On this episode of Talking Space, we discuss a "double header" launch weekend for SpaceX, although we learn not to use that phrase around a certain panel member. We discuss the effort it took for an east and west coast Falcon 9 launch with two barge landings over one weekend and what it means for the company and the entire industry. We then discuss an Indian launch carrying along an impressive array of CubeSats, and look at what vehicles are taking up these smaller payloads and if there's a market for them. We then look at some sounding rocket launches out of New Mexico and one particularly stubborn one out of Wallops Island, Virginia. We then move onto a recent failure of a Chinese Long March 3B upper stage and look into what the cause might be and if we'll ever find out.
We then take a mid-year look at NASA and their latest plans for future exploration. We begin with the cutting of the Asteroid Recovery Mission (ARM) and whether this was a smart idea or if science is being missed out on as a result. We also look at claims that NASA may not be as focused on Mars as a priority destination, and discuss the competition from private companies also aiming to get to Mars and sooner. Lastly we discuss a major milestone in NASA's attempt to create a quieter Supersonic Transporter, called QueSST
To see images of the "rocket landing" from the Spaceport America Cup, visit https://twitter.com/JRNationFan388/status/878652184765837312
To help friend of the show Miles O'Brien fight cancer, visit https://www.classy.org/team/120130
Show recorded 6-26-2017
Host: Sawyer Rosenstein
Panelists: Gene Mikulka, Mark Ratterman, and Kat Robison
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Episode 336: The Holy GRAIL
Episode 335: EVA-Expansive Variety of Acronyms
Episode 334: Our Corner of the 'Cosmos'
Episode 333: Juno About Jupiter?
Episode 332: 30 Years, 6 Vehicles, 1 Amazing Journey
Episode 331: Talking Space Broadcasts Live at STS-135 - Part 3
Episode 331: Talking Space Broadcasts Live at STS-135 - Part 2
Episode 331: Talking Space Broadcasts Live at STS-135 - Part 1
Episode 330: A New Dawn is Upon Us
Episode 329: The Final Countdown
Episode 328: It's Been A Blast!
Episode 327: The Little Asteroid That Couldn't
Episode 326: Talking Space Live For 135
Episode 325: Finding NEEMO
Episode 324: Runways, Crawlerways, and On Their Ways
Episode 323: Meteorite Men 'Rock'
Episode 322: The Ghost of Spacecraft Past
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