On this episode of Talking Space, we talk about the recent Soyuz launch to the ISS, and the glitch that turned a few hour rendezvous into a two-day event. We look into what may have caused the event and look back at the classic "Era of Reliability" Russia declared at the end of the shuttle program in 2011. We then talk about a range outage that has delayed two launches until an unknown time and what it means for the future launch schedule for one of the commercial companies it affects. Next, we look at a wind measuring field finally getting a well-needed upgrade. On the second trip around the table, we talk about NASA's new spacesuit designs which the public can vote for, and how we probably wouldn't vote for any of them. Then it's on to our thoughts on some interesting comments made by Charlie Bolden and a discussion on the state of NASA. Then it's on to how NASA equipment helped predict sinkholes before they formed. For the third round, we discuss a record set by the mostly-classified X-37B and check out an award going to the Dawn spacecraft makers.
To vote for the next spacesuit design, visit http://jscfeatures.jsc.nasa.gov/z2/
Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein. Panel Members: Mark Ratterman and the Spaceflight Group's Jason Rhian
Show Recorded 3/31/2014
Episode 531: The Gravitas of "Gravity"
Episode 530: Lots of Launches
Episode 529: A Commercial Success
Episode 528: Cosmonaut Needed
Episode 527: Relaunching Atlantis-Part 2
Episode 526: Relaunching Atlantis-Part 1
Episode 525: Six Degrees of Space Station
Episode 524: Space Shuttle for Sale
Episode 523: Returning Through the 'Cosmos'
Episode 522: Stories Launched Straight from the Pad
Episode 521: The Powerfully Patriotic Atlantis
Episode 520: Blinded by the Flights
Episode 519 - Different Wavelengths
Episode 518: Lots to See at SpaceFest V Part 2
Episode 517: Lots to See at SpaceFest V
Episode 516: A Quick Debris Avoidance Maneuver
Episode 515: Live Landings and Listener Letters
Episode 514: Lots of Commercial and a Lunar Infomercial
Episode 513: The Awesome Antares
Episode 512: Can Antares Reach "Orbital" Velocity?
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