Discover this podcast and so much more

Podcasts are free to enjoy without a subscription. We also offer ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more for just $11.99/month.

Episode 406: SpaceXcavator

Episode 406: SpaceXcavator

FromThe Orbital Mechanics Podcast


Episode 406: SpaceXcavator

FromThe Orbital Mechanics Podcast

ratings:
Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Spaceflight News— Starship, destroyer of concrete (youtube.com) (americaspace.com) (spacenews.com) (twitter.com/landru79) (HT Iain from MaxQ: twitter.com/unrocket) (twitter.com/elonmusk) — Launch tower footage (HT Astro: reddit.com/r/space) — Liftoff footage (note debris impacting water) (twitter.com/SpaceX) — High speed footage from Tim Dodd x Consider Cosmos (twitter.com/Erdayastronaut) — Aborted launch attempt at the beginning of the week (spacenews.com) — Listener Sam spotted eight engines out, not six (discord.com) — Leaked (?) final frame before termination (discord.com) — NWS spotted the launch (twitter.com/NWSBrownsville) — “Aspiring” to have no diverter as of 2020 (twitter.com/elonmusk) — NSF forums user speaks about the loss of pad experts (HT Sam: forum.nasaspaceflight.com) — Canaveral Starship infrastructure also lacks flame diverter (twitter.com/Cosmic_Andrew1)Short & Sweet— Swedish astronaut may fly on Axiom mission to ISS (spacenews.com)— Rocket Lab to reuse flown engine (satellitetoday.com) (spacenews.com)Questions, Comments, Corrections— Unc’ Willy: A skydiver encounters a rock, and Apollo 12 helps out (planetary.org)— Andrew Z: Lifting body footage — M2-F1 (youtube.com) — M2-F2 (youtube.com) — M2-F2, M2-F3, HL-10 (youtube.com) — X-24A (youtube.com) — X-24B (youtube.com) — Bonus: Soviet mini spaceplane Spiral MiG-105 (youtube.com) (youtube.com) (youtube.com)This Week in Spaceflight History— Apr 28, 1985. The day before the launch of STS-51-B (en.wikipedia.org) (PDF: spacepresskit.files.wordpress.com) (wikiarchives.space) — An experiment transport bag was on auction (historical.ha.com)— Next week (5/2 - 5/8) in 1965: 2 score and 18 years and still going
Released:
Apr 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Every week we cover the latest spaceflight news, discuss past, current and future exploration efforts, and take a look at upcoming events. Tune in to hear about how humans get to space, how they stay in space and how unmanned craft reach farther and farther into the universe around us.