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
- Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Podcasts:
Lucy is off to the Jovian Trojians! Also, follow-up on Rocket 3.3's failure, a Brazilian solid motor, VG postponement, and China's solar observatory.
Kevin Rice kept Lockheed Martin and JPL on budget and on schedule for over 40 years. Learn with us about contracts, money management and more!
Blue Origin's PR team had a pretty crummy week. So did the Shiyan-10 team. SLS' launch schedule isn't looking too hot.
ARC is designing air-breathing hybrid rockets. Come learn with us from their CEO and Founder about an engine that might actually make it to orbit!
Perseverance has collected a second sample and moved on to a new site. Also, Shenzhou-12, Vande Hei's long haul, and five Artemis study contracts.
Senators, satellites, and spacecraft (oh my!) A potential NASA budget, a Starlink correction, nuclear sats, a JWST launch delay, and smoke in Zvezda.
Long-running show favorite, Firefly, performed their first launch this week! We're looking forward to digging into failure analysis in the future.
Rocket3 fails successfully, not with a bang but with a bonk. Also, 7gb of paperwork, Starlink lasers, and satellite capture from Astroscale!
It's the second half of our Réaltra spotlight! We talk to John E about the VIKI camera, systems engineering and even a bit of Irish history.
Ben gets upset about slander, and Starliner heads back to the garage. Also, Astro-1 restoration, and xEVA/xEMU, GSLV failures.
Learn with us from Réaltra's CCO about a burgeoning space industry, COTS and custom system design, ESA contracts and more!
Nauka docked to ISS and was so happy it decided to do a dance! Also, a Rocket Lab launch and Inmarsat plans.
Nauka is in space! Arecibo should be replaced! Also, a new Falcon Heavy customer, Chinese fairing recovery, and Rocket Lab failure conclusions.
Hubble is back up and running, but how many extra lives has it left? Also, Astranis, Beresheet-2, lotsa Raptors, and a new Ariane-6 kick stage!
Learn with us about how the California Cybersecurity Institute is making students and organizations more security-conscious!
