EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 44 MIN
It Glows Green (Or Blue)
from Roid Rage · host AstroForge
Robyn and Ashton join Jack to break down the hot fire test of Deep Space 2's Hall-effect thruster: what went wrong the first time, what they changed, and why firing on flight avionics power instead of ground power actually made things better. Plus: Psyche's Mars flyby, why AstroForge is building its own vacuum chamber, and whether an $80 million dedicated launch full of spacecraft is in the cards.
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Robyn and Ashton join Jack to break down the hot fire test of Deep Space 2's Hall-effect thruster: what went wrong the first time, what they changed, and why firing on flight avionics power instead of ground power actually made things better. Plus: Psyche's Mars flyby, why AstroForge is building its own vacuum chamber, and whether an $80 million dedicated launch full of spacecraft is in the cards.
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It Glows Green (Or Blue)
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