The Orbital Mechanics Podcast
Summary: Every week we cover the latest spaceflight news, discuss past, current and future exploration efforts, and take a look at upcoming events. Tune in to hear about how humans get to space, how they stay in space and how unmanned craft reach farther and farther into the universe around us.
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Podcasts:
Rocket Lab took a big step towards booster recovery. Also, Mars Helicopter integrated, Starliner will re-fly, Long March fails, and a Masten contract.
In 2015, Jordan Noone and Tim Ellis founded a company to 3D print rockets. We talk to Jordan about the history, pros, and cons of their approach.
Gateway is getting a new cargo vehicle, the Dragon XL! Also, a Crew Dragon test article was destroyed as was Astra's One of Three.
Artemis-1's Orion has finished testing at Glenn! Also, LISA contact awarded, a Long March failure, and a slightly less bright Starlink
SLS-bound RS-25s are getting some nice cost reductions and tests, and Lunar Gateway is no longer in the critical path of Artemis.
The Boe-OFT independent review team concluded with just a few recommended changes. Also, Astra, DSCOVR and SLS push through rough times.
SpaceX is building a mobile service tower for Falcon Heavy, Starship exploded, imploded and exploded, and Artemis may or may not drastically change.
Laura is a space careers counselor, and first time author. We discuss her research into a rising generation of space professionals.
The four Discovery finalists are in! Where do you want to explore? Venus, Io, Triton or Venus but with a parachute?
Jason Batt is the Editorial and Creative Director of 100 Year Starship. We talk to him about imagining the future, both in fiction and reality.
We almost had a major debris event in LEO this week, and ISS is getting a commercial segment!
A satellite is being quickly decommissioned so it won't explode, Firefly set fire to their test stand, and we discuss the in-flight abort 2nd stage.
We met Silvia at IAC 2019. She was busy and a bit hard to track down, but her art was hard to miss! She discusses her unique body of work.
Astra has obtained permits to launch the third version of their Rocket, and they're now the sole competitor in the DARPA launch challenge.
Asteroid mining is often discussed in terms of engineering and economics. Today, we're talking about raw material availability.
