Podcasts about nasa's space launch system

In this episode of The Curious Cosmos, join Derrick Pitts for an interview with real-life aerospace engineer Brandon Burroughs! Get the inside scoop on the building of the Space Launch System, learn how the rocket industry works, and discover what it's like to research, design, and build the tech that will bring humans deeper into space than ever before.Links for this episode:Learn more about Brandon Burroughs and his work!Learn more about the NASA's Space Launch System, which Brandon spent 5 years working on.Explore NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building further, and get a sense of just how large a building they assemble rocket ships has to be!

This episode brings lots of Space news from around the globe, as well as from our own back yards. Literally.  First off: both Sawyer and Mark witnessed the plasma trail from the latest Crew Dragon reentry from their own back yards. A photo that looks … kind of like what they saw (taken by NASA) … is shown here. Next, we have plenty of news in the roundup, including: How LeoLabs worked with the European Space Agency (ESA) to support Aeolus satellite's controlled reentry ULA's 98th launch for NRO and 157th launch with 100 percent mission success was SILENTBARKER/ NROL 107 on 10 Sept, 2023 How and why the majority of NASA's buildings are in need of serious maintenance – or demolition The ongoing New Horizons Mission saga Virgin Galactic flies a group of “Founder” astronauts in its fourth flight NASA's Frank Rubio breaks the US space endurance record NASA and Axiom announce the Axiom 3 crew The GAO says NASA's Space Launch System needs more cost transparency Then, the team discusses the 36-page report of the NASA Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Independent Study Team. NASA formed this external, 16-member independent study team of experts in July 2022 to find a way we can use our open-source data and resources to help shed light on the nature of future UAP. The report is a summary of the proposed ways NASA can do that using mostly existing resources, as well as new, inexpensive crowdsourced methods to collect future UAP data in a scientifically rigorous manner. You can find a copy of the report here. Finally, we can't let an episode go by without an update to the goings-on in the world of SpaceX and Starship: First, no new developments as of our recording date were publicly documented since July 26, 2023 in the lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, et al against the FAA and SpaceX. On September 10, 2023, an apparently redacted/rephrased list of 63 corrective actions was published by Elon Musk on X. None of these addressed the requirements of the Clean Water Act in terms of procuring an Industrial Wastewater Permit for the new deluge system. On September 13, 2023, acting FAA Administrator Polly Trottenberg told reporters on the sidelines of a conference that “We're working well with them (SpaceX) and I think we're optimistic sometime next month,” whatever that means. Trottenberg also mentioned that SpaceX would also need a separate environmental approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before a launch. She didn't say how long that might take. Late Friday afternoon on September 15, 2023, the day after this show was recorded, came news via emailed news release that the FAA was performing a Written Reevaluation (WR) of the 2022 Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA). The WR will evaluate all the new environmental data collected as a result of the April 20, 2023 initial test launch of Starship, and an Endangered Species Act consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This news could have a huge and potentially devastating effect on the timeline for the Flight 2 Starship launch. More details can be found here.  We'll keep you informed as events unfold.  Please be sure to let us know your thoughts on the topics we discuss. You can always reach us at mailbag@TalkingSpaceOnline.com .   Show recorded 09-14-2023.   Host: Sawyer Rosenstein Panelist(s): Gene Mikulka, Mark Ratterman and Larry Herrin (Dr. Kat Robison will return) Podcast Editor: Mark Ratterman Crew 6 Dragon reentry plasma trail photo credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

The FAA has closed the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy mishap investigation. US President Biden has nominated Mike Whitaker to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. The US Government Accountability Office reports NASA's Space Launch System as “unaffordable”, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest is award winning Science Communicator Maynard Okereke, better known as the Hip Hop M.D.  You can connect with Maynard on LinkedIn and find out more about his work at his website. Selected Reading FAA Closes SpaceX Starship Mishap Investigation- FAA.gov Diverse Leaders Applaud President Biden's Nomination of Michael G. Whitaker for Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration- The White House NASA's mega moon rocket is ‘unaffordable,' according to accountability report- CNN ULA Atlas V NROL-107 SEP 09, 2023 08:51 AM (SILENTBARKER) Rocket Lab Announces Launch Window for Next Capella Space Mission- Business Wire South Africa Joins China's International Lunar Research Station - SANSA  10 African teenagers' paintings displayed in the China Space Station- CGTN Eutelsat partners with Karista's Spacetech fund- Press Release SpinLaunch and Sumitomo Form Strategic Partnership to Expand Global Commercialization of Sustainable, Low-Cost Space Solutions- Business Newswire Pixxel and SkyFi join forces for easy access to Earth Observation data- Press Release Ball Aerospace Completes Testing on Space Systems Command Operational Weather Monitoring Satellite- PR Newswire US Space Force eyes partnerships for tactical satellite communications- C4ISRNET Journey of Discovery: Space Dynamics Lab-Built AWE Instrument Prepares for Launch at Space Center- USU  T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ulie and panelists Roberto Ortiz and Drew Bittner discuss the successful launch of NASA's Space Launch System rocket with the Orion Crew Capsule on the Artemis 1 mission. Featuring the official, spoiler-free FF review of, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 132*Martian dust storms generate Earth like cloudsESA's Mars Express has revealed that Mars churns up surprisingly Earth-like cloud patterns that are reminiscent of those in our planet's tropical regions.*Solar storm smashes a crack in Earth's magnetosphere.It's been revealed that a solar storm which smashed the Earth last month cracked a hole in the planet's magnetosphere triggering rare pink auroras.*Dragon arrives at Space StationSpaceX's 26th commercial Dragon resupply mission for NASA has successfully docked to the International Space Station two days after launching from pad 39A at the Kennedy space Centre in Florida.*Europe's new Ariane 6 to launch next yearAll the attention at the moment is on the two big American mega rockets NASA's Space Launch System which flew the Artemis 1 mission's Orion spacecraft to the Moon -- and SpaceX's soon to fly Starship Super heavy an even bigger rocket being developed in Texas which could launch this month.*The Science ReportModerna bivalent vaccine found to generate a response against the BA.2.75 Omicron subvariant.Claims a good cup of black or green tea may be even better for you that previously thought.A new study has found that witchcraft and wicker are still wide spread around the world.Alex on Tech on useless extended warranties Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you with the support of NordVPN…The world's leading VPN provider. Making your online data unreadable to others. Get our Complete Security discount offer, plus one month free, plus you get to help support SpaceTime… visit www.nordvpn.com/stuartgary or use the coupon code STUARTGARY at checkout. Thank you…

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 125*Lift off NASA's Artemis-1 Mega Rocket Launches Orion to MoonThe world's most powerful rocket NASA's Space Launch System has successfully blasted into orbit on its maiden flight. The spectacular nighttime launch from pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida carried the Artemis-1 Orion spacecraft on the first leg of a journey that will ultimately return humans to the Moon.*NASA's CAPSTONE arrives at the moonNASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft has successfully slipped into lunar orbit becoming the first cubesat to complete the journey.*A solar snake slithers across the SunThe European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has imaged a massive flash of plasma streaking a third of the way across the face of the Sun.*The Science ReportPrepare for increases in flooding and droughts caused by an acceleration of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation due to climate change.Fraser Island responsible for creating the Great Barrier Reef.Are you smarter than a fifth grader.Skeptics guide predictions on major disaster in IrelandListen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we're working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 280 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Supercast (you get a month's free trial to see if it's really for you or not) ... and share in the rewards. Details at Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com #space #astronomy #podcast #science #news #spacetime

The Science Behind Your Favorite Thanksgiving Dishes Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and for many people, that means it's time to start thinking about what will be on the menu for dinner that night. Many people will opt for a classic turkey: others, a vegetarian-focused meal. Regardless of the plan, preparing food for the holiday can take some planning, and there's a lot of science that goes into it. Cookbook author Kenji López-Alt thinks about the science behind cooking a lot. He's the author of The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science, and he lists Thanksgiving as his favorite holiday. That makes him the expert on all things brine, sides, and pie. López-Alt joins Ira from his home in Seattle, Washington, to answer questions about the science behind Thanksgiving foods.   NASA's Massive Rocket Finally Launches To The Moon Early Wednesday morning the Artemis 1 mission launched, the first integrated flight test of NASA's Space Launch System—a massive rocket that NASA hopes will enable an eventual lunar landing. The uncrewed launch was a long time coming. Elements of the program have been under development for over a decade. If all goes according to plan, a second Artemis flight—this time, with crew—will take place in 2024, with a crewed lunar landing in 2025. Another component of the program, a tiny spacecraft called Capstone, entered into lunar orbit several days prior to Artemis. It will test a complicated orbit planned for a potential lunar space station called Gateway, which would serve as a way station for astronauts moving between Earth and the Moon. Ira talks with Jim Free, NASA's Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development, and Brendan Byrne, space reporter for WMFE and host of the Are We There Yet podcast, about the test flight and what lies ahead for the Artemis program. Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXu8Hmqkz2M Season 16 opener. On the day that we're recording this, NASA's Space Launch System is about to blast off. But everyone is expecting it'll be delayed to October. When it does launch, it'll be the most powerful rocket on Earth. Well, until Starship blasts off. So are we about to see the end of single-use rockets and enter the era of reusable rocketry?   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

Astronomy Cast Ep. 651: Artemis & The Decline of Single Use Rockets by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Season 16 opener. On the day that we're recording this, NASA's Space Launch System is about to blast off. But everyone is expecting it'll be delayed to October. When it does launch, it'll be the most powerful rocket on Earth. Well, until Starship blasts off. So are we about to see the end of single-use rockets and enter the era of reusable rocketry?

Season 16 opener. On the day that we're recording this, NASA's Space Launch System is about to blast off. But everyone is expecting it'll be delayed to October. When it does launch, it'll be the most powerful rocket on Earth. Well, until Starship blasts off. So are we about to see the end of single-use rockets and enter the era of reusable rocketry?

Artemis I is a flight test to launch NASA's Space Launch System rocket and an uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon before the Artemis II mission with astronauts aboard. The approximately two-day countdown for launch began Saturday, Aug. 27, and was waved off Monday after encountering an issue getting one of the four RS-25 engines on the bottom of the rocket's core stage to the proper temperature range for liftoff. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson provided brief remarks shortly after the scrub was announced. He also will join the upcoming news conference. The following individuals also are confirmed to participate at this time: Jim Free, associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com The Carolina Weather Group operates a weekly talk show of the same name. Broadcasting each week from the Carolinas, the show is dedicated to covering weather, science, technology, and more with newsmakers from the field of atmospheric science. With co-hosts across both North Carolina and South Carolina, the show may closely feature both NC weather and SC weather, but the topics are universally enjoyable for any weather fan. Join us as we talk about weather, environment, the atmosphere, space travel, and all the technology that makes it possible. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather/message

On this week's episode we are honored to have Chris Wade of Ethereal Geometry Arts in Hunstville, Alabama on People of Science!  Chris is an artist who works in surrealist style with and Aerospace Engineering, capturing the awe and wonder of his dreams finding abandoned rockets. Alex and Chris discuss the challenges of being an artist, making a living in your passion, and what it takes to get the creative works out of you and on a 'blank canvas', whatever the medium is. We learn about Chris' origin story and how it went from drawing jets, to being obsessed with the guitar & music, and then finding his passion to reenter the arts and start Ethereal Geometry! Please check out Chris' accounts to see his artwork, including some of his latest work making wacky Pet portraits in his surreal-space style. You can also visit him at the Lowell Mill in Huntsville (just give him a heads up you're coming by!) We really enjoyed hearing about how Chris' life has been interconnected with aerospace from a very young age, living in the 'Rocket City' and seeing all the amazing missile defense, ISS operations, and rocket test stands that have been active lately thanks to NASA's Space Launch System and Blue Origin buying one of the historic test stands of the Space Race. A great combination of Arts, Science, Technology, and Engineering to lead us to the Artemis 1 launch and the start of the Artemis Generation! Please follow Chris Wade at: https://etherealgeometryarts.com/ https://www.instagram.com/etherealgeometry/ https://www.instagram.com/rogue_rocketry_photo/ Support the podcast: Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop ag3dprinting.etsy.com Donate at todayinspace.net Follow us on social: - @todayinspacepod on Instagram & twitter - @todayinspace on TikTok - /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook Share the podcast with friends & family!

Adam Neumann, the guy who built and then nearly drove WeWork into the ground (we’ve talked about it, a lot) just got a ginormous check for his new business venture. We’ll talk about how that’s even possible (see, WeWork?). Plus, gas prices are falling like a feather, and why is China cutting interest rates? Then, the only guide you need to really understand Kai’s favorite type of beer! Here’s everything we talked about today: WeWork Founder Adam Neumann's New Start-Up Is Backed by Andreessen Horowitz from The New York Times “China Shocks With Rate Cut as Data Show ‘Alarming' Slowdown” from Bloomberg “Gas Prices Under $4 Per Gallon in Over Half of the Country” from Jalopnik “Academy Apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for Her Mistreatment at the 1973 Oscars (Exclusive)” from The Hollywood Reporter “1973: Marlon Brando Cannot Accept This Very Generous Award” from “And the Oscar Goes To” podcast “Pellicle’s Essential Guide to IPA” from Pellicle “No, seriously, NASA's Space Launch System is ready to take flight” from Ars Technica Keep sending your voice messages. If you've got a question, comment or suggestion, send us a voice memo at makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave a voice message at 508-U-B-SMART.

Adam Neumann, the guy who built and then nearly drove WeWork into the ground (we’ve talked about it, a lot) just got a ginormous check for his new business venture. We’ll talk about how that’s even possible (see, WeWork?). Plus, gas prices are falling like a feather, and why is China cutting interest rates? Then, the only guide you need to really understand Kai’s favorite type of beer! Here’s everything we talked about today: WeWork Founder Adam Neumann's New Start-Up Is Backed by Andreessen Horowitz from The New York Times “China Shocks With Rate Cut as Data Show ‘Alarming' Slowdown” from Bloomberg “Gas Prices Under $4 Per Gallon in Over Half of the Country” from Jalopnik “Academy Apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for Her Mistreatment at the 1973 Oscars (Exclusive)” from The Hollywood Reporter “1973: Marlon Brando Cannot Accept This Very Generous Award” from “And the Oscar Goes To” podcast “Pellicle’s Essential Guide to IPA” from Pellicle “No, seriously, NASA's Space Launch System is ready to take flight” from Ars Technica Keep sending your voice messages. If you've got a question, comment or suggestion, send us a voice memo at makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave a voice message at 508-U-B-SMART.

The countdown to launch is on! The CubeSat to Study Solar Particles or CuSP mission is preparing for lift off aboard NASA's Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket ever built. The six-unit CubeSat is a micro-satellite carrying three instruments designed to measure solar particles and assess space weather. Space scientists want to learn more about conditions in space that can disrupt technology and air travel on Earth. This is SwRI's first CubeSat mission, but not the last. Listen now as SwRI's Dr. Mihir Desai, CuSP principal investigator, discusses the CuSP mission and his team's vision to create a network of space weather stations.

This week, NASA has announced that they are moving towards the first launch attempt for the Artemis I mission with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft currently in the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA is currently targeting launch for no earlier than Monday, Aug. 29, at 8:33 a.m. EDT during a 2 hour window!!!!! So, Dean and Beth dig right in to the who, what, where, when, why and how of NASA's Space Launch System on this week's episode of the Casual Space Podcast!  NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) is the world's most powerful rocket and the backbone of NASA's human lunar exploration program (check out this reference guide ASAP: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/sls_reference_guide_2022_v2_508_0.pdf). No other rocket can send astronauts and the Orion spacecraft directly to the Moon for the Artemis missions. SLS provides an unmatched capability to deliver greater mass and volume than any current launch vehicle for both human and robotic exploration of the Moon, Mars, and the outer planets. SLS was established by the NASA Authorization Act of 2010. The program was created at Marshall in 2011 and received funding in FY2012. SLS is the world's first exploration-class launch vehicle since the Apollo Program's Saturn V. Along with SLS, NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate in the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate is developing the EGS and the Orion spacecraft for crew. Orion, managed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, is a spacecraft designed to carry astronauts on exploration missions into deep space. EGS has converted facilities at Kennedy into a next-generation spaceport capable of supporting launches by multiple types of vehicles.  More about NASA's SLS: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html 

David Hitt is the Communications Strategist with Marshall Space Flight Center's Office of Strategic Analysis and Communication. He began his career as a small town newspaper editor before joining NASA's Space Launch System as Communication Strategist. David is also the author of Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story and Bold They Rise: The Space Shuttle Early Years.

On today's episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to NASA's Abdiel Santos-Galindo about the wet dress rehearsal of the Artemis 1 and NASA's Space Launch System, which is the most powerful rocket it's ever built.Brian Bourke, chief growth officer at Seko Logistics, talks about how his company is working with Project C.U.R.E. to send support to Ukraine.Jill Rice, partner at Port X Logistics, discusses women in leadership in logistics.Tom Fogarty, CEO at Bestpass, smites toll citations.Plus, a Highway Angel saves a pair from burning to death in a car; when protesting rocks; and how truckers adjust to office life.Visit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

On today's episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to NASA's Abdiel Santos-Galindo about the wet dress rehearsal of the Artemis 1 and NASA's Space Launch System, which is the most powerful rocket it's ever built.Brian Bourke, chief growth officer at Seko Logistics, talks about how his company is working with Project C.U.R.E. to send support to Ukraine.Jill Rice, partner at Port X Logistics, discusses women in leadership in logistics.Tom Fogarty, CEO at Bestpass, smites toll citations.Plus, a Highway Angel saves a pair from burning to death in a car; when protesting rocks; and how truckers adjust to office life.Visit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsElectric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissions and help you turn e-mobility into a competitive advantage. Visit chargepoint.solutions/freightwaves

Marcia Lindstrom leads the Strategic Communications Team for NASA's Space Launch System, the rocket that will take humans to the Moon and eventually to Mars. In the past, she has served as manager for the External Relations Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and as Director of Operations for Space Camp.

John Blevins details NASA's Space Launch System rocket ahead of the Artemis I mission. HWHAP Episode 234.

John Blevins details NASA's Space Launch System rocket ahead of the Artemis I mission. HWHAP Episode 234.

John Blevins details NASA's Space Launch System rocket ahead of the Artemis I mission. HWHAP Episode 234.

John Blevins details NASA's Space Launch System rocket ahead of the Artemis I mission. HWHAP Episode 234.

NASA's Space Launch System and Orion are big-government programs trying to keep pace in a marketplace increasingly dominated by commercial industry, meanwhile, the U.S. military is looking to build bridges to international partners, that same commercial industry and to the intelligence community.

This episode takes us all over the world from the U.S. to Russia, from public to private. It's a global and low earth orbit episode of Talking Space. Has Russia's Roscosmos become a little more "Space-X" like in their launch coverage to the point where they have started to rival NASA's? The team looks at the possibility. The orbiting homestead called the International Space Station underwent some renovations, installing a set of a new set of ISS Roll Up Solar Arrays or iROSA's. These not only will this power up the station for the next set of demands the platform will face in the coming years but the roll-up arrays are also a technical demonstration for NASA's upcoming Artemis Lunar Program.   NASA's Space Launch System core stage is in the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is being stacked for a launch attempt. This is just one more step for the first Artemis mission. The team discusses the SLS as a scientific exploration tool, to allow planetary spacecraft to reach destinations faster, so they can begin data collection and return expeditiously.  China has launched the first segment of its Tiangong space station and the crew has arrived to live on the platform for 90 days. It shows that China is indeed pursuing its own agenda in space but will it produce the same level of science that the International Space Station has and will it be as friendly to work with? Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos announced that he is flying on the inaugural "New Shepard" sub-orbital flight for paying clients on 20 July. A few days later Richard Branson then announced that he intended to fly on Virgin Galactic's first commercial sub-orbital mission before Bezos. Does this sub-orbital one-upmanship signal the start of a  new era, opening spaceflight for all, or is it just a case of two large egos? The team looks at the promise that both these spacecraft have as scientific and research platforms. All this and more on this installment of Talking Space!   Host: Sawyer Rosenstein Panelists: Dr. Kat Robison, Gene Mikulka            

The final piece of NASA's Space Launch System has arrived in Florida.

For today's headlines, Trinidad, Walsenburg, and La Junta were recently recognized for Downtown Excellence by the Governor and in the state, a Denver virtual gun range now lets you bring your own gun to use thanks to tech. In the world, NASA's Space Launch System is approaching it's next stage of development in preparing to take astronauts to the Moon. Stay tuned.

This episode takes off with the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying the second pair of satellites for the U.S. Air Force's Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP). Looking ahead to the company's next launch for the NASA mission OSIRIS-REX and even further to the test flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner, we also discuss their not-quite-as-high-tech but welcome efforts to upgrade the company's launch stream for the public. Continuing with the return of crewed spaceflight to American shores, we take a look at the results of the RS-25 engine firing test for NASA's Space Launch System and upcoming tests for the program intended to take us to Mars. SpaceX' launch of the JCSAT satellites rounds out a very busy August for the space industry before the month has even concluded. At the other end of the launch process, spacewalkers Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins successfully installed the first International Docking Adapter on the ISS to enable docking of a variety of spacecraft, including the upcoming commercial crew vehicles. As commercial access to the ISS increases there is an idea of extending the life of the station by selling it off when the space agencies involved end their cooperative agreements to keep the orbiting lab afloat. Is this feasible? Are there other options for using the station beyond the current plans and what would it take to make them happen? What is the future of not just the ISS but laboratories in orbit? In the even nearer future, Russia has announced their plans to reduce the amount of cosmonauts on station just after news broke of plans to invest in researching a trip to the moon. Again, is this feasible? We discuss the relationship between dreaming and pragmatism when it comes to space exploration, particularly in the two premier spacefaring nations. After all this speculation on the future of space exploration, we take a look back at the days when America was dreaming and preparing for all of this with the X-15. Mark brings our attention to the White Eagle Aerospace blog with just a little sample of the fascinating histories they are preserving over there. We highly recommend visiting the site, with a warning that you might not be able to pull yourself away for a few hours. Show Recorded 08-22-2016 Host: Sawyer Rosenstein Panelists: Gene Mikulka, Mark Ratterman, Kat Robison, and Kassy Tamanini

On our own return to flight episode, we discuss several upcoming events ; NASA's Osiris Rex, a sample return mission to the asteroid Bennu is scheduled for launch on 8 September 2016. The team looks at the mission objectives and the unique configuration of the United Launch Alliance (ULA)  AtlasV carrying the spacecraft. SpaceX too is making news with two upcoming commercial launches out of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. OrbitalATK is also returning it's Antares booster to flight next month launching the Cygnus cargo craft from the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA Wallops.  We also explore a SpaceNews piece indicating that the USAF awarded two National Reconnaissance Office Launch Contracts for the DeltaIV rocket in 2020 and 2023 with SpaceX mysteriously not even filing a protest. The NASA Advisory Council met during the final week of July and issued a warning concerning the Commercial Crew Program and the dangers of the program falling behind schedule. It may impact US ISS crew access. We also explore completely the recent Government Accounting Office Report on NASA's Space Launch System and Orion Exploration Vehicle, criticizing budget estimates and schedule. Don't forget about the Upcoming Pleiades Meteor Shower, peaking on August 11th and 12th If you are inclined, take a look at a Kickstarter project  to help restore the observatory at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff Arizona  where Clyde Tombaugh discovered the dwarf planet Pluto. Show Recorded 08-08-2016 Host: Sawyer Rosenstein Panel Members: Gene Mikulka and Mark Ratterman