Episodes
64: SpaceX Raptor Breathes Fire and Virgin Galactic Takes Flight
Layoffs hit both companies despite huge milestones in commercial space
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Episodes
Layoffs hit both companies despite huge milestones in commercial space
SpaceX
The Russian RD-170/180 is eclipsed, 30 years after its initial design, paving the way to Mars
Articles
Mars will gain another robotic resident today at 11:54am PST
Missions
We dive into the array of sensors NASA's latest probe will use as it flies through the Sun's corona to study our star's atmosphere
Episodes
An ambitious volunteer space program aims to send a human past the Karman line with rockets built from scratch.
Articles
AIAA has a collection of free to access research articles covering solar sails, hybrid rockets, and more.
Episodes
We learn how Curiosity is driven from 150 million miles away, the current challenges the rover is facing, and what's next for Mars 2020.
Articles
The first aircraft to take flight on another planet will be launching in 2020.
Episodes
We sit down with JPL engineer Joel Steinkraus to talk about MarCO, the first (and second) CubeSats to leave Earth's orbit.
Hyperspectral Imaging
Part 2 of our series on Hyperspectral imaging dives into the satellites and applications that leverage that technology.
Science
Exotic imaging techniques allow for remote sensing of our own planet and beyond
Deep Dive
NASA's InSight lander will investigate Martian geophysical properties for the first time since Viking 2.