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.
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Episode 235: DOWNLINK--Andrew Rader
Spaceflight news
— Starliner pad abort test complete (spacenews.com) (spaceflightnow.com)
— Chute failure caused by misplaced pin (americaspace.com) (spacenews.com)
Short & Sweet
— SpaceX’s Mark 3 parachutes are almost ready to go! (spacenews.com)
— China tests gridfins (spacenews.com)
— The ISS may see reduced crew for 6 and a half months. (spacenews.com)
Interview: Andrew Rader, author, Beyond the Known
— andrew-rader.com
— twitter.com/marsrader
— (amazon.com)
This week in SF history
— 15 November 1974 Launch of AMSAT-OSCAR 7 (wikipedia.org) (hackaday.com)
— List of all OSCAR satellites (wikipedia.org)
— Next week in 1965: How about some nice lemon, gin and bob cut?