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The Orbital Mechanics Podcast

David Fourman, Ben Etherington, and Dennis Just

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.

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Episode 174: Not with a bang, but with a hiss

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/09/04

This week in SF history— 2013 September 7: launch of LADEE (wikipedia.org)(nasa.gov) — Twilight rays (nasa.gov) — Science results (PDF: nasa.gov) — Impacted near the eastern rim of Sundman V crater (wikipedia.org)Spaceflight news— ISS leak (reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge)(space.com) (twitter.com/Space_Station) — We discussed slow leak issues with Tess Caswell (theorbitalmechanics.com) — Cody’s Lab explored whether it hurts to plug a hole with your finger (youtube.com) — Successfully

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00:30:44

Episode 173: Don't Lose Both!

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/08/28

This week in SF history— September 1, 1960. Project Apollo formed. (hq.nasa.gov)Spaceflight news— Starliner spotlight (nasaspaceflight.com) (youtube.com) — Soyuz 32 landed autonomously (HT Sam Moore: wikipedia.org)— Kepler mission nearing its end (spacenews.com) — Scott Manley describes the issues that took out gyros on multiple spacecraft (youtube.com)Short & Sweet— Stratolaunch is expanding its range of launch vehicles. (spacenews.com)— Oppy should be waking up any day now

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00:45:34

Episode 172: Matryoshka Doll Impression

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/08/21

This week in SF history— August 25, 1949. XS-1 flight #124 (wikipedia.org) — Smithsonian exhibit page of the T-1 partial pressure suit (HT Csaba: airandspace.si.edu)Spaceflight news— Smithsonian renovation (politico.com)— More unusual Russian satellite activity (space.com)Short & Sweet— Crew access coming to Pad 39-A (spaceflightnow.com)— RS-25 test fire was cut short. (nasaspaceflight.com)Questions, comments, corrections— Parker Solar Probe updates from /u/Nerobro

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00:31:16

Episode 171: Smallsat Launchers and Smallsat Launcher...

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/08/14

This week in SF history — 19 August 1960: Korabl-Sputnik 2 (wikipedia.org)Spaceflight news— Firefly is making real progress. (spacenews.com) (PDF: fireflyspace.com)— Ursa Major wants to be the first engine specialist (spacenews.com) — NSF discussion (nasaspaceflight.com)— Rocket Lab now scheduled for November launch. (spacenews.com)Short & Sweet— Self-regulation for smallsat security (spacenews.com)— Stellar Exploration is making thrusters for microsats. (spacenews.com)

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00:32:05

Episode 170: Space Test Pilot

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/08/07

This week in SF history— 15 August 2007: Rick Mastracchio finds a hole in his glove (wikipedia.org) (nasaspaceflight.com) (universetoday.com)Spaceflight news— Dragon and Starliner updates — Flight test dates (americaspace.com) — Astronaut assignments (spacenews.com) (parabolicarc.com)Short & Sweet— Starliner needs a minor design change (spacenews.com)— SLS Core stage gets rid of its waxy build-up. (nasaspaceflight.com)Questions, comments, corrections— Peter Zink via email: more info on

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00:24:00

Episode 169: The Storm STILL Looms

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/07/31

This week in SF history— August 5, 1930: Birth of Neil Armstrong (wikipedia.org)Spaceflight news— Starliner had a pad abort anomaly. (arstechnica.com)— Spaceship Two goes even higher. (spacenews.com)— Oppy Update (spaceflightinsider.com)Short & Sweet— Mars Express finds evidence for liquid water on Mars. (nasaspaceflight.com)— TESS is now operational. (spaceflightnow.com)

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00:27:43

Episode 168: Goosing ISS

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/07/24

This week in SF history— 27 July 1972, birth of Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (wikipedia.org) — “Guidelines for Performing Islamic Rites at the International Space Station” (DOC: wired.com)Spaceflight news— Blue Origin does a high altitude escape. (spaceflightnow.com)— Cygnus reboosted the ISS (nasaspaceflight.com)Short & Sweet— Parker Solar Probe B is pushed back to August the 6th (spaceflightnow.com)— Scotland gets a launch site. (spaceflightnow.com)— Astra Space successfully conducts first

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00:28:50

Episode 167: Fifty Four Nozzles

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/07/17

This week in SF history— July 20, 1976: Viking 1 landing (wikipedia.org) (mars.nasa.gov)Spaceflight news— Crew Dragon for test flight arrives at Cape. (spaceflightnow.com)— Landspace is building a methalox rocket for launch in 2020. (spacenews.com)Short & Sweet— LC-17 has been demolished. (nasaspaceflight.com)Questions, comments, corrections— Ron W via email: AR-22 engines are spaceflown! (HT Sam Moore: spacenews.com)

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00:33:52

Episode 166: Chee or Kee?

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/07/10

This week in SF history— 12 July 2000. Launch of Zvezda module (wikipedia.org)Spaceflight news— CHEOPS nears flight (nasaspaceflight.com) (space.com)— Phantom Express engine testing (spacenews.com) (HT Sam Moore: parabolicarc.com) (wikipedia.org)Short & Sweet— ISRO works steadily towards human missions (isro.gov.in) (HT Sam Moore: youtube.com)— SpaceX may attempt an RTLS at Vandenberg later this year. (spaceflightnow.com)— Our planetary protection methods may need an update

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00:32:44

Episode 165: Red Foam

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/07/03

This week in SF history— 8 July, 2011. Last flight of Atlantis, STS-135 (wikipedia.org) — Two iPhones 4 on board (space.com)Spaceflight news— Captive carry test for LauncherOne (spacenews.com)— Momo-2 crashes (japantimes.co.jp) (PDF: istellartech.com) — Momo-1 also failed (youtube.com)Short & Sweet— Rogozin says no more Protons. (spacenews.com)— Electron delay feels a bit familiar (spacenews.com)Questions, comments, corrections— Leon R and James Maxy: RFNA is red fuming, not red foaming

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Episode 164: Bye Bye Block 4

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/06/29

This week in SF history— June 29, 1961, Thor-Ablestar upper stage exploded, the first unintended space debris event in history (spacesafetymagazine.com) (books.google.com)Spaceflight news— NASA releases BAA for Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element. (parabolicarc.com)Short & Sweet— The last Falcon 9 Block 4 prepares for flight (nasaspaceflight.com)— Business Time will have to wait (twitter.com/rocketlab)Upcoming spaceflight events— Jeff Hoffman’s talk — Event page (tudelft.nl) — Streaming

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00:26:24

Episode 163: The Storm Looms

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/06/19

This week in SF history— June 19 2002: Landing of STS-111 (wikipedia.org) (spaceflightnow.com)Spaceflight news— Opportunity vs Dust Storm, Round 2 (youtube.com) — Simulated view of taus 1-11, increasing by 2 (nasa.gov) — Mars Exploration Rovers Surface Fault Protection by Tracy Neilson (PDF: jpl.nasa.gov)Short & Sweet— Peggy Whitson retires from NASA (spaceflightinsider.com)— Group restores early lunar orbiter photos (worldofindie.co.uk)

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00:30:46

Episode 162: Regolith Nap

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/06/12

This week in SF history— 14 June 1991, landing of STS-40 (wikipedia.org)Spaceflight news— NASA isn’t selling the ISS, people. (spacenews.com) — Original story that started this nonsense (washingtonpost.com) — Is this likely to happen? Not according to the senate. (spacenews.com)— SpaceX is planning a major expansion at KSC. (parabolicarc.com)Short & Sweet— Juno gets three more years. (spaceflightnow.com)— Orbital ATK has been purchased by Northrop Grumman (spaceflightnow.com) (ftc.gov)—

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01:06:51

Episode 161: DOWNLINK--TU Delft DARE

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/06/05

This week in SF history— June 11 1928: Flight of the first rocket-powered plane (wikipedia.org)Spaceflight news— VSS Unity flies again. (spaceflightnow.com) (youtube.com) — COG overlay. (twitter.com/jdeshetler)Short & Sweet— DARPA wants in on NewSpace (spacenews.com)— GOES-17 can’t keep its cool (americaspace.com)Questions, comments, corrections— Ignition! by John D Clark is now an audiobook! (amazon.com)Interview: Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering— We talked to Daan van Heteren, propulsion

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Episode 160: DOWNLINK--Eric Blood

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/05/29

This Week in Spaceflight History— 4 June, 2010. First launch of Falcon 9 (youtu.be)(wikipedia.org)Spaceflight news— Ariane 6 update (satelliteobservation.net/)Short & Sweet— NASA wants to buy rides on commercial lunar landers by the end of the year (spacenews.com)— Bangabandhu-1 didn’t count for crew rating (spaceflightnow.com)Interview: Eric Blood— Eric’s profile (linkedin.com)— LDSD overview (youtube.com) — LDSD SFDT-1 debrief presentation (PDF: nasa.gov)— BLDT, a predecessor to LDSD

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Episode 159: DOWNLINK--Dr. Dmitry Savransky

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/05/22

This week in SF history— 1973 May 25. Launch of Skylab 2. (wikipedia.org) (spacefacts.de)Spaceflight news— SpaceX’s Load-and-Go may get the go-ahead (spacenews.com)— Contamination in SLS core stage engine tubing (spacenews.com)Interview -- Dr. Dmitry Savranski and the Modular Active Self-Assembling Space Telescope Swarms— Dr. Savranski’s laboratory home (sioslab.com)— The original article that prompted this interview (news.cornell.edu) — A similar article (nasa.gov)— JWST uses a similar mirror

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00:35:34

Episode 158: Version F

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/05/15

This week in SF history-- 1978, May 20. Launch of Pioneer 12 (wikipedia.org) -- 1P/Halley observations (HT Mike Carper: harvard.edu)Spaceflight news-- Bangabandhu presser (reddit.com/r/spacex)(transcript: gist.github.com)-- Community assessment (reddit.com/r/spacex)Short & Sweet-- Mars 2020 helicopter confirmed included (nasa.gov)-- ULA selects the RL-10 for Vulcan upper stage. (http://www.parabolicarc.com)-- -- Astra Space had a launch abort (twitter.com/kdmgabe)

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00:24:43

Episode 157: Sunset Parafoil

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/05/08

This week in SF history— 14 May, 2010. Launch of Rassvet on STS-132. (wikipedia.org)Spaceflight news— Elon posted a parafoil photo! (twitter.com/elonmusk)— Mars 2020 helicopter (spacenews.com)Short & Sweet— Firefly to take over SLC-2W in Vandenberg (spacenews.com)— SLS Mobile Launcher needs an upgrade. (parabolicarc.com)— JWST testing reveals a new issue. (spacenews.com)Questions, comments, corrections— @27394days: Zodiacal light is ecliptic dust reflection!

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00:31:47

Episode 156: Cracked and Canceled

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/05/01

This week in SF history— 3 May 1976: Birth of Alexander Gerst (wikipedia.org) — Bringing CIMON to ISS (airbus.com)Spaceflight news— Mars 2020 heat shield cracked (spacenews.com)— Resource Prospector mission canceled (spacenews.com)Short & Sweet— TESS is on its way! (spaceflightnow.com)— GSAT 11 recalled for inspection (spaceflightnow.com)Questions, comments, corrections— /u/Fellknight and /u/CapMSFC: Details on frozen lunar orbits (reddit.com/r/orbitalpodcast)— Eric Blood via email: LDSD did

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00:31:26

Episode 155: Party Balloon

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast ·

2018/04/24

This week in SF history— 24 April 1972. Liftoff of Apollo 16 LM from the moon. (wikipedia.org) (youtube.com) (apolloproject.com)Spaceflight news— SpaceX wants to use a ballute to recover S2 (twitter.com/elonmusk) — Ballistic coefficient will be reduced by two orders of magnitude (twitter.com/elonmusk) — Might not be insane to land under helium?!? (reddit.com/r/spacex) — JPL studied ballutes for aerocapture (PDF: jpl.nasa.gov)— Orbital ATK announces OmegA, formerly Next Generation Launch

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