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Back to SearchBoeing Starliner eyes the ides of March.
Season 1 Episode 89
Boeing says its Starliner spacecraft will be ready by early March, but has not decided on a launch date with NASA. Amazon plans to launch the first Kuiper satellites on ULA’s Atlas V in September. Fi…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Astropolitics played out in Europe.
Season 1 Episode 88
US private equity giant KKR buys a minority stake in German space and technology company OHB. SpaceX held a Super Heavy booster static fire with mixed results. The Federal Communications Commission l…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Francis Walker, an architect with a focus on designing Spaceports around the world.
Season 1 Episode 16
What do architects think of when designing spaceports? Francis Walker is the Director of Corgan's London studio. Corgan is a large U. S. based architect with core expertise in aviation, data centers,…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
SES satellites soar.
Season 1 Episode 87
SES releases positive financial results but discloses power issues with its O3b mPOWER satellites. SES and Intelsat are awaiting a big payout from cell service providers. NASA and Axiom sign a fourth…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
A matter of mini space debris.
Season 1 Episode 86
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) launches an initiative to track space debris. All observations are suspended at NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laborat…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Swan song for Antares 230+.
Season 1 Episode 85
Northrop Grumman launches its final Antares 230+ rocket. Voyager Space and Airbus develop a new partnership to build and operate Starlab. Privateer Space has announced a new module for satellite oper…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Space Command is staying Rocky Mountain High.
Season 1 Episode 84
The US Administration makes the decision that Space Command is staying in Colorado. The US Senate agrees with the House to make cuts to the Space Force’s requested budget for fiscal year 2024. The FC…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
SpaceX opens the floodgates to possible fines.
Season 1 Episode 83
SpaceX tests its new flame deflector water deluge system. Elon Musk says SpaceX provided its knowledge of crewed parachute systems to Boeing. The US Air Force has awarded Sierra Space Corporation a $…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Casey DeRaad on NewSpace Nexus and navigating government procurement.
Season 1 Episode 15
NewSpace Nexus is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit that is accelerating the pace of space innovation by uniting and igniting the industry. NewSpace Nexus CEO Casey Anglada DeRaad walks us through the Unite & …
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
US pushes for space policies and regulations.
Season 1 Episode 82
The FAA launches a human spaceflight rulemaking committee. US legislators introduce a bill calling for space to be recognized as critical infrastructure. Argentina becomes the 28th country to sign th…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago