Deep Dive
InSight: A closer look at NASA's next Mars lander
NASA's InSight lander will investigate Martian geophysical properties for the first time since Viking 2.
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Episodes
52: HAB4 - RIT Space Exploration's latest mission
RIT Students are sending experiments to the edge of space for the fourth time.
Mission Extension Vehicle
What is the Mission Extension Vehicle?
Orbital ATK's Mission Extension Vehicle is launching later this year. How will satellite servicing change the satellite industry?
Elon Musk
Elon Musk just unveiled tooling to build the first manned spaceship to Mars
This carbon fiber mandrel will be used to build the first prototype flying sometime next year.
Episodes
51: NOAA Controversy, New Glenn Evolution, and Tiangong-1 Re-entry
Fairings and Space Stations fall from the sky, while the NOAA prevents anyone from watching, this week on SPEXcast.
NewSpace
Next Generation of Small Satellite Launchers
In rocketry, is bigger really better? Space startups are racing to prove the adage wrong, using new technologies like 3D-printing, carbon composites, and high launch rates.
Episodes
50: CRS-7 Update & SatShow 2018
SatShow 2018 brings updates on SpaceX, Blue Origin, ULA, and Satellite Servicing enters the mainstream, this week on SPEXcast
Interviews
49: Space Reporter Chris Davenport
“Rivalry is the best rocket fuel.” How billionaire entrepreneurs are driving the next space race.
Opinion
Op-Ed: Why SpaceX should launch more cars into space, and do the other things
Does it really make sense to solve Earth's problems first before reaching out into the cosmos?
SpaceX
Our Top 5 SpaceX launches of the Past 50
From heart-aching to awe inspiring, we look back on the SpaceX launches that left the biggest impact on us
Episodes
48: MIT New Space Age Conference and SXSW
From illegal satellites to cislunar economies, this week on SPEXcast we dive into the exciting business of New Space
Episodes
47: GOES-S, StarLink, and the Challenges of Space Engineering Programs
Engineering space to be useful to humans is hard work. This week SPEXcast looks at GOES-S, StarLink demo sats, Ariane V's anomaly, and JWST overruns.
