T+177: NASA VCLS 2, Relativity, Astra, and Firefly
NASA awarded Venture Class Launch Services contracts to Astra, Firefly, and Relativity. Astra almost made orbit with its most recent test flight of Rocket 3.2. And something is up at Firefly, but I do...
21 Dec 202019min
T+176: The Flight of Starship SN8
Starship SN8 took flight last week on a mostly-successful mission to test its final descent phase. I share some thoughts on the test, the state of Starship development, and what that all means for the...
14 Dec 202026min
T+175: Delays
A lot of big, long-running projects have faced delays recently, and it seems like as good a time as any to check in and share some related thoughts. I cover a lot in this one: the Orion PDU issue, Ari...
5 Dec 202025min
T+174: SpaceX Crew-1 Kicks Off New Era for ISS
SpaceX Crew-1 successfully launched and docked last week, kicking off a new era of the ISS. It’s a good time to zoom out and look at the ISS program overall, and what it means for the future of space ...
25 Nov 202025min
T+173: Headlines
With a massive amount of news happening in the week following the election here in the US, it’s a good opportunity to give everyone a listen in on MECO Headlines. I run through all the stories of the ...
14 Nov 202031min
T+172: Lunar Politics
Last week, IAC 2020 brought a flurry of announcements and statements to digest. It’s a good time to check in on current and future lunar politics, with some statements by the ever-antagonistic Rogozin...
20 Okt 202033min
T+171: SpaceX, L3Harris Selected by SDA for Missile Warning Satellites
The Space Development Agency has selected L3Harris and SpaceX to produce satellites for a missile warning constellation. I break down the details of the SDA project, the technical aspects, and what it...
9 Okt 202023min
T+170: Catching Up on the News
I’m back after a few wonderful weeks offline with my newly-arrived son, Will! I figured I’d jump back in with a rundown of the important and notable bits of news that happened while I was gone.This ep...
5 Okt 202022min
