Podcast Episodes

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 9 months, 1 week 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 9 months, 1 week 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 10 months, 1 week 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 10 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 11 months, 1 week ago

T+288: The Return of President Trump

Episode 288

Donald Trump has been reelected President of the United States, and the main character of spaceflight, Elon Musk, is one of his top advisors. Some thoughts on where things may go from here, and a bit…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

T+287: Polaris Dawn (with Jared Isaacman)

Episode 287

Jared Isaacman of the Polaris Program joins me to talk about the Polaris Dawn mission, his EVA experience, the Hubble Space Telescope situation, how the Polaris Program and SpaceX approach tech devel…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

T+286: Starship Flight 5

Episode 286

SpaceX is entering a new era for Starship after the epic Flight 5, with its pinpoint ship reentry and staggeringly beautiful booster catch.

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Published on 1 year ago

T+285: The Public Dispute Between SpaceX and the FAA

Episode 285

SpaceX and the FAA have been going a few rounds back and forth in public over fines and delays. It’s weird and inscrutable but maybe helpful in the long run in a few ways.

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Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

T+284: Stoke Space (with Andy Lapsa, CEO)

Episode 284

Andy Lapsa, Co-Founder and CEO of Stoke Space, joins me to talk about the company, their vision for the future, their approach to launch, the larger trends that are shaping the market, and how that a…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago