Episode 415: Unsupported Separation Type
from The Orbital Mechanics Podcast Hosted by David Fourman, Ben Etherington, and Dennis Just
Spaceflight News — Starship hot staging and engine firing (spacenews.com) (nasaspaceflight.com) (twitter.com/AshleyKillip) — Earlier description of separation flip (teslarati.com) Short & Sweet — Prometheus test fire (nasaspaceflight.com) — Anti-ASAT antipathy (spacenews) — Launcher’s second OTV fails on orbit (spacenews.com) (geekwire.com) This Week in Spaceflight History — 30 Jun, 2001. Launch of Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) (en.wikipedia.org) (wmap.gsfc.nasa.gov) (wmap.gsfc.nasa.gov) — Next week (7/4 - 7/10) in 2003: The mass hasn’t changed, but now it’s too heavy
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SpaceX decides to burn instead of flip during Starship separation. Also, a methalox test fire, anti-ASAT troubles, and another OTV failure.
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