T+21: Blue Origin Previews New Glenn
Blue Origin surprised us all by previewing their massive next rocket, New Glenn. I discuss the few details we know, how New Glenn could fit into the market, what questions need to be answered, and man...
14 Sep 201632min
T+20: Mike Johnson, Chief Designer at NanoRacks on NanoRacks’ History, NextSTEP, and Wet Workshops
Mike Johnson, Chief Designer at NanoRacks, joined me this week to talk about his incredibly interesting career in spaceflight, the past and future of NanoRacks, their NextSTEP proposal, and a handful ...
7 Sep 201651min
T+19: SpaceX’s Manifest, Flight-Proven Hardware, Blue Origin Updates, and Antares’ Engines
SpaceX has a busy manifest as they close out 2016, including SES-10 which will fly with a “flight-proven” first stage. A few bits of info have come out regarding Blue Origin’s future plans—including f...
31 Aug 201630min
T+18: Robert Zubrin on Mars Exploration and Colonization Internationally, within NASA, and at SpaceX
Dr. Robert Zubrin, President of The Mars Society, creator of Mars Direct, and author of The Case for Mars is on the show this week to discuss Mars exploration and colonization internationally, within ...
24 Aug 201634min
T+17: NextSTEP Habitat Prototypes, and the Zombie Centaur
NASA selected six companies, as part of the NextSTEP program, to develop ground prototypes of deep space habitats, and the Centaur could live on as a wet workshop. Orbital ATK pushed OA-5 to late Sept...
17 Aug 201629min
T+16: Moon Express Licensing, and NASA’s Disdain for Artificial Gravity
Moon Express gained government approval for their upcoming mission to win the Google Lunar X Prize. And I go on a rant about artificial gravity and how NASA shrugs it off as unnecessary. Moon Express...
10 Aug 201627min
T+15: More SLS Roadmap Details, and Landed Falcon 9 Static Fires
The roadmap for SLS got a little murkier this week thanks to some additional details in the GAO report regarding its cost and schedule. SpaceX test fired a landed core three times in three days last w...
3 Aug 201617min
T+14: The Post-EM-1 Roadmap for SLS, and Potential Uses for SpaceX’s BFR
Before Mars and exploration-centric talk, I talk about Orbital ATK’s agreement for exclusive use of LMP-103S. Then I take a hard look at the post-EM-1 roadmap for SLS, and theorize some potential uses...
27 Juli 201626min
