Episodes
Benchmark Space Systems are building small bipropellant thrusters and GNC software. Check back in with their CEO and meet their resident pyromaniac.
Published 11/15/23
Lucy experienced its first asteroid flyby, and it's a double! Also, Starship plans, and i-Space tests a landable first stage.
Published 11/08/23
Orbit Fab is working on a fuel depot in orbit. Learn with us from Daniel Faber and Adam Harris about their solutions to the physical challenges.
Published 11/01/23
Gaganyaan successfully demonstrated its in-flight abort capabilities! Also, PLD's first launch, and to failed Vega payloads.
Published 10/25/23
Psyche is on its way to a giant lump of rock and metal. Also, a leak delays an EVA and a supersonic test vehicle gets a test date.
Published 10/18/23
Ben Reed and Quantum Space want to build a fleet of repair vehicles that also act as lunar communication relays.
Published 10/11/23
Electron experiences its third upper stage failure. Also Stoke Space performs an upper stage test hop, Sierra Space does a habitat module burst test, and China reveals plans to return lunar samples from the far side of the moon!
Published 10/04/23
Dawn Aerospace talks up their HTHL reusable first stage. Also, Artemis-II starts picking up engines, and Victus Nox is in the sky.
Published 09/20/23
ISRO launched a spacecraft to L1 to do sun science. Also, Starship corrective actions and MayaSpace tests their second stage.
Published 09/13/23
The OSIRIS-REx team is preparing for their long-awaited sample return! Also, New Frontiers delayed, Ariane hot-fire delayed, and Otter Pup detumbled!
Published 09/06/23
Learn with us from David Witkowski about wireless networking, cell phones encroaching on HAM frequencies, but not on landing radar & municipal wifi!
Published 08/30/23
Luna-25 hit the dirt. Also, Starship vents, Intuitive Machines' launch date, and a reusable Russian booster.
Published 08/23/23
Details about the Lunar Flashlight failure are here. Also, Starliner flight plans, MAV engine test, and Artemis 3 alternatives.
Published 08/16/23
Astra lays off employees and reduces labor on Rocket 4. Also, the state of Starship, Cygnus upgrades, and an Airbus space station.
Published 08/09/23
NASA issued its latest Tipping Point awards to 11 companies with promising technologies. Also, HALO, Sierra Space, and Voyager 2.
Published 08/02/23
NASA's sharing knowledge to enhance LEO commercial activities. Also, two floundering GEO satellites and China's push to the Moon's surface.
Published 07/26/23
Centaur gets some post-mishap modifications. Also, China is building a VLEO constellation, LandSpace gets to orbit on methane, and Janus gets nixed.
Published 07/19/23
Ariane 5 completes a long career! Also, space drugs, a burst habitat, and new Starlink noise.
Published 07/11/23
Ingenuity has been out of communication for two months! Also, a delay for Vega C, Virgin Galactic goes to work, Euclid + Dream Chaser prep for flight
Published 07/05/23
SpaceX decides to burn instead of flip during Starship separation. Also, a methalox test fire, anti-ASAT troubles, and another OTV failure.
Published 06/28/23
A sixth, and not final, iROSA has been installed on ISS! Also, a commercial engine for a commercial station, and a regression to suborbital launches.
Published 06/21/23
The next Russian lunar lander is heading out later this year. Also, Firefly and York acquisitions, and a huge Egyptian LIDAR tracking station.
Published 06/14/23
Starliner encounters two last-minute issues. Also, UAE's asteroid mission, a commercial deep-space radar, and DPRK's most recent launch failure.
Published 06/07/23
HAKUTO-R's failure analysis is in, and simpler than we'd hoped. Also, the sale of Virgin Orbit, and a hot parasol from ESA.
Published 05/31/23
Blue Origin submits their own HLS lander and wins a NextSTEP contract! Also, a CAPSTONE nav demo, a Flashlight sneeze, and an RST part.
Published 05/24/23