Episode 506: ISS at Risk

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

Spaceflight News— The Riskiest Period of ISS’ Existence (spacenews.com)— Enginefest — Latitude (europeanspaceflight.com) — Pangea Aerospace (europeanspaceflight.com) — Venus Aerospace (prnewswire.com)Short & Sweet— Building destroyed in explosion at Northrop Grumman test site (space.com)— Seat barter agreement extended through 2027 (spacenews.com)Questions, Comments, Corrections— Unc’ Willy: “First flight” is a better term (discord.com)This Week in Spaceflight History— April 24, 1970: Launch of Dong Fang Hong (astronautix.com) (en.wikipedia.org)— Next week (4/29 - 5/5) in 1979: Heading out for a three-month stay

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ISS is entering the riskiest part of its life. It's time for EngineFest 2025! Also, an explosion in Utah and a seat barter agreement.

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