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 321: Liftoff
Spaceflight news
— 2018 Soyuz leak turns into a whodunnit (arstechnica.com) (HT DeltaV: arstechnica.com) (twitter.com/KathyLueders)
— Starliner Destacked (twitter.com/BoeingSpace) (twitter.com/EmreKelly) (twitter.com/BoeingSpace) (spacenews.com)
Short & Sweet
— Shuttle payload readied for restoration (space.com)
— xEVA falls behind schedule (spacenews.com)
— GSLV fails to reach orbit (https://spacenews.com/indian-gslv-launch-fails/)
Questions, comments, corrections
— Andrew Z. via email: Super Heavy landing nubs.
— Ireland’s Place in Space (podcasts.apple.com)
— From the intro: Tethers Unlimited (spacenews.com)
— Watch party! The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O’Neill. Friday Aug 27 3pm PT / 6pm ET (calendar.google.com)
This week in SF history
— 18 Aug, 1993: first flight of the DC-X delta clipper (nasa.gov) (youtube.com)
— Next week (8/24 - 8/30) in 1962: Hello, I live next door. Sorry I didn’t come and say hello sooner.