Main Engine Cut OffT+77: Blue Origin Reconfigures New Glenn
Caleb Henry got a great scoop on some changes Blue Origin is making to New Glenn. I think through why these changes may have been made and what these changes could mean for the near future.
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Lockheed Martin Selected to Build Low-Boom Flight Demonstration Aircraft
Quieter than the SEPTA buses that drive by my front door here in Philadelphia. I’ll be keeping an eye on this.
Eschewing Cost-Plus, Lacking Vision
In the Flexible Path era, NASA has always been flexible on both the vision and the details. That is why the human exploration program is floundering.
Two Weeks Until “The Stick” Gets Its Name
Chris Gebhardt of NASASpaceflight wrote a great rundown of Orbital ATK’s Next Generation Launcher that included a great little nugget of info at the end.
SpaceX CRS-14 Carrying Two Important Payloads
There are two payloads on CRS-14 that caught my eye as very important to the future in space.
T+75: March Roundup
A few interesting documents have been released: the late-but-final 2018 appropriations, NASA’s lunar cargo lander request for information, and the public summary of the NASA Independent Review Team’s investigation into the CRS-7 mishap. And a few interesting announcements were made: NASA Acting Administration Robert Lightfoot is going to retire, and the Air Force awarded contracts for another round of EELV Phase 1A launches.
“I think we’re in great shape there.”
Hmm.
T+74: Stagnation and Opportunity
NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot appeared in front of the space subcommittee of the House Science Committee to discuss the 2019 NASA budget request, and I’ve got some thoughts on their decisions regarding the SLS Mobile Launcher and how it affects SLS’ flight rate. And then I get off onto a train of thought regarding the stagnation of and opportunity within the policy gridlock we’re stuck in today.
Black Ice
We’ll see if anything comes of this, and “last summer” is not an insignificant amount of time in the past, but it’s at least an intriguing project to think about and consider. I’d hate to see Stratolaunch repeat some mistakes from Shuttle with Black Ice, though.
Off-Nominal 06 - I’ve Got Like 35 Loons
Brendan Bryne joins Jake and I to discuss the National Space Council, the 2019 NASA Budget Request, and the wonders of Jai Alai.