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Episode 278: DOWNLINK--Panagiotis Tsiotras
Dr. Tsiotras is a professor of aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech. We talked to him about attitude control theory and his 5-DOF software testbed.
Episode 277: Little Nub
Bishop is almost ready for space, and Dynetics showed off their HLS mockup! Also, Venus and Moon sample returns, and Artemis III landing site.
Episode 276: DOWNLINK--Baratunde Cola
Bara Cola was working on thermal management solutions for computer processors when he hit upon an idea that is now taking the space world by storm.
Episode 275: First Light Flight
Rocket Lab demos their on orbit capabilities with Photon. Also, lots of records for SpaceX, both orbital and hopping, and China's secret spaceplane.
Episode 274: DOWNLINK--Peter Beck
Peter Beck wanted to work for a space company, but no one was doing what he hoped. In 2006, he founded Rocket Lab, and now they're headed to Venus.
Episode 273: Jupiter via SLS?
Europa Clipper might need modifications to fly on SLS, but they're keeping options open. Also GPIM, HLS mockups and Falcon9 reuse.
Episode 272: DOWNLINK--Caty Pilachowski
We talk about WIYN, terrestrial telescope design, including mirror manufacturing, temperature control, mounts, and instrument interfaces.
Episode 270: A Little to The Left
Progress had a small snag while docking. Also, Astra preparing for launch, LauncherOne recovering from a failure and Starliner trying to get to work.
Episode 269: DOWNLINK--Kathryn Crowe
Learn about integration engineering and putting people on the moon from the Human Landing System Deputy Lead for Integrated Performance.