Ep 83: Rockets and Retirement with America's Favorite Rocket Scientist™

Zach is on break and that means Rafe invites America's Favorite Rocket Scientist™  and Big Brain SmartHead™ Bob Luzenski to join the show.Recently retired, Bob shares his Four Phases of Retirement and the Joy it has brought him.  Along the way, Bob and Rafe discuss periodicity of the academic life and 2022's late Spring.  In general, concerning retirement, Bob concludes that "I absolutely would wish this for everybody."The second half of the conversation centers on the current status of commercial space flight and the successes of SpaceX.  From Falcons and Dragons to the secrets of reusing space equipment, wise R&D, and Dream Chasers, Bob fills us in on the present wonders of commercial space flight.(And apparently Zach has infiltrated the editing booth and paid off the editor to modify the show's outgoing trailer...)*****As always, you can reach the Buf at [email protected]*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast.  As such, some of you have asked how you can help out.  Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars to help cover the cost of recording and hosting and microphones and research and all that.  Any little bit really helps!  Thank you in advance!!!