T+153: Boeing to Refly Starliner Uncrewed Test, While SpaceX Crew Plans Firm Up
A flurry of Commercial Crew news hit last week: new crew members were announced for SpaceX Crew-1, Jim Bridenstine shed some light on the DM-2 schedule, and Boeing will refly the Starliner uncrewed te...
9 Apr 202019min
T+152: SpaceX’s Dragon XL Wins Gateway Logistics Services Contract
NASA selected SpaceX and their new Dragon XL vehicle as the first Gateway Logistics Services provider. I take some time to think through why SpaceX is interested in this program, what they might want ...
2 Apr 202024min
T+151: Northrop Grumman, Satellite Servicing, and DARPA’s RSGS
After a tumultuous past few years, DARPA has selected a new partner for RSGS. It is none other than Northrop Grumman, who has found early success with their satellite servicing ventures.This episode o...
23 Mar 202019min
T+150: SpaceX Signs Crew Flight Agreements with Axiom, Space Adventures
SpaceX recently signed two agreements: one with Axiom Space to fly a private mission up to the ISS, and one with Space Adventures for a free-flying tourist flight up to 1,000 kilometers. I discuss the...
9 Mar 202020min
T+149: Let’s Talk About Starship with Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut
Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, joins me to talk all about SpaceX’s Starship, its history thus far, it’s nearly-impossible-to-keep-up-with development in the open, and what we may see in the coming ...
28 Feb 20201h 4min
T+148: Gerst to SpaceX, and Why Landing is Part of Mission Success
Long-time head of human spaceflight at NASA, Bill Gerstenmaier, has joined SpaceX as a consultant, but everyone is excited for the wrong reasons. And SpaceX missed a booster landing on their most rece...
19 Feb 202020min
T+147: Mike Suffredini, President & CEO of Axiom
Mike Suffredini, President and CEO of Axiom, joins me to talk about their recent announcement: Axiom has been selected by NASA for access to an ISS port. They will build out Axiom Station as an expans...
13 Feb 202046min
T+146: Loren Grush on Commercial Crew, Starlink, NASA Authorization, and More
Loren Grush of The Verge joins me to talk about a whole host of current topics—SpaceX’s in-flight abort test, Starliner’s shaky first test and its fallout, space traffic, Starlink, the NASA Authorizat...
31 Jan 202054min
