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Episode 18: DOWNLINK -- Astro Pi
- Spaceflight news
- CRS-7 initial report (SPX Release)
- Flight return NET September (NSF forums)
- Scott Manley’s great explanation (YT)
- SETI gets $100M investment from Russian Billionaire (Nature)
- Intelsat doesn’t want SPX launching internet sat fleet without more info (SN)
- Reply to reply (FCC.gov)
- TMA-17M launches successfully
- SABRE engine frost prevention secret is revealed (aviationweek.com)
- SPX D2 inflight abort delayed till 2017 (@StephenClark2)
- NTSB says SS2 crash was due to pilot error and incomplete training
- Video showing early feather (YT)
- Frame-by-frame analysis (ParabolicArc.com)
- Orion panel jettison test (YT)
- CRS-7 initial report (SPX Release)
- Questions, comments, corrections
- /u/BrandonMarc: We did send a fission reactor to space
- Justin White: Don’t forget that good lenses are incredibly important for spy sats.
- /u/Zay_K: Inflatable rocket nozzle extension
- @nerobro: Gold in the Corona heat shield was for reflectivity.
- Astro Pi Interview
- No upcoming spaceflight events