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 224: Downward Vector
Linkspace successfully hovers, Exomars struggles with parachutes, and Vector Launch closes its doors.
Episode 223: DOWNLINK--Ella Atkins
Ella Atkins is an aerospace engineering professor who has a rich history studying and designing automated systems in space and in the air.
Episode 222: Heat Sunk
A GOES malfunction has now been explained. We're gearing up to hear more about Starship. OneWeb is opening its doors, and EDRS is performing well.
Episode 221: Soul Source
Northrop Grumman got a sole source contract to build a habitat module for the lunar gateway station.
Episode 220: DOWNLINK--Ron Burkey
The Apollo Guidance Computer is famous, but the code it ran likely would have slipped into the fog of history if it wasn't for Ron Burkey's archives.
Episode 219: Future Imperfect
India's headed to the Moon, though their launch was delayed after we recorded this episode.
Episode 218: Low-flying Starlink
Orion successfully abort, three Starlinks don't wake up, Exomars and DSCOVR get a little crash-y.
Episode 217: Ms. Tree Snags the Fly!
Falcon Heavy had a TVC failure that resulted in the loss of another center core, but they finally caught a fairing. Also, Mars 2020 needs your help!
Episode 216: Look to Windward
While we wait out a slow news week, we look to the future and summarize upcoming non-Earth science missions.
This week in SF history 22 June 1978. Discovery of Pluto’s moon Charon by John Christy (wikipedia.org) Spaceflight news Psyche review/preview (spacenews.com) Just passed Key Decision Point C (PDF: nasa.gov) Multispectral Imager is based on MSL’s Mastcam,
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