SpaceX
SpaceX Raptor Hits 268.9 Bar - The Highest Operating Pressure of Any Flight Engine
The Russian RD-170/180 is eclipsed, 30 years after its initial design, paving the way to Mars
Elon Musk
Articles
SpaceX will launch Yusaku Maezawa and a band of artists to the Moon in 2023
A billionaire's grand artistic gesture appears to be the financial catalyst for development of SpaceX's mega rocket towards the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Episodes
58: Terraforming Mars: Challenges and Misconceptions
Getting humans to Mars is a tough challenge, but making it a place humans want to stay will be even harder.
Episodes
54: SpaceX's New Mars Rocket Factory and a Fully-Reusable Falcon 9
SpaceX is making strides in developing its next-generation launcher while exploring the boundaries of reusability with Falcon 9.
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.
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.
Episodes
39: IAC 2017: Expectations & Predictions
SPEXcast shares expectations and predictions for what Elon Musk might announce during his keynote speech at IAC on 9/29.
