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:
Starship's second test flight achieved goals despite scattering steel across the gulf of Mexico. Also, SaxaVord bills, Sierra layoffs, and Ingenuity.
Benchmark Space Systems are building small bipropellant thrusters and GNC software. Check back in with their CEO and meet their resident pyromaniac.
Lucy experienced its first asteroid flyby, and it's a double! Also, Starship plans, and i-Space tests a landable first stage.
Orbit Fab is working on a fuel depot in orbit. Learn with us from Daniel Faber and Adam Harris about their solutions to the physical challenges.
Gaganyaan successfully demonstrated its in-flight abort capabilities! Also, PLD's first launch, and to failed Vega payloads.
Psyche is on its way to a giant lump of rock and metal. Also, a leak delays an EVA and a supersonic test vehicle gets a test date.
Ben Reed and Quantum Space want to build a fleet of repair vehicles that also act as lunar communication relays.
Electron experiences its third upper stage failure. Also Stoke Space performs an upper stage test hop, Sierra Space does a habitat module burst test, and China reveals plans to return lunar samples from the far side of the moon!
Dawn Aerospace talks up their HTHL reusable first stage. Also, Artemis-II starts picking up engines, and Victus Nox is in the sky.
ISRO launched a spacecraft to L1 to do sun science. Also, Starship corrective actions and MayaSpace tests their second stage.
The OSIRIS-REx team is preparing for their long-awaited sample return! Also, New Frontiers delayed, Ariane hot-fire delayed, and Otter Pup detumbled!
Learn with us from David Witkowski about wireless networking, cell phones encroaching on HAM frequencies, but not on landing radar & municipal wifi!
Luna-25 hit the dirt. Also, Starship vents, Intuitive Machines' launch date, and a reusable Russian booster.
Details about the Lunar Flashlight failure are here. Also, Starliner flight plans, MAV engine test, and Artemis 3 alternatives.
Astra lays off employees and reduces labor on Rocket 4. Also, the state of Starship, Cygnus upgrades, and an Airbus space station.
