EPISODE · Aug 23, 2023 · 1H
Episode 423: Angular Velocity
from The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · host David Fourman, Ben Etherington, and Dennis Just
Spaceflight News— Luna-25 (HT ArcadeEngineer: twitter.com/katlinegrey) (spacenews.com) (spacenews.com) (Paywall: russianspaceweb.com)Short & Sweet— Starship booster coronation (nasaspaceflight.com) (twitter.com/SpaceX)— Intuitive Machines has a launch date (spacenews.com)— Russia explores reusable first-stage (aviationweek.com)Questions, Comments, Corrections— Benjamin W. via email: Juno’s angular velocity— Luis Mamakos via email: Can you desaturate momentum wheels with the spacecraft?— From the intro: Shuttle hatch (HT Mike Stewart PDF: ibiblio.org)This Week in Spaceflight History— 25 Aug, 2003: Launch of Spitzer Space Telescope (en.wikipedia.org) (spitzer.caltech.edu) (PDF: irsa.ipac.caltech.edu) (PDF: irsa.ipac.caltech.edu) (spaceflightnow.com) — Dr. Lee Bennet’s talked to us about Spitzer (theorbitalmechanics.com)— Next week (8/29 - 9/4) in 1984: Icicle
What this episode covers
Luna-25 hit the dirt. Also, Starship vents, Intuitive Machines' launch date, and a reusable Russian booster.
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