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 266: Demo-2 and the Spacewalks
Not a band, just a Crew Dragon. Also, suborbital crew, ISRO, Perseverance, NRO booster recovery and Candarm3.
Episode 265: VIPER Will Zoot
Astrobotic has been contracted to land the VIPER rover on the moon! Also, Crew Dragon/ISS, Boeing/Artemis HLS misconduct, and Rocketlab/NRO.
Episode 264: Ad Astra Per Justitia
Kathy Lueders is now the head of HEO! Also, HP3 made big progress, and both Gateway and DARPA awarded contracts.
Black Lives Matter
David is sick, and instead of skipping a week, the three of us decided to dedicate some time to an important subject.
Episode 263: Flat Screen
The first delivery of humans on a Commercial Crew vehicle was a success! Also, LauncherOne and Tianwen-1.
Episode 262: No Loverro Lost
Loverro, Admin Human Exploration and Operations, resigned this week. Also, WFIRST renamed, Skyora tested, and Relativity hired.
Episode 261: Pessimism Sandwich
As the first Artemis launches approach, we hear internal skepticism about mission design and scheduling. Also, Relativity, Rocket Crafters and USSF.
Episode 260: DOWNLINK--Dan Hegel
Blue Canyon Technologies is a smallsat company that has hardware that's flown past Mars! Also, Long Marge 5B, Perseverance, and Starship SN4.
Episode 259: Human Moon Landers
NASA has selected three human moon landers, let's talk about each of them. Also, preparing for Crew Dragon, UAE's Mars mission, new Starlinks & Omega.
Episode 258: Firefly Payday
Firefly Aerospace has secured their first launch contract after reorganizing. Also, Starliner update, Dreamchaser wings, and Mars sample return.