T+197: NASA’s Human Spaceflight Directorate Shakeup
At a town hall this week, NASA announced that the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate will be split in two: the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, led by Jim Free, a...
23 Sep 202122min
T+196: Checking In on Small Launch with Firefly Alpha, Astra LV0006
Last week, Firefly made their first flight attempt of Alpha, and Astra launched their latest vehicle, LV0006. Though both ended in failure, it’s a good time to check in on them and other small launche...
8 Sep 202125min
T+195: Blue Origin’s Project Jarvis, Suborbital Flights, and Nauka Fallout (with Eric Berger)
Eric Berger of Ars Technica returns to the show to talk about the recent crewed suborbital flights by Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin, Blue Origin’s Project Jarvis and their future work, and what the ...
3 Aug 202144min
T+194: Branson & Bezos Fly To Space
Richard Branson flew to space aboard SpaceShipTwo on Virgin Galactic’s Unity 22, and Jeff Bezos flew to space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard 16. I share my thoughts on the flights, the vehicles, and...
23 Juli 202123min
T+193: Marcia Smith, SpacePolicyOnline.com
Marcia Smith of SpacePolicyOnline.com joins me for a round up of space policy news, including how the Biden and Nelson administrations are doing so far, things that are being overlooked or sidelined, ...
9 Juli 202139min
T+192: iROSA with Matt LaPointe and Andrew Rush
I’m joined by Matt LaPointe, Technical Director at Redwire’s Deployable Space Systems, and Andrew Rush, COO of Redwire, to talk about the newest upgrade to the International Space Station: the Roll-Ou...
23 Juni 202141min
T+191: Phil Bracken, VP of Engineering at Spaceflight
Phil Bracken, Vice President of Engineering at Spaceflight, joins me to talk about their past, current, and upcoming missions, the Sherpa program, and to dive into the technical details of it all.This...
8 Juni 202144min
T+190: Brock Howe, Nanoracks Bishop Airlock Program Manager
Brock Howe, the Program Manager for Nanoracks’ Bishop Airlock, joins me to talk about the final build out and launch of Bishop, its installation on ISS, some details of its operations, and its plans f...
24 Maj 202130min
