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Opinion and analysis of spaceflight, exploration, policy, and strategy, by Anthony Colangelo.

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T+303: The Trump 2024 Transition (with Mark Albrecht)

Mark Albrecht joins me to talk about his time on the Trump 2024 Transition Team, the thinking behind some of the policy decisions weโ€™re starting to see in the space and national security spheres, and more.

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T+302: A Tour of Marotta Controls

We take a tour of Marotta Controls in Montville, New Jersey, to see how they work, how they develop, produce, and test products at rate, and we learn about the most feared topic in spaceโ€”valves!

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T+301: Hypersonics and Constellations (with Caleb Henry)

Caleb Henry, Director of Research at Quilty Space, joins me to talk megaconstellations, the hypersonics industry, and more.

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T+300: Isaacmanโ€™s Confirmation Hearing, NASA and NOAA Budgets, NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 Awards

Jared Isaacman was in Congress for a confirmation hearing for his nomination as NASA Administrator, which was followed up by reports of huge proposed budget cuts at NASA and NOAA. And as expected, SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin all received awards for NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2.

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T+299: Starliner, According to Butch and Suni (with Eric Berger)

Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins me to talk about his recent interviews with Butch and Suni in the aftermath of their flight, the update NASA put out about Starliner, and how it all lands from where we are now.

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