Episode 254: XL to The Moon

from The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · host David Fourman, Ben Etherington, and Dennis Just

Spaceflight news— Gateway Logistics Services Program awarded to SpaceX (arstechnica.com) (spacenews.com) (nasaspaceflight.com) — Dragon XL (youtube.com) (twitter.com/Caspar_Stanley) — OIG is investigating NASA’s acquisition strategy (twitter.com/NASAOIG)— Crew Dragon Mk 3 Parachute Test (spacenews.com)Short & Sweet— NASA files a request for new engines. (spacenews.com)— Astra suffers damage in pre-launch test. (spacenews.com)Questions, comments, corrections— Artemis-1 flight profile detailsThis week in SF history— April 3, 1926: The birth of Gus Grissom (en.wikipedia.org) — Tough and Competent speech (garrett.co.uk)— Next week in 1962: sail and wheel

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Gateway is getting a new cargo vehicle, the Dragon XL! Also, a Crew Dragon test article was destroyed as was Astra's One of Three.

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