+70: Polar Launches from Cape Canaveral
17 januari 2018 · 24 min
The US Air Force has developed a viable corridor for launching to polar and other high-inclination orbits from Cape Canaveral. I spend some time thinking through who may be interested in using that corridor and what its existence could mean for the newer launch vehicles in development. Lees meer
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04 - In The Year of Our Lord Steve Squyres | Off-Nominal
Ninkasi Brewing - Ground Control 2017
Air Force: Cape rockets could fly new southern corridor toward poles
Canaveral’s Polar Express - Main Engine Cut Off
Polar XS-1 Launches - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+69: Robin Seemangal
27 december 2017 · 1 uur 4 min
Robin Seemangal joins me for a free-flowing discussion on the stories we found most important in 2017 and what we’re looking forward to in 2018, including SpaceX’s huge year, Blue Origin’s under-the-radar work to lay foundations for their future, SLS’ rough year, and—what else?—Falcon Heavy. Lees meer
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Robin Seemangal (@nova_road) | Twitter
How Is SpaceX Doing on Its Deep Space Ambitions? | WIRED
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T+68: Mike Lewis, CTO of NanoRacks
20 december 2017 · 49 min
Mike Lewis, CTO of NanoRacks joins me to talk about what they’re working on today, as well as their big plans for the future, including their upcoming airlock and the Ixion project—their ongoing work to turn spent upper stages into useful spacecraft. Lees meer
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NanoRacks | The Operating System of Space
NanoRacks (@NanoRacks) | Twitter
Mike Lewis | NanoRacks' Chief Technology Officer
NanoRacks’ 4th External Cargo Ship Satellite Deployment Mission
NanoRacks Successfully Deploys First Customer Microsatellite from ISS
NanoRacks Airlock Passes Johnson Astronaut Training Exercise
Contract for Commercial Habitat Concept Study Signed
NanoRacks on Twitter: “We see the future commercialization of #LEO in re-using and re-purposing spent upper stages of launch vehicles. Here's a new look at #Ixion.”
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T+67: Special Preview of MECO Headlines, December 1–8, 2017
8 december 2017 · 21 min
A special preview of the MECO Headlines shows: Elon Musk kinda-sorta-maybe announces the Falcon Heavy demo payload, Russia and China carry out successful military launches, NASA announces some very interesting NextSTEP-2 contracts, OA-8E Cygnus departs ISS, and SpaceX’s SLC-40 is back, baby! Lees meer
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Elon Musk on Twitter: “Falcon Heavy to launch next month from Apollo 11 pad at the Cape. Will have double thrust of next largest rocket.”
Elon Musk on Twitter: “Payload will be my midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination is Mars orbit. Will be in deep space for a billion years…”
Intelligence-gathering satellite deployed in orbit for Russian military - Spaceflight Now
Russia launches Lotos mission via Soyuz 2-1B rocket | NASASpaceFlight.com
Long March 2D space launch of mystery satellite continues China’s busy end to year
Long March 2D lofts latest Yaogan Weixing satellite named LKW-1 | NASASpaceFlight.com
NASASpaceFlight.com
United Launch Alliance Selects L3 Technologies to Design Next-Generation Avionics Systems - United Launch Alliance
Tory Bruno on Twitter: “@WeHaveMECO CDR in December. Tooling is the factory. First hardware in fab. pad mods underway”
Tory Bruno on Twitter: “@WeHaveMECO Underway and going well”
GOES-S weather satellite arrives in Florida for launch preparations - Spaceflight Now
NASA seeks proposals for space resources technologies - SpaceNews.com
NextSTEP-2 BAA Appendix D: In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Technology - Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities
Newsroom - PARC, a Xerox company
Cygnus cargo craft released from space station, setting up for CubeSat deployments - Spaceflight Now
“Flawless” OA-8E Cygnus departs ISS for 12 days of free-flight acti…
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T+66: A Visit to NanoRacks, and Virgin Orbit Books a Department of Defense Launch
27 november 2017 · 27 min
I was in Houston last week and I visited NanoRacks for a bit. And Virgin Orbit piqued the interest of the Department of Defense, which has some interesting implications. Lees meer
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Virgin Orbit wins first Defense Department launch contract - SpaceNews.com
STRATCOM chief Hyten: ‘I will not support buying big satellites that make juicy targets’ - SpaceNews.com
Revival of Cape Canaveral’s LC-46 begins with Minotaur Pathfinder Assembly - Spaceflight101
Orbital ATK’s Next-Generation Composite Case Passes Structural Acceptance Test - Main Engine Cut Off
Orbital ATK Successfully Tests First Motor Case for Next Generation Launch Vehicle | Orbital ATK News Room
Orbital ATK on Twitter: “Our Next Generation Launch Vehicle achieves critical milestone with completion of structural acceptance test”
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T+65: The New GEO Model, Orbital ATK’s Composite Case, Good and Bad SpaceX News
11 november 2017 · 26 min
SES gives us a preview of their new GEO strategy (which may be a harbinger of the future), Orbital ATK tests a new composite case to be used for their Next-Generation Launcher and future SLS boosters, NASA approves the use of previously-flown Falcon 9 first stages, and SpaceX sets off some LOX fireworks down in McGregor, Texas. Lees meer
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SES Rethinks GEO Model - Main Engine Cut Off
SES tells satellite builders to prepare for a total rethink of their business - Space Intel Report
Orbital ATK’s Next-Generation Composite Case Passes Structural Acceptance Test - Main Engine Cut Off
Orbital ATK Successfully Tests First Motor Case for Next Generation Launch Vehicle | Orbital ATK News Room
Orbital ATK on Twitter: “Our Next Generation Launch Vehicle achieves critical milestone with completion of structural acceptance test”
SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launches Koreasat 5A | NASASpaceFlight.com
NASA Approves Use of Previously-Flown Falcon 9 Boosters - Main Engine Cut Off
Elon Musk’s SpaceX suffers a rocket-engine failure during testing - The Washington Post
SpaceX suffers Merlin engine test mishap - SpaceNews.com
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T+64: BE-4 Fires Up, and Some Thoughts on the Future of Commercial and Military Launch
28 oktober 2017 · 24 min
Blue Origin fired up their BE-4 engine for the first time, which is a big moment. And I share some meandering thoughts on the future of commercial and military launch. Lees meer
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Blue Origin on Twitter: “First hotfire of our BE-4 engine is a success #GradatimFerociter”
Blue Origin just sent a jolt through the aerospace industry | Ars Technica
Tory Bruno on Twitter: “@WeHaveMECO CDR in December. Tooling is the factory. First hardware in fab. pad mods underway”
Tory Bruno on Twitter: “@IanPineapple @WeHaveMECO Cape pad will be backwards compatible. VAFB may not need that”
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T+63: Centaur V, BFR Updates
18 oktober 2017 · 26 min
Tory Bruno wrote an op-ed in SpaceNews regarding Vulcan and its future, and he announced that ULA will be upgrading Centaur. Elon Musk spent some time on reddit talking about BFR and updating us on some of the details. Lees meer
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FA8811-17-9-0001; Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Service Agreements (LSA) Request for Proposals (RFP) - Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities
Op-ed | Building on a successful record in space to meet the challenges ahead - SpaceNews.com
Op-ed by Tory Bruno | Building on a successful record in space to meet the challenges ahead : ula
/u/ToryBruno on reddit
T+45: 2018 Air Force Launch Vehicle Contracts, and the Dim Future of Antares - Main Engine Cut Off
House Members Ask Air Force to Fund Vehicles, Not Components - Main Engine Cut Off
House Armed Services Committee Markup of 2018 NDAA - Main Engine Cut Off
/u/ElonMusk on reddit
I am Elon Musk, ask me anything about BFR! : space
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T+62: Chris Gebhardt on SpaceX’s BFR 2017 Update
5 oktober 2017 · 1 uur 9 min
Chris Gebhardt of NASASpaceflight joins me to discuss Elon Musk’s presentation last week, in which he provided an update to the BFR. Lees meer
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Chris Gebhardt on Twitter
Making Life Multiplanetary
The Moon, Mars, & around the Earth – Musk updates BFR architecture, plans | NASASpaceFlight.com
SES-10 Press Conference in which Chris grills Elon until he says “Wow, you’re really in the details there.”
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T+61: Northrop Grumman Acquires Orbital ATK, Lockheed Martin Unveils New Satellite Family
25 september 2017 · 22 min
Northrop Grumman is acquiring Orbital ATK in a $9.2 billion deal. Lockheed Martin unveiled a new family of satellite busses, positioning themselves for the next era of satellite bus production. Lees meer
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Northrop Grumman to acquire Orbital ATK - SpaceNews.com
Analysts see red flags in Northrop’s acquisition of Orbital ATK - SpaceNews.com
Lockheed won’t protest now two-way race to refresh U.S. nuclear arsenal - SpaceNews.com
All in the Family: Lockheed Martin Introduces New Satellite Lineup - Sep 19, 2017
Lockheed Martin unveils new satellite bus lineup - SpaceNews.com
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T+60: New Glenn’s Fairing, OneWeb’s Factory
16 september 2017 · 24 min
Blue Origin announced a size increase to New Glenn’s fairing, and OneWeb has decided to keep their Toulouse factory open for other customers after their initial 10-satellite production run is over. Both decisions bring about some interesting implications for the market at large. Lees meer
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Blue Origin | New Glenn
Blue Origin on Twitter: “Given customer response, we’re going straight to the 7m fairing and skipping 5.4m. Customers liking options the 2X volume provides.”
New Glenn Gets Larger Fairing - Main Engine Cut Off
OneWeb Satellites to keep Toulouse factory open for other customers - SpaceNews.com
OneWeb Satellites to keep Toulouse factory open for other customers - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+59: Jake Robins
7 september 2017 · 50 min
Jake Robins of the WeMartians Podcast joins me to discuss the state and future of the Mars exploration program, lean sample return, and more. Lees meer
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WeMartians Podcast - WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
WeMartians 029 - A Teenage Rover (feat. Mike Seibert)
Mars Exploration Program, Thomas H. Zurbuchen, NASA SMD Associate Administrator, Presentation to National Academies (PDF, 1.9MB)
NASA proposes rapid Mars sample return architecture - SpaceNews.com
NASA considers kicking Mars sample return into high gear | The Planetary Society
A future comes into focus for the Mars Exploration Program | The Planetary Society
Space Policy Edition #16: NASA's Flagship Missions: Are They Worth It? | The Planetary Society
Powering Science: NASA’s Large Strategic Science Missions | The National Academies Press
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T+58: Totality
25 augustus 2017 · 18 min
I spent 2 minutes and 40 seconds in the shadow of the Moon in Gallatin, TN. Totality was an incredibly powerful experience, and I wanted to share what it was like to be there as best I could. Lees meer
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Exploring Nashville
My exact location in Gallatin, TN for totality
My 8" Dobsonian telescope setup
My photo of totality on Flickr
Path of April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse in North America
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T+57: Caleb Henry
16 augustus 2017 · 33 min
Caleb Henry of SpaceNews joins me to discuss the slowdown in GEO satellite orders, the latest on the big LEO constellations, and what’s up with the sky falling. Lees meer
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Caleb Henry (@CHenry_SN) | Twitter
Caleb Henry, Author at SpaceNews.com
Lack of satellite orders triggers layoffs at Space Systems Loral - SpaceNews.com
MDA slashes GEO order expectations - SpaceNews.com
NGA director supports commercial remote sensing regulatory reform - SpaceNews.com
Smallsat developers propose self-regulation to address orbital debris concerns - SpaceNews.com
Three Orbcomm OG2 satellites malfunctioning, fate to be determined - SpaceNews.com
SES loses 12 transponders on NSS-806 satellite, says impact is temporary - SpaceNews.com
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T+56: Small Launchers and Advanced Propulsion
11 augustus 2017 · 34 min
Rocket Lab completed their investigation into what went wrong on their first launch, Virgin Orbit’s carrier 747 arrived in Long Beach, and I discuss a few NASA-backed advanced propulsion projects. Lees meer
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Main Engine Cut Off | Listen OnDemand Free | TuneIn
Rocket Lab Completes Post-Flight Analysis | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Addresses Vehicle Roll on Twitter
Telemetry glitch kept first Electron rocket from reaching orbit - SpaceNews.com
Rocket Lab clear on why first launch failed and confident to go again - NZ Herald
Virgin Orbit plans 2018 first launch - SpaceNews.com
Virgin Orbit Tweet Shows Launch Vehicle Hardware
Virgin Orbit - NewtonThree Hotfire (5 June 2017) - YouTube
Virgin Orbit - NewtonFour Hotfire (29 June 2017) - YouTube
LauncherOne Service Guide (PDF, 2.5MB)
Vector raises $21 million for small launch vehicle development - SpaceNews.com
Ad Astra Rocket Company NextSTEP Year 2 Press Release (PDF, 82KB)
NASA’s plasma rocket making progress toward a 100-hour firing | Ars Technica
New NASA Contract Will Advance Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Technology | NASA
NASA Contracts with BWXT for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Project - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+55: ISS and Beyond
4 augustus 2017 · 28 min
I spend some time thinking through what the future of the ISS holds, and what may come after it. Lees meer
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The Space Review: Pondering the future of the International Space Station
T+20: Mike Johnson, Chief Designer at NanoRacks on NanoRacks’ History, NextSTEP, and Wet Workshops - Main Engine Cut Off
NanoRacks | The Operating System of Space
NanoRacks To Catalyze Concepts for Deep Space Habitats
Bigelow Aerospace
Axiom Space
The Space Show, 01/06/2017, Michael Suffredini, Amir Blachman, Axiom Space
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T+54: Eric Berger
27 juli 2017 · 33 min
Eric Berger returns to the show to talk about Elon Musk and SpaceX’s crusade against cost-plus contracting, the end of Red Dragon, where NASA policy is heading, and what SpaceX may have in store for the Air Force’s next round of development contracts. Lees meer
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Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) | Twitter
Elon Musk knows what’s ailing NASA—costly contracting | Ars Technica
Elon Musk’s Mars rocket may be about to lose half of its engines | Ars Technica
SpaceX appears to have pulled the plug on its Red Dragon plans | Ars Technica
Farewell, Red Dragon - Main Engine Cut Off
SpaceX goes there—seeks government funds for deep space | Ars Technica
NASA finally admits it doesn’t have the funding to land humans on Mars | Ars Technica
Op-ed: We love you SpaceX, and hope you reach Mars. But we need you to focus. | Ars Technica
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T+53: Loren Grush
22 juli 2017 · 38 min
Loren Grush of The Verge joins me to talk about Falcon Heavy, SpaceX cancelling Dragon 2 propulsive landings, Red Dragon riding off into the sunset, Moon Express, US space policy, and a whole lot more. Lees meer
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Loren Grush (@lorengrush) | Twitter
Elon Musk suggests SpaceX is scrapping its plans to land Dragon capsules on Mars - The Verge
Farewell, Red Dragon - Main Engine Cut Off
Larry Lemke - Red Dragon: Low Cost Access to the Surface of Mars (SETI Talks) - YouTube
Meet Scott Pace, the National Space Council's new executive secretary | The Planetary Society
JAXA Interested in NASA’s Deep Space Gateway - Main Engine Cut Off
To mine the Moon, private company Moon Express plans to build a fleet of robotic landers - The Verge
How Moon Express could use robots to mine the Moon - YouTube
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T+52: XCOR Winds Down, ULA Wins STP-3
13 juli 2017 · 25 min
XCOR laid off the rest of its staff and is closing up shop after losing a contract with ULA, which leaves ULA in an interesting spot for Vulcan-ACES. On the ULA side, they won their first Phase 1A contract from the Air Force, and the contract price sheds some light on just how much they’re cutting their costs. Lees meer
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XCOR Aerospace Lays Off Entire Staff But Intends To Keep Going
XCOR Loses XS-1 and ULA ACES Contract, Announces Lay Offs - Main Engine Cut Off
ULA wins competition for $191 million Air Force launch - SpaceNews.com
United Launch Alliance Wins Competitive Contract Award to Launch the United States Air Force STP-3 M - United Launch Alliance
Very interesting comments on STP-3 from Tory Bruno on the ULA subreddit
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NASA Selects Launch Services Provider for Juno Jupiter Mission
Air Force asks SpaceX, ULA to bid on a five-launch contract - SpaceNews.com
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T+51: The SpaceX Steamroller, Blue Origin Chooses Alabama
29 juni 2017 · 26 min
SpaceX launched two missions last weekend, flew new titanium grid fins on Falcon 9, and are really picking up the pace. And Blue Origin got cozy with the Alabama Launch Alliance by announcing that they’ll build the BE-4 production facility in Huntsville—if the engine is chosen for Vulcan. Lees meer
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SpaceX Doubleheader — Main Engine Cut Off
NASASpaceflight on Twitter
United Launch Alliance Issues Layoff Notices at Vandenberg AFB | Business - Noozhawk.com
Blue Origin retains engine lead as House considers limitations on launch system funding - SpaceNews.com
What just happened between Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Alabama? | AL.com
Aerojet Rocketdyne bringing 800 rocket jobs to Alabama | AL.com
The Alabama Launch Alliance - Main Engine Cut Off
Thornberry Walks Back Vulcan Intervention - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+50: Boeing Gets XS-1, SpaceX Gets X-37B
15 juni 2017 · 28 min
Boeing’s proposal won Phases 2 and 3 of DARPA’s XS-1 program, and I’m pretty bummed about it. And the Air Force announced that SpaceX will launch the fifth X-37B mission in August. Lees meer
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Thoughts on XS-1 - Main Engine Cut Off
DARPA selects Boeing for spaceplane project - SpaceNews.com
Bulgariasat launch realigns; SpaceX secures X-37B launch contract | NASASpaceFlight.com
SpaceX will launch next secret X-37 Air Force mission - SpaceNews.com
Tory Bruno says ULA didn’t get to compete for Air Force X-37B launch that went to SpaceX - SpaceNews.com
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T+49: Dr. Thomas Lang
5 juni 2017 · 1 uur 21 min
Dr. Thomas Lang, Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the UCSF School of Medicine, joins the show to discuss human health and physiology in space. Lees meer
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Thomas Lang | UCSF Profiles
NASA Honors Two UCSF Scientists for Top Discoveries in Microgravity | UC San Francisco
Browse Articles | npj Microgravity
Towards human exploration of space: the THESEUS review series on muscle and bone research priorities | npj Microgravity
The Space Show - March 7, 2017 - Dr. Francis Cucinotta on space radiation
Study Reveals Immune System is Dazed and Confused During Spaceflight | NASA
For an Immune Cell, Microgravity Mimics Aging | NASA
Spaceflight alters expression of microRNA during T-cell activation. - PubMed - NCBI
Spaceflight and simulated microgravity cause a significant reduction of key gene expression in early T-cell activation. - PubMed - NCBI
Skeletal health in long-duration astronauts: nature, assessment, and management recommendations from the NASA Bone Summit. - PubMed - NCBI
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T+48: Rand Simberg
27 mei 2017 · 58 min
Rand Simberg joins me to talk about his recent trip to the Space Tech Expo, the dawning of the age of in-space manufacturing, the future of SLS and Orion, the National Space Council, and a lot more. Lees meer
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Rand Simberg
Transterrestrial Musings
Safe Is Not An Option: Overcoming The Futile Obsession With Getting Everyone Back Alive That Is Killing Our Expansion Into Space
Safe Is Not An Option on Amazon
Space Tech Expo USA
Loser of ULA’s Vulcan engine downselect will likely lose Air Force funding - SpaceNews.com
NASA inspector questions why agency built rocket test stands in Alabama | Ars Technica
Virgin Orbit on Twitter
The Long Space Age, by Alexander MacDonald
DARPA selects Boeing for spaceplane project - SpaceNews.com
Thoughts on XS-1 - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+47: Uncrewed EM-1 Delayed to 2019
16 mei 2017 · 32 min
Last week was rough for the Space Launch System. An issue with weld tooling was discovered, with some serious consequences, and then a LOX tank dome was dropped and damaged beyond repair. To top it off, NASA announced that EM-1 will fly without crew, and is delayed until 2019. Lees meer
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NASA will not put a crew on EM-1, cites cost – not safety – as main reason | NASASpaceFlight.com
SLS Core Stage team recovering from consequences of weld pin change | NASASpaceFlight.com
NASA investigating damaged SLS tank section - SpaceNews.com
Options for Staging Orbits in Cis-Lunar Space (PDF, 4.7MB)
The Deep Space Gateway, Cislunar Staging Orbits, and Momentum - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+46: Eric Berger
2 mei 2017 · 31 min
Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, joins me to talk SLS/Orion, New Space vs. Old Space, space policy in the Trump administration, and why the fight might not be settled until 2020. Lees meer
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Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) | Twitter
Eric Berger | Ars Technica
Senior official: NASA will delay first flight of new SLS rocket until 2019 | Ars Technica
EM-1 Officially Slips to 2019 - Main Engine Cut Off
New Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act Coming Soon™ - Main Engine Cut Off
Inside NASA’s daring $8 billion plan to finally find extraterrestrial life | Ars Technica
The world’s two most powerful telescopes are glorious—and vulnerable | Ars Technica
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T+45: 2018 Air Force Launch Vehicle Contracts, and the Dim Future of Antares
20 april 2017 · 37 min
As the award date approaches for the 2018 Air Force launch vehicle development contracts, we keep hearing from Congress about how they would like to see it go. And I discuss the future of Antares and the Next-Generation Launch Vehicle in light of the continuing flights of Cygnus on Atlas V. Lees meer
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House Members Ask Air Force to Fund Vehicles, Not Components - Main Engine Cut Off
House members ask Pentagon to stay the course on launch vehicle development - SpaceNews.com
Thornberry Walks Back Vulcan Intervention - Main Engine Cut Off
The Alabama Launch Alliance - Main Engine Cut Off
Cygnus, Antares, Atlas V, and NGL - Main Engine Cut Off
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T+44: SpaceX and the Age of Reusability
1 april 2017 · 32 min
SpaceX made history this week by launching SES-10 with a previously-flown first stage. I discuss implications of this achievement, the things we learned from Elon Musk in the post-flight press briefing, and the doubters, as always. Lees meer
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SES-10 Hosted Webcast - YouTube
Press event with Elon Musk - Everyday Astronaut
SES, SpaceX, and the Steady Beat of Progress - Main Engine Cut Off
One More Step - Main Engine Cut Off
SpaceX’s reusability effort faces one more big challenge — Space Intel Report
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T+43: March Lightning Round
25 maart 2017 · 27 min
The last two weeks have been filled with a bunch of smaller stories—SpaceX’s GPS III bid win and upcoming SES-10 launch, ULA’s decision on Vulcan’s engines and Congress’ potential meddling, and the ISS beyond 2024. Lees meer
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SpaceX Wins GPS III Launch, More Info on Phase 1A - Main Engine Cut Off
Issue #15 - Main Engine Cut Off
The Alabama Launch Alliance - Main Engine Cut Off
Thornberry Walks Back Vulcan Intervention - Main Engine Cut Off
BE-4 Hydrostatic Bearings - Main Engine Cut Off
Space Subcommittee Hearing- The ISS after 2024: Options and Impacts | Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
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