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T+12: The Competition of Reusability Between Falcon 9, Vulcan, and Ariane 6
T+12: The Competition of Reusability Between Falcon 9, Vulcan, and Ariane 6
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23 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
Ted Cruz called a hearing on NASA’s space exploration policy in the next president’s administration. The president of France’s CNES discussed some policy statements, and I went on a rant about his thoughts on Ariane 6 and its competition.
Cruz Calls Hearing on Future of Space Under New Administration - Main Engine Cut Off
Cruz Calls Hearing on Future of Space Under New Administration - Press Releases - U.S. Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, & Transportation
U.S. Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, & Transportation
France’s CNES Backs Space Station, Hedges Bets on Reusable Rockets - Main Engine Cut Off
France’s CNES backs space station, hedges bets on reusable rockets - SpaceNews.com
Meet Adeline, Airbus’ Answer To SpaceX Reusability - SpaceNews.com
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Cruz Calls Hearing on Future of Space Under New Administration - Main Engine Cut Off
Cruz Calls Hearing on Future of Space Under New Administration - Press Releases - U.S. Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, & Transportation
U.S. Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, & Transportation
France’s CNES Backs Space Station, Hedges Bets on Reusable Rockets - Main Engine Cut Off
France’s CNES backs space station, hedges bets on reusable rockets - SpaceNews.com
Meet Adeline, Airbus’ Answer To SpaceX Reusability - SpaceNews.com
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Follow @WeHaveMECO
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Released:
Jul 13, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
T+4: Boeing’s CST-100, SpaceX’s Dragon 2, and a Scorched Falcon 9: Boeing announced [a 6 month delay](http://spacenews.com/boeing-delays-first-crewed-cst-100-flight-to-2018/) in the schedule for their CST-100 crew vehicle. SpaceX’s Dragon 2 is in the lead to be the first Commercial Crew vehicle to fly. The most recently-returned Falcon 9 took [a ton of damage on its way back to the drone ship](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/731984739012251648) and won’t fly again, but will provide a ton of data for SpaceX to use to make improvements to future Falcon 9 stages. by Main Engine Cut Off