EPISODE · Jul 14, 2020 · 48 MIN
Episode 268: 80 Corrective Actions
from The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · host David Fourman, Ben Etherington, and Dennis Just
Spaceflight news— Starliner has more work to do (americaspace.com) (spacenews.com)— Starship construction update (HT Andrew Z: wccftech.com)Short & Sweet— X-ray space telescope’s launch date delayed. (spaceflightnow.com)— Cost overruns result in changes to Europa Clipper instruments. (spacenews.com)— NASA has new planetary protection directives. (spacenews.com)— NASA doesn’t own a Falcon 9. (americaspace.com)Questions, comments, corrections— Mentioned in the intro: 360° video front he first F9 landing (HT Andrew Z: twitter.com/PPathole)This week in SF history— July 15, 1975. The start of Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (wikipedia.org) (astronautix.com)— Next week in 1999: Pumpkin in a paper bag
What this episode covers
IRT added 19 corrective actions for the Starliner team, Starship radio licenses and a new high bay. Also, IXPE, Europa Clipper, planetary protection.
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