Pacific Spaceport Complex — Hawaii
They clearly would like to operate multiple Pacific Spaceport Complex locations, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them explore other options in the Pacific, like Guam.
Episode T+106: Q&A
This month I tackle questions on future space architectures, companies working in space right now, and finish with a 2018 Top 10 ranking.
OneWeb Refutes Reuters’ Report
Props to Reuters for posting a full story with the update, rather than posting it as an update on the original story, or going full Bloomberg.
The Inter-nominal Podcast
Jamie and Matt of The Interplanetary Podcast had Jake and I on their show for a wrap-up of 2018. I could not possibly have had more fun doing this episode—give it a listen!
It's the Inter-nominal Podcast
Jake and Anthony join Matt and Jamie for a quick rundown of the year that was.
Episode T+105: Jonathan McDowell
Jonathan McDowell joins me to talk about his recent paper proposing 80 kilometers, rather than 100, as a more appropriate boundary of the edge of space.
OneWeb Offering Russia 12.5% Stake
As if there wasn’t enough mystery as to what’s up with OneWeb lately, Maria Kolomychenko has an exclusive over at Reuters.
Spaceflight Is Not Messing Around
After the Swarm incident, Spaceflight is not messing around with licensing issues.
Spaceflight to Launch Brazil’s Amazonia-1
Pretty cool to see Spaceflight sign a deal like this, where they book a full-size primary payload and will match secondary payloads with it on a dedicated launch. Seems like an attractive service for all parties, and I hope to see more of it in the future.
Episode 15 - +1 Space Dagger
Jake and Anthony discuss what 2018 will mean to future space historians, and announce the winner of The 2018 Off-Nominal Award.
Episode 15 - +1 Space Dagger
Jake and Anthony discuss what 2018 will mean to future space historians, and announce the winner of The 2018 Off-Nominal Award.
Episode 15 - +1 Space Dagger
Jake and Anthony discuss what 2018 will mean to future space historians, and announce the winner of The 2018 Off-Nominal Award.
The Mystery of NROL-71
Dr. Marco Langbroek wrote an intriguing post about the upcoming NROL-71 payload.
OneWeb Downsizes Initial Deployment
Sounds like they are delaying 300 satellites, not specifically downsizing the entire constellation.
Amateur Observers Hear From Chang’e 4
The one mystery they’re still working to solve: it appears as if Chang’e 4 is 90° out of the expected plane.
SpaceShipTwo Reaches Space
I find Jonathan McDowell’s paper convincing, and I’ve always loved the X-15, so in the spirit of consistency, yes, SpaceShipTwo reached space today on its flight to 82.7 kilometers.
Amateur Observers Searching for Chang’e 4 Find Nothing
Scott Tilley leaves us with a few theories towards the end of the post, but this doesn’t seem like a good sign.
Boeing Cancels Global IP Satellite Order
An update on this strange saga: Boeing backed out due to Global IP being behind on their payments. That’s almost certainly a half-truth at best, and it’s not a good look to say something to the effect of “We would have continued to take their money if they had any.”
Episode T+104: Jake Robins
Jake Robins of WeMartians joins me to talk InSight, Mars EDL, and Mars 2020.
Thanks to November Patrons
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