Main Engine Cut OffExolaunch Signs on for SpaceX’s SSO Rideshare
Speaking of rideshares, SpaceX continues to fill that first rideshare flight to sun-synchronous orbit.
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T+154: Tim Ellis, CEO and Cofounder of Relativity
Tim Ellis, CEO and Cofounder of Relativity joins me for an in-depth discussion about Relativity’s status and work towards their first launch. We cover everything from their company vision, funding, new headquarters, wider fairing, customer backlog, potential west coast launch site, and dive into the details of Stargate and Relativity’s materials work.
BepiColombo Completes Earth Flyby, Sends Back Wonderful Imagery
Some of my favorite images from space are the ones where you can see parts of spacecraft, because it adds such great context and perspective. BepiColombo delivered on that, with a sequence of images at closest approach. But the best sequence is the nearly 10-hour long, full disk approach.
ESA Data Puts 2019 Amazon Fires In Context, and It’s Good News
Pleasantly surprising data from ESA. Turns out 2018 was a good year, and 2019 was pretty close to the norm over the last two decades. Context helps.
Virgin Galactic to Merge with Publicly-Traded Investment Company
I’m glad that Virgin Galactic and Branson walked away from the funding from Saudi Arabia, but this route still has some oddities—a merger to get investment, going public not by going public themselves, but by merging with an already-publicly traded company, and so on.
New Information on Titan’s Lakes
Titan is the second coolest planet in the system. Go Team Dragonfly.
T+118: Rapid Agile Launch Initiative
Last week, the US Air Force announced and expounded on the Rapid Agile Launch Initiative. Along with the new initiative, the new era of small launch is finally here, so it’s worth discussing a bit.
Relativity Signs Telesat, Eyes Polar Launch Site
Good to hear them signing customers, but I’m ready for this era of extreme secrecy of space projects to be over. As far as the launch site is concerned, my bet is on SLC-3W.
T+110: Starship, New Glenn, and RS1 Updates
ABL Space Systems announced some changes to RS1, Blue Origin broke ground in Huntsville and signed a new customer, and SpaceX has been making steady progress on Starship.
Blue Origin and Telesat Sign Multi-Launch Agreement
Hell of a backlog for New Glenn. This brings it into double digits.