SpaceX Starship SN8 Test Launch Breakdown | Test, Break, Analyze (repeat) | Today In Space #226

It's been a crazy month of Space so far! On this week's podcast we start by giving you a lightning fast review of all that's happened recently in space, and then we focus on breaking down the SpaceX Starship SN8. Alex explains why the test was a success (go R&D!) and how SpaceX's definition of failure is very different than all the haters and click baiters saying it was a 'failure' Way to go Elon & SpaceX team - y'all are amazing! Two SpaceX Dragon capsules docked on the ISS https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1336349048534528001?s=20 Astronaut Terry Virts on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/4k7JHPCLoCmSlZY9tvme0s?si=_n11dqiwRTGvSy3zpE3fsg JAXA's Hayabusa2 returns Asteroid Ryugu sample: https://twitter.com/ELGR3CO/status/1335599041053401088?s=20 NROL-44 Launches finally! Way to go ULA & DeltaIV Heavy https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1337297554606862336 SpaceX SN8 Starship Test flight (original stream) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap-BkkrRg-o NASA Artemis Astronauts chosen: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-team/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=WomenNASA&utm_campaign=NASASocial&linkId=106912901 How not to land a Falcon 9 rocket - SpaceX  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvim4rsNHkQ Get full access to Making Sense of the Future at todayinspace.substack.com/subscribe