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T+28: The Future of NASA and the Moon
Episode 28
NASA released an RFI for small scientific payloads bound for the lunar surface, meant to “address strategic knowledge gaps” associated with human missions to the Moon. I talk about how this could ind…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
T+27: Financial vs. Political Capital and Mission Sustainability
Episode 27
In light of the recent Schiaparelli lander failure, I discuss the differences between missions supported by financial and political capital, and how those differences will play out in the next era of…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
T+26: OA-5, Antares, and Orbital ATK’s Road Ahead
Episode 26
I took a trip down to Wallops Island, Virginia this week for the launch of OA-5—the return to flight for Antares, sending Cygnus up to the ISS on a resupply mission. I recorded this episode on the lo…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
T+25: Falcon 9 Updates and the 10% Discount
Episode 25
Gwynne Shotwell, President of SpaceX, spoke at two events and dropped some tidbits about the Falcon 9 investigation, future versions of the vehicle, and what kind of discount they would offer for “fl…
Published on 9 years, 2 months ago
T+24: ULA’s RapidLaunch and Commercial Market Competitiveness
Episode 24
After a few busy weeks of Blue Origin and SpaceX news, I spend some time talking about ULA’s RapidLaunch program and how they are working to get competitive within the commercial market.
WeMartians …Published on 9 years, 2 months ago
T+23: SpaceX Mars Architecture Initial Reactions
Episode 23
Elon Musk took the stage at the IAC this week and unveiled SpaceX’s architecture for their planetary exploration and colonization plans. Jake from WeMartians and I discuss our initial reactions to an…
Published on 9 years, 2 months ago
T+22: SpaceX Mars Architecture Announcement Preamble
Episode 22
SpaceX is set to make an announcement next week at the IAC 2016 regarding their Mars colonization architecture. I talk about what we know, what I expect to see, and what I hope is included in their p…
Published on 9 years, 2 months ago
T+21: Blue Origin Previews New Glenn
Episode 21
Blue Origin surprised us all by previewing their massive next rocket, New Glenn. I discuss the few details we know, how New Glenn could fit into the market, what questions need to be answered, and ma…
Published on 9 years, 3 months ago
T+20: Mike Johnson, Chief Designer at NanoRacks on NanoRacks’ History, NextSTEP, and Wet Workshops
Episode 20
Mike Johnson, Chief Designer at NanoRacks, joined me this week to talk about his incredibly interesting career in spaceflight, the past and future of NanoRacks, their NextSTEP proposal, and a handful…
Published on 9 years, 3 months ago
T+19: SpaceX’s Manifest, Flight-Proven Hardware, Blue Origin Updates, and Antares’ Engines
Episode 19
SpaceX has a busy manifest as they close out 2016, including SES-10 which will fly with a “flight-proven” first stage. A few bits of info have come out regarding Blue Origin’s future plans—including …
Published on 9 years, 3 months ago