T+92: Marcia Smith
Marcia Smith of Space Policy Online joins me to talk about the recent meetings of the NASA Advisory Council, the status of Commercial Crew, Space Force, and more space policy goodness. This episode of...
4 Sep 201830min
T+91: August Q&A
The first official MECO Q&A! I answer questions from listeners about any and all things space—mostly. (PS: Start sending me your questions for September’s Q&A episode!) This episode of Main Engine Cut...
1 Sep 201825min
T+90: Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones joins me to talk all things Chinese spaceflight—exploration, policy, industry, and more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 37 executive producers—Kris, Pat, Matt, J...
30 Aug 201837min
T+89: Lockheed’s Small Sat Strategy, NASA Tipping Points Contracts
Lockheed Martin has been slowly revealing their small sat strategy over the last three years, and it’s shaping up to be quite interesting and potentially very compelling. And NASA announced 10 Tipping...
13 Aug 201826min
T+88: CubeRover, Michael Provenzano and Andrew Horchler
Michael Provenzano and Andrew Horchler of CubeRover and Astrobotic join me to talk about the project, the rover itself, and the future of robotic exploration on the Moon (and beyond). This episode of ...
30 Jul 201849min
T+87: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2
Rocket Lab announced that they’re in the final selection stage of their search for a US launch site. I break down the options they have, and discuss why I think they’ll pick Wallops Island. This episo...
18 Jul 201821min
T+86: Falcon Heavy Wins AFSPC-52
Big news this week: SpaceX won an EELV contract for Falcon Heavy. I talk through what this means for the US launch market, how SpaceX and Falcon Heavy are set up to compete for the next few years. Thi...
27 Jun 201818min
T+85: Support and Criticism for the Lunar Gateway
ESA has all but given its full support to the (newly renamed) Lunar Gateway, and Terry Virts threw some criticism its way during the third meeting of the National Space Council. I break down what thos...
19 Jun 201821min
