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 234: Irregular Nomenclature
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Episode 232: Full Panic Ensued
Commercial Crew has fallen behind, but SpaceX is rushing to get Crew Dragon out the door.
Episode 231: Fewer gyros, more problems
DSCOVR's safehold seems to be connected to a gryo, but there's a fix coming down the line.
Episode 230: Starship InSight
Starship, headed to Mars one day, got shown off to the public. Insight, already on Mars, learned some interesting things about the magnetosphere.
Episode 229: Somewhat Rectilinear
NASA wants to put a cubesat in a near-rectilinear halo orbit. Also, lots of updates on private space launch facilities.