Episode 411: Cliff Confusion

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

Spaceflight News— HAKUTO-R failure analysis (HT deltaV: twitter.com/DJSnM) (twitter.com/jeff_foust) (ispace-inc.com) (spacenews.com) — Apollo software modeled terrain to avoid this exact issue (PDF HT Mike: ibiblio.org)Short & Sweet— Virgin Orbit assets sold off (spacenews.com)— ESA folds out a new heat shield (HT Andrew Z: esa.int) (newatlas.com)This Week in Spaceflight History— 1 Jun, 1970: Launch of Soyuz 9 (en.wikipedia.org) (russianspaceweb.com) (chessgames.com) (astronautix.com)— Next week (6/6 - 6/12) in 2007: Chonky boi

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published May 31, 2023

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

What this episode covers

HAKUTO-R's failure analysis is in, and simpler than we'd hoped. Also, the sale of Virgin Orbit, and a hot parasol from ESA.

Distinct summary based on available episode metadata or transcript content.

Ready to play

Episode 411: Cliff Confusion

0:00 39:36

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

No similar episodes found.

Similar Podcasts

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of The Orbital Mechanics Podcast?

This episode is 39 minutes long.

When was this The Orbital Mechanics Podcast episode published?

This episode was published on May 31, 2023.

Can I download this The Orbital Mechanics Podcast episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.

URL copied to clipboard!