Podcast Episodes

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 9 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 9 months, 3 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 10 months, 1 week 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.

This episode of Main Engine …

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks 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 ago

T+283: Starliner, Fram2, VIPER, Blue Moon (with Jeff Foust)

Episode 283

Jeff Foust of Space News joins me to talk about Starliner, Fram2, VIPER, Blue Moon, and everything else going on in space.

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Published on 1 year ago

T+282: Space Policy and Presidential Transitions (with Mark Albrecht)

Episode 282

Mark Albrecht joins me to talk about the state and future of space policy in a very dynamic Presidential election year. He shares some stories from the past, talks about his experience in presidentia…

Published on 1 year ago

T+281: Star Catcher (with Andrew Rush, President & CEO)

Episode 281

Andrew Rush returns to the show to talk about his new venture, Star Catcher. They are working to build an energy grid in space, beaming energy directly to existing solar panels on satellites in LEO.

T…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

T+280: VIPER Cancelled, Falcon 9 Grounded

Episode 280

NASA announced their intent to cancel VIPER, the rover that was due to go to the Moon on Astrobotic’s Griffin lander, after severe schedule and cost growth. SpaceX had a rare failure of Falcon 9 that…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

T+279: Phantom and VLEO (with JP Ramos, Business Development Manager at Redwire)

Episode 279

A few weeks ago, we talked about Redwire’s SabreSat spacecraft, and today we’re talking about their Europe-based Phantom spacecraft. We talk about the spacecraft platform itself, how the different pa…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago