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I love me a unique launch delay.
Former Director of Quality Control at Roscosmos Killed in Jail
An unexplained move to a CCTV-less cell: highly suspicious, or highly opportunistic.
Blue Origin Factory “Tour”
More a trespassing/sightseeing adventure than a tour, but interesting nonetheless.
SpaceX Wins GPS III Launch, More Info on Phase 1A
I’m not surprised to see rising prices—after all, you don’t have to outrun the bear, just the ones you’re running alongside.
NASA’s Cislunar Habitat Plans
Certainly sounds like NASA’s plans have changed since their EM-2 payload RFI went out back in October.
More Details on Altius’ Cryo Coupler
A few days after I linked to Altius’ SBIR Phase II win, this post on Altius’ blog went up. It’s a fantastic read, and really worth your time.
Space Station Partners Release Latest Updates to Docking Standards
Docking standards are convoluted.
The Alabama Launch Alliance
This is the true coming-of-age moment for ULA. Fight for independence and a surely-more-exciting future, or take the “safe” government job like your parents think you should. Look, they already got you in the door because of their friends that work there. You’re practically a shoo-in.
Planet Explorer Beta
Explorer is something that seems so simple and obvious in hindsight, but only became possible once a few things came together in the right way: the rise of small satellites, the increase of launch availability, and easy distribution on the web, to name a few.
Boeing Completes First Starliner Chute Test
Great rundown of Starliner progress, complete with some talk about RD-180 certification.
Firefly Assets Will Be Auctioned on Thursday
Going once for a wonderful set of lawsuit-laden intellectual property! Going twice!
WeMartians, Episode 20: Mars 2020 Landing Site Candidates
Jake of the WeMartians podcast explores the three remaining candidate landing sites for the Mars 2020 rover. It’s really worth a listen, whether you know about the sites already or not.
Altius’ In-Space Cyrogenic Propellant Coupling Selected in SBIR Phase II
NASA announced the selection of 133 proposals for Phase II of the SBIR program. One of the more exciting proposals selected is from Altius Space Machines, titled “Lightweight, High-Flow, Low Connection-Force, In-Space Cryogenic Propellant Coupling”.
Dragon ECLSS Module Tested
It’s a shame that SpaceX is getting so distracted by all their other projects.
Episode T+42: Blue Origin Introduces New Glenn
This week, Blue Origin shed some more light on New Glenn—by way of an animation, launch agreements, and a talk by Jeff Bezos at Satellite 2017—and the first fully-assembled BE-4 shipped to their test site in Texas for a hot firing. I discuss the new details we learned and how New Glenn will fit into the industry in the 2020s.
New Glenn Specs, Customers, and More
An engine on its way to the test stand, 2 customers signed on for 6 launches, a factory well underway in Florida—things are progressing well for New Glenn.
SpaceX’s Current Plans for Launches, Pads, and Vehicles
An absolute wealth of information about SpaceX’s 2017 from Chris Bergin of NASASpaceFlight.com.
Introducing Order Push Notifications for iOS
Big Cartel for iOS now supports push notifications for new orders! With our app, you’ll stay up-to-date on your shop no matter where you go.
This Week in Space Policy
Marcia Smith of SpacePolicyOnline.com with an extensive rundown of the upcoming busy week.
Begun, The Constellation War Has
These numbers are getting more and more unbelievable by the day. The Intelsat-OneWeb merger is very interesting to follow, too. Hot on the heels of the big investment OneWeb received back in December, the merger gives them more resources, knowledge, experience, and a customer-base. That’s a pretty good mixture.