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T+7: Bezos and Musk at Code Conference, and a Hard Look at Vulcan’s Economics
T+7: Bezos and Musk at Code Conference, and a Hard Look at Vulcan’s Economics
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jun 8, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Some interesting tidbits emerged from interviews with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk at Code Conference. And a hard look at the economics of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan.
Jeff Bezos | Full interview | Code Conference 2016
Elon Musk | Full interview | Code Conference 2016
Vulcan Centaur and Vulcan ACES - United Launch Alliance
ULA needs commercial customers to close Vulcan rocket business case – Spaceflight Now
Orbital ATK beats out Aerojet in ULA booster selection – Spaceflight Now
Re-engined Antares rocket completes ground test firing – Spaceflight Now
Williams enters BEAM for expandable module milestone | NASASpaceFlight.com
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Jeff Bezos | Full interview | Code Conference 2016
Elon Musk | Full interview | Code Conference 2016
Vulcan Centaur and Vulcan ACES - United Launch Alliance
ULA needs commercial customers to close Vulcan rocket business case – Spaceflight Now
Orbital ATK beats out Aerojet in ULA booster selection – Spaceflight Now
Re-engined Antares rocket completes ground test firing – Spaceflight Now
Williams enters BEAM for expandable module milestone | NASASpaceFlight.com
Email feedback to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com
Follow @WeHaveMECO
Support Main Engine Cut Off on Patreon
Released:
Jun 8, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
T+2: SpaceX’s Red Dragon, Falcon Performance, and the Political Fallout of OA-6: SpaceX officially announced their [first Red Dragon mission to Mars](https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/04/spacex-debut-red-dragon-2018-mars-mission/), which will pave the way for future missions. They also posted [new performance metrics](http://www.spacex.com/about/capabilities) for Falcon 9 and Heavy, which position the launch vehicles very differently in the market. And a brief discussion of the [potential political fallout](http://spacenews.com/the-rd-180-amendment-was-one-of-two-launch-related-provisions-that-made-it-into-the-national-defense-authorization-act-of-2017-by-the-time-the-committee-voted-60-to-2-to-send-the-bill-to-the-full/) over the [OA-6 launch anomaly](https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/04/oa-6-atlas-v-booster-mrcv-anomoly/). by Main Engine Cut Off