Podcast Episodes

T+298: Eric Schmidt Takes Over at Relativity, Rocket Lab Plans Mynaric Acquisition

Episode 298

Eric Schmidt has taken a majority stake in Relativity and will serve as its CEO, so this is a good time to check in on their plans. Rocket Lab is planning to acquire Mynaric, and I have a theory I fe…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

T+297: Firefly Blue Ghost 1, Intuitive Machines IM-2, SpaceX Starship Flight 8 (with Josh Dinner)

Episode 297

Josh Dinner of Space.com joins me to talk about a wild week in space—Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1, Intuitive Machines’ IM-2, SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8, Rocket Lab announcements, and more.

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Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

T+296: Jim Bridenstine on Space Policy

Episode 296

Former Congressman and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joins me to talk space policy, then and now: CLPS, Commercial Space Stations, Artemis, international partnerships, and more.

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Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

T+295: The Economics of Space (with Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau)

Episode 295

Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau join me to talk about their new book, Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier. We talk about the economics driving the space industry today, how tra…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

T+294: Elon Musk and the Trump Administration, Potential SLS Cancellation (with Eric Berger)

Episode 294

Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins me to talk about Elon Musk and the whirlwind start of the second Trump administration, and what the future may hold for SLS.

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Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

T+293: Jonathan’s Space Report Library Transition (with Jonathan McDowell)

Episode 293

Jonathan McDowell—astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the namesake of the McDowell Line at 80 kilometers—joins me to talk about his fundraiser to move his epic space lib…

Published on 7 months ago

T+292: New Glenn Flight 1, Starship Flight 7

Episode 292

Blue Origin flew New Glenn successfully for the first time, and SpaceX flew Starship for the seventh time. Both featured failures at different points of the flight, with the impacts on Starship being…

Published on 7 months ago

T+291: Axiom Updates Station Plans, Firefly Wins Another CLPS Mission

Episode 291

Axiom Space announced changes to their station build out plan, bringing free-flying capability forward in their timeline and switching to a berthing port at the ISS to avoid the US Deorbit Vehicle. F…

Published on 8 months ago

T+290: Jared Isaacman Nominated NASA Administrator

Episode 290

Jared Isaacman, the man with a private space program, has been nominated NASA Administrator, to run the nation’s space program.

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Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

T+289: Starship Flight 6, ABL’s Pivot, NS-26 (Headlines Preview)

Episode 289

A special preview of MECO Headlines, covering Starship Flight 6, ABL’s pivot to missile defense, and much more. Subscribe today to get Headlines regularly!

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Published on 9 months ago