Every week we cover the latest spaceflight news, discuss past, current and future exploration efforts, and take a look at upcoming events. Tune in to hear about how humans get to space, how they stay in space and how unmanned craft reach farther and farther into the universe around us.
https://theorbitalmechanics.com/show-notes/
Episode 435: Purple Flame
Spaceflight News
— Starship Flight 2 (spacenews.com) (nasaspaceflight.com) (americaspace.com) (youtube.com) (twitter.com/thejackbeyer) (twitter.com/planet4589)
— Posted after recording: a quick analysis of Starships acceleration curves (twitter.com/Space_Josiah)
Short & Sweet
— SaxaVord struggles to pay contractors (europeanspaceflight.com)
— Sierra Space layoffs (cnbc.com)
— Mars Helicopter completes back-to-back flights (twitter.com/nasajpl)
This Week in Spaceflight History
— 27 Nov, 1963: Launch of the first hydrolox rocket to orbit (en.wikipedia.org) (spacelaunchreport.com VIA web.archive.org)
— Next week (11/28 - 12/4) in 2015: Every journey of millions of kilometers starts with a couple meters.