Episode 260: DOWNLINK--Dan Hegel

Spaceflight news— China’s big Long March 5B (Chang Zheng 5B) flight— — The flight (spaceflightnow.com)— — The capsule landing (spaceflightnow.com)— — Flexible Inflatable Cargo Re-entry Vehicle (spaceflightnow.com)— — The unguided first-stage reentry (spaceflightnow.com)Short & Sweet— Next big step completed for Martian rover. (spaceflightnow.com)— SN4 takes a step towards flight (twitter.com/elonmusk) (twitter.com/elonmusk) (twitter.com/elonmusk)Questions, comments, corrections— Email conversations about Artemis HLS with Andrew and EspenInterview--Dan Hegel, Director of Advanced Development, Blue Canyon Technologies— List of BCT’s Small Business Innovation Research contracts (sbir.gov)— bluecanyontech.com— instagram.com/bluecanyontech— twitter.com/bluecanyontechThis week in SF history— 15 May 1987. The failed launch of Polyus-Skif. (airspacemag.com) (astronautix.com) (youtube.com)— Next week in 2000: No stones thrown