SpaceX's Crew 1 returns to Earth, NASA's HLS Drama, & remembering Astronaut Michael Collins

On this weeks episode we dive into the success of NASA and SpaceX with Crew 1 and Crew 2, now that both Crew Dragons are making history. Drama is developing with NASAs Human Lander System contract going solely to SpaceX for Starship, and we celebrate Astronaut Michael Collins after his passing as I share my favorite thing about the legendary human being.  I also share how the show will change over the next few months and the newest 3D printer added to our 3D printing Lab AG3D   Follow us on social: - @todayinspacepod on instragram & twitter - @todayinspace on TikTok - /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook How to Support the podcast: Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop ag3dprinting.etsy.com Donate at todayinspace.net Follow us on social media  @todayinspacepod (Instagram & Twitter) @todayinspace (TikTok) /TodayInSpacePodcast (Facebook) Share the podcast with friends & family! Astronaut Michael Collins:  https://youtu.be/E4mnpHvK8yM Nighttime Splashdown for Crew 1: https://twitter.com/nasa/status/1388791635568381953?s=21 NASA HLS drama: https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1383111960984649731?s=21 Crew 1 undocking https://youtu.be/alKUv1APOx0 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/science/spacex-moon-blue-origin.html 00:00 - 01:03 - Intro 01:03 - Snobbie Awards! 03:07 - NCM Award 03:30 - Next up....orbital news: 03:57 - Crew 2 first crew dragon to dock to the ISS twice 04:15 - Crew 1 and Crew 2 intermingle on ISS 04:36 - Crew 1 - US Spacecraft record of time in Space, 167 days 05:02 - Second Operation Crew Dragon launch and landing for Launch America 05:22 SpaceX has a fleet of ships as well! 06:31 - It takes a village...and sometimes a city to run a launch company 07_09 - its not like SpaceX is the only one with a fleet - ULA! 09:03 - In developmental Space - Starship SN15! 09:48 - advice on following Starship test flights live 11:56 - China's Tianwen-1 rover scheduled for landing on Mars May 17th 12:23 - Landing attempts on Mars - A history 13:52 - RIP Astronaut Michael Collins 15:19 - Toolmaking - gathering the knowledge of the elders for the future 16:50 - 1 of 3 left from Apollo 11 - more determined than ever to speak with them 17:35 - most fascinating thing about Michael Collins to me... 18:12 - what he thought of his time by himself during Apollo 11 19:35 - NASA's Artemis Program 20:51 - NASA wanted to invest in three companies to develop a human landing system 22:02 - The Drama begins...Blue Origin and Dynetics protest SpaceX being chosen as sole investment 22:32 - what does this mean for SpaceX's Starship? 23:11 - Luckily SpaceX has been working closely with NASA 23:33 - Progress has not stopped...BUT Dynetics and Blue Origin have the right to protest. May find out WHY NASA chose spacex and not the others 26:02 - Production update = the balance, Working Engineer 32:26 - message from the balance - change is good, and best if you act on it quickly. Don't obsess over it 34:16 - Shout out to Andrew Sink! New 3D printer has arrived! 35:18 - Unpackaging the Iron Box 36:40 - AG3D printing promo Get full access to Making Sense of the Future at todayinspace.substack.com/subscribe