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 275: First Light Flight
Spaceflight news
— Rocket Lab secretly launches Photon spacecraft (techcrunch.com) (spacenews.com) (space.com)
Short & Sweet
— SpaceX sets a new record. (americaspace.com)
— China launches a reusable spacecraft. (spacenews.com)
— We have a Starship hop! (spacenews.com) (youtube.com)
This week in SF history
— 7 Sept, 1995. Launch of STS-69 (wikipedia.org) (sciencedirect.com)
— Also had an alternate patch: Dog Crew II (spacepatches.nl)
— Mach waves were visible during launch (youtube.com)