T+61: Northrop Grumman Acquires Orbital ATK, Lockheed Martin Unveils New Satellite Family
Northrop Grumman is acquiring Orbital ATK in a $9.2 billion deal. Lockheed Martin unveiled a new family of satellite busses, positioning themselves for the next era of satellite bus production. This e...
25 Syys 201722min
T+60: New Glenn’s Fairing, OneWeb’s Factory
Blue Origin announced a size increase to New Glenn’s fairing, and OneWeb has decided to keep their Toulouse factory open for other customers after their initial 10-satellite production run is over. Bo...
16 Syys 201723min
T+59: Jake Robins
Jake Robins of the WeMartians Podcast joins me to discuss the state and future of the Mars exploration program, lean sample return, and more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 1...
7 Syys 201749min
T+58: Totality
I spent 2 minutes and 40 seconds in the shadow of the Moon in Gallatin, TN. Totality was an incredibly powerful experience, and I wanted to share what it was like to be there as best I could. This epi...
25 Elo 201717min
T+57: Caleb Henry
Caleb Henry of SpaceNews joins me to discuss the slowdown in GEO satellite orders, the latest on the big LEO constellations, and what’s up with the sky falling. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is ...
16 Elo 201733min
T+56: Small Launchers and Advanced Propulsion
Rocket Lab completed their investigation into what went wrong on their first launch, Virgin Orbit’s carrier 747 arrived in Long Beach, and I discuss a few NASA-backed advanced propulsion projects. Thi...
11 Elo 201733min
T+55: ISS and Beyond
I spend some time thinking through what the future of the ISS holds, and what may come after it. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 17 executive producers—Kris, Mike, Pat, Matt, ...
4 Elo 201728min
T+54: Eric Berger
Eric Berger returns to the show to talk about Elon Musk and SpaceX’s crusade against cost-plus contracting, the end of Red Dragon, where NASA policy is heading, and what SpaceX may have in store for t...
27 Heinä 201732min
