T+315: Autonomy in Space (with Simone D’Amico, DJ Bush, and Al Tadros)
Simone D’Amico of Stanford and EraDrive, DJ Bush of NVIDIA, and Al Tadros of Redwire join me to talk about autonomy in space, to get into the specific details of what they’re working on and how it com...
11 Nov 20251h 3min
T+314: Jockeying for the Artemis 3 Lander, and the NASA Administrator Position
Thinking through the chaos that has ensued over the NASA Administrator role, the Artemis 3 lander acceleration movement, the SpaceX Starship HLS update, and a bit on how we actually got here.This epis...
31 Okt 202534min
T+313: Starlink, Kuiper, Project Bromo, and More (with Caleb Henry)
Caleb Henry, Director of Research at Quilty Space, joins me (in studio!) to talk about Starlink V3, Starlink satellite relay, Kuiper’s rollout, the Airbus-Thales-Leonardo merger, and the future of Iri...
30 Okt 202533min
T+312: Starship Flight 11, Space Policy, and Priorities (with Miles O’Brien)
Miles O’Brien, science correspondent for PBS News and CNN space analyst, joins me to talk about Starship Flight 11, the current space policy landscape including the ongoing government shutdown, the po...
17 Okt 202544min
T+311: Phil McAlister on Commercial LEO and NASA’s Human Spaceflight Budget
Phil McAlister, former Director of NASA’s Commercial Space Division, joins me to talk about the Commercial LEO Destinations program, the budgetary issues facing NASA and its human spaceflight programs...
10 Okt 202542min
T+310: NASA’s “Prove It” Era
NASA selected Blue Origin to (maybe) deliver the once-cancelled VIPER rover, modified Sierra Space’s ISS resupply contract which likely puts the nail in the coffin of Dream Chaser, and released the dr...
26 Sep 202519min
T+309: EchoStar’s Spectrum Sale, Starlink’s Financials (with Caleb Henry, Director of Research at Quilty Space)
Caleb Henry, Director of Research at Quilty Space, joins me to talk about EchoStar’s spectrum sales and constellation cancellation, SpaceX’s spectrum purchase, and the financials of Starlink.This epis...
11 Sep 202543min
T+308: Chatting with Casey Handmer
Casey Handmer, Founder of Terraform Industries, joins me to talk about the state of NASA in 2025, talent acquisition and retention, productivity, and so much more.This episode of Main Engine Cut Off i...
27 Aug 202536min
