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 370: OneViaEutelTelesat
Spaceflight News
— Helicopters join Mars Sample Return (cnet.com) (nasaspaceflight.com) (spacenews.com) (nasa.gov)
Short & Sweet
— Eutelsat/OneWeb merger (spacenews.com)
— Masten Space Files for Bankruptcy (spacenews.com) (twitter.com/jeff_foust)
— OSIRIS-REx shows asteroids surfaces age quickly (nasaspaceflight.com)
— SLS for Artemis, SLS for commercial launches (spacenews.com) (nasaspaceflight.com)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— From the intro: a pair of reentries
— CZ-5B (twitter.com/W0lverineupdate) (vxtwitter.com/KadekDwiArista) (twitter.com/Drizzle78878087)
— Dragon (twitter.com/MarcusHouse)
This Week in Spaceflight History
— August 2, 1993: Titan IV loss of vehicle on ascent (en.wikipedia.org) (thespacereview.com) (spaceline.org)
— Pratt and Whitney had a list of known problems with grain restrictor (PDF: gobluechase.files.wordpress.com)
— Next week (8/9 - 8/15) in 1959. Partial power picture.