Podcast Episodes

Space Solar Power beaming technology with Dr. Paul Jaffe.

Season 1 Episode 23

Dr. Paul Jaffe works as an electronics engineer at the Naval Research Laboratory. His work focuses on solar power satellites and power beaming from space. We explore the developments in his research …

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

The looming shutdown and the rise of 12,000 mutant yeasts.

Season 1 Episode 121

The US House Speaker introduces a bill to amend title 51, to extend the learning period for commercial human space flight. The Federal Communications Commission introduces new rules to ensure commerc…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

It’s all about space debris and who is going to manage it.

Season 1 Episode 120

The FAA proposes a new rule to reduce the growth of debris from commercial space vehicles. NASA seeks proposals for a vehicle to deorbit the International Space Station. A new MITRE Report suggests t…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

A falcon and a whirlybird set new records in space.

Season 1 Episode 119

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches for a rocket-reuse record breaking 17th time. Sierra Space has completed a fifth, sub-scale test of their LIFE™ habitat. US Space Systems Command’s Assured Access to Space …

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Electron’s no show post MECO blow.

Season 1 Episode 118

Rocket Lab experiences a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly (RUD) after launch in New Zealand. AST SpaceMobile makes the first 5G call between a cell phone and satellite. Millennium Space Systems achieved…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

India advances its human spaceflight plans.

Season 1 Episode 117

India's ISRO aims for its first crewed space mission, Gaganyaan, to possibly launch by the end of this year if testing in October is successful. Stoke Space successfully conducts a VTOL (vertical tak…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Consolidating the commercial space mission authorization regime.

Season 1 Episode 22

A study produced by graduate students at George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute is providing a deep look at the commercial space mission authorization regime. Current US regulation req…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Firefly is quick to conquer the night.

Firefly Aerospace successfully launches the first US Space Force Victus Nox mission. The US Department of Defense has unclassified its strategy for the protection and defense of on-orbit assets. Germ…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Hi, Bob. Sign me up for Mars.

Season 1 Episode 115

Germany’s Ramstein Air Base will be the headquarters of a new US Space Force service component for Europe and Africa. The UK Space Agency has awarded Scotland-based AstroAgency and UAE based AzurX, 7…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Space has a workforce problem.

Season 1 Episode 114

What’s to be done about the workforce issue in the space industry? N2K offers some solutions. Rocket Lab contracts with Leidos to launch four HASTE missions. Amazon Web Services India has signed an M…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago