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T+17: NextSTEP Habitat Prototypes, and the Zombie Centaur
T+17: NextSTEP Habitat Prototypes, and the Zombie Centaur
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
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 September. SpaceX landed yet another stage on the ASDS, and have up to 9 more launches planned for 2016.
NextSTEP Pushes Forward to Ground Prototypes - Main Engine Cut Off
NextSTEP Partners Develop Ground Prototypes to Expand our Knowledge of Deep Space Habitats
OA-5 Slips to Late September - Main Engine Cut Off
OA-5 Mission Page
Gwynne Shotwell at SmallSat: First Raptor Shipped to McGregor - Main Engine Cut Off
A Look at SpaceX’s Remaining 2016 Manifest - Main Engine Cut Off
SpaceX successfully launches JCSat-16 satellite, faces crowded end-year manifest - SpaceNews.com
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NextSTEP Pushes Forward to Ground Prototypes - Main Engine Cut Off
NextSTEP Partners Develop Ground Prototypes to Expand our Knowledge of Deep Space Habitats
OA-5 Slips to Late September - Main Engine Cut Off
OA-5 Mission Page
Gwynne Shotwell at SmallSat: First Raptor Shipped to McGregor - Main Engine Cut Off
A Look at SpaceX’s Remaining 2016 Manifest - Main Engine Cut Off
SpaceX successfully launches JCSat-16 satellite, faces crowded end-year manifest - SpaceNews.com
Email feedback to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com
Follow @WeHaveMECO
Support Main Engine Cut Off on Patreon
Released:
Aug 17, 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