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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- Artist: David Fourman, Ben Etherington, and Dennis Just
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Podcasts:
Starliner is back in space! Also, a test fest, Voyager 1's bad telemetry, water in EMUs, InSight's end, and Ingenuity's recovery.
Rocket 4.0 is on its way! Also, Ax-1 was busy, Tianzhou-4 installed, a new satellite navigation constellation, and JWST nearly ready to get to work.
Awais Ahmed and his team are building a "health monitor for the Earth." Learn with us about miniaturizing hyperspectral cameras and how they're used.
A wild Richard appears! Ligado's fight for the L-band heats up. Also, OSIRIS-APEx, SOFIA's end, and a Dragon conveyor belt.
Extremely low mass, high-dV thrusters are like diamonds. Learn with us about liquid metal propellant, porous needles, and pay-as-you-go hardware.
SLS got rolled back to the VAB, and we look at the Artemis rover RFI. Also, Astranis' gimbal, NTSB's purview, Astra's ion engine, and ULA's big order.
SLS will do a modified WDR. Spinlaunch picks up angular momentum from NASA. Also, Spaceport Camden, Warpspace, and Astroscale!
Mars Sample Return hit a bump and split in half. Northrop considers an SLD bid. Also, no more Crew Dragons and a USSF contract for Slingshot.
A second lunar lander is on its way! Also, an Apollo 17 sample, a launch customer reveal, an FAA delay, and Soyuz gap fillers.
Artemis-1 makes a dash for the launch pad! Also, two Falcon 9 firsts, a Soyuz first, and a Long March upper stage first!
When we obsessed over JWST's hexapod actuators, one maker rose to the challenge. We chat with Zach Tong about 3D design, lasers, and microscopes.
Ukrainians keep resisting, and sanctions on Russia continue to sanction. Also, tainted rocket fuel, Iranian launch failure, and more Commercial Crew.
We stand with the heroes of Ukraine. Also, the space effects of US sanctions, Terra structural testing, and a new Dream Chaser landing site.
As JWST prepares to Do Science, it has to align its mirror, so let's dig into what that process looks like. Also, Chandra, China human flight plans.
Astra's latest launch went bad in an interesting way. Also, something headed towards the moon, something visible by JWST, something moving to Florida.
