Main Engine Cut OffIt Was Boeing, But Boe Ain’t Going
NASA announced a crew change for Starliner’s Crew Flight Test: Boe is out, and Fincke is in.
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T+108: Layoffs and Launch Sites
I wanted to spend some time breaking down a few news items from last week that may be leading indicators of trends for 2019: layoffs at Stratolaunch, Tethers Unlimited, and SpaceX, and Relativity signed a lease for Launch Complex 16 at Cape Canaveral.
T+107: Chris Gebhardt
Chris Gebhardt of NASASpaceflight joins me to talk all things SpaceX: Starship and its upcoming hopper tests, DM-1 and the government shutdown, and more.
New COPVs in Liquid Oxygen, New Booster in Liquid Water
They are in need of a good example of their flight safety procedures, and while the event will surely be used by some to criticize SpaceX and their operations, anyone looking to give an honest assessment of the situation will come away impressed with the flight operations yesterday.
T+103: Commercial Lunar Payload Services
NASA announced the nine companies that will be competing for Commercial Lunar Payload Services missions. I share some thoughts on the program overall, and discuss what we know about each company.
Hague and Ovchinin to Fly on MS-12 in February
Well, that was quick.
T+102: November Q&A
This month for Q&A, we try to figure out what the hell is up with DM-1, hit a few questions about launch, and talk through a few space development topics.
Aerojet Rocketdyne Awarded $9.4 Million for AF-M315E Engine Development
This award isn’t a ton of money—especially for Aerojet Rocketdyne—but it’s good to see continued development on this front.
The Hodgepodge Vision for Space Exploration
Read the entire article by Foust, and you’ll likely be struck with the same feelings I have: appreciation that NASA has to figure out how to make an exploration program out of what fits in the budget, and the utter disbelief that a piecemeal effort as disjointed and dysfunctional as this is something anyone can believe in.
Ball Aerospace Gets $255 Million for WSF-M 1
We knew Ball had won this last year, but this is confirmation of an option for the first of two spacecraft.