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T+282: Space Policy and Presidential Transitions (with Mark Albrecht)
Mark Albrecht (https://twitter.com/MarkAlbrecht68) joins me to talk about the state and future of space policy in a very dynamic Presidential election year. He shares some stories from the past, talks about his experience in presidential tr
T+281: Star Catcher (with Andrew Rush, President & CEO)
Andrew Rush (https://x.com/RushSpace) returns to the show to talk about his new venture, Star Catcher (https://star-catcher.com/). They are working to build an energy grid in space, beaming energy directly to existing solar panels on satell
T+280: VIPER Cancelled, Falcon 9 Grounded
NASA announced their intent to cancel VIPER (https://spacenews.com/nasa-cancels-viper-lunar-rover/), the rover that was due to go to the Moon on Astrobotic’s Griffin lander, after severe schedule and cost growth (https://spacepolicyonline.c
T+279: Phantom and VLEO (with JP Ramos, Business Development Manager at Redwire)
A few weeks ago, we talked about Redwire’s SabreSat spacecraft (https://mainenginecutoff.com/podcast/277), and today we’re talking about their Europe-based Phantom spacecraft (https://redwirespace.com/capabilities/phantom/). We talk about t
T+278: Firefly Alpha’s New Launch Sites, ISS News Blitz (Deorbit Vehicle, Collins Spacesuits, and Starliner)
Firefly added launch sites in Virginia (https://fireflyspace.com/news/firefly-aerospace-adds-alpha-launch-capability-on-wallops-island-virginia/) and Sweden (https://fireflyspace.com/news/) for its Alpha vehicle. NASA has selected SpaceX (h
T+277: SabreSat, VLEO, and DARPA’s Otter Program (with Spence Wise, SVP of Missions and Platforms at Redwire)
Redwire announced today that it has been awarded a contract from DARPA (https://redwirespace.com/newsroom/redwire-awarded-darpa-prime-contract-for-sabresat-spacecraft-very-low-earth-orbit-demonstration/) to serve as the prime mission integr
T+276: Mars Sample Return Studies, NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 Selections
NASA selected the organizations (https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-exploring-alternative-mars-sample-return-methods/) who will be carrying out mission design studies for the Mars Sample Return rethink, and the US Space Force selected t
T+275: Starliner’s First Crew, Starship’s Fourth Flight
Starliner flew its first crew (https://spacenews.com/starliner-docks-with-international-space-station-on-crewed-test-flight/), Starship flew its fourth flight (https://spacenews.com/starship-survives-reentry-during-fourth-test-flight/), Cha
T+274: The Vulcan and Artemis Roadmaps
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan debut went smoothly, but sluggish hardware integration raises doubts about meeting commitments (https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/13/pentagon-worried-ula-vulcan-development/), while Orion face
T+273: Mars Sample Return
NASA is heading back to the drawing board (https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-path-to-return-mars-samples-seeks-innovative-designs/) for a Mars Sample Return architecture, and is accepting proposals for mission studies (https://sam
T+272: Moon Rovers, Space Stations, and Starships
NASA selected 3 teams to work on unpressurized rovers for Artemis, while Japan signed on officially to provide a pressurized rover in exchange for seats on Artemis landers. Elsewhere, Mitsubishi took a stake in Starlab, and I still needed t
T+271: Checking in on the Chinese Space Industry (with Andrew Jones)
Andrew Jones (https://twitter.com/AJ_FI) returns to the show to catch up on the Chinese space industry—Tiangong, reusable launchers, constellations, and the Moon. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 35 executive produce
T+270: K2 Space (with Neel Kunjur, Co-Founder and CTO)
Neel Kunjur, Co-Founder and CTO of K2 Space (https://www.k2space.com/), joins me to talk about their vision for the future of satellites and the wider space industry, what they’ve been up to lately, and what their roadmap to the launch pad
T+269: IM-1 and Beyond (with Tim Crain, Co-Founder and CTO of Intuitive Machines)
Tim Crain (https://twitter.com/CrainTim), Co-Founder and CTO of Intuitive Machines (https://www.intuitivemachines.com/), joins me to talk about their recent IM-1 mission to land Odysseus on the Moon (https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-1)
T+268: IM-1, CLPS, NASA Budget (with Eric Berger)
Eric Berger (https://twitter.com/sciguyspace) of Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/author/ericberger/) joins me to talk about Intuitive Machine’s successful landing (https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/that-moment-when-you-land-on-t
T+267: Vulcan, New Glenn, Peregrine, Artemis
I catch up with a round up of stories from January: ULA’s first Vulcan launch (https://spacenews.com/vulcan-centaur-launches-peregrine-lunar-lander-on-inaugural-mission/), Blue Origin’s success with its BE-4 engines and what it means for th
T+266: Alex Fielding, CEO and Chairman, Privateer
Alex Fielding, CEO and Chairman of Privateer (https://www.privateer.com/), joins me to talk about what they’re working on and what drives them as an organization. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 36 executive produce
T+265: Headlines, featuring Starship IFT-2, Dragonfly, and Ariane 6
A special (free!) airing of this week’s episode of MECO Headlines (https://mainenginecutoff.com/headlines). Starship IFT-2, Dragonfly, Ariane 6, ISS happenings, launches, and more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 35
T+264: ESA’s Interest in Space Stations, Virgin Galactic Bails on VSS Unity
ESA is looking to start a commercial cargo program (https://spacenews.com/esa-to-start-commercial-cargo-program/) while looking further ahead to commercial space stations by signing an agreement with Airbus and Voyager (https://spacenews.co
T+263: Space Policy Roundup (with Marcia Smith)
Marcia Smith of SpacePolicyOnline.com (https://spacepolicyonline.com/) joins me for a roundup of space policy topics—the House Speaker mayhem, the outlook for budgets over the next year, what to do about the ISS and its related expenses, an
T+262: Printing a Meniscus in the BioFabrication Facility (with Dr. Molly Mulligan and Dr. Ken Savin of Redwire)
Dr. Molly Mulligan and Dr. Ken Savin of Redwire join me to talk about successfully 3D bioprinting the first human knee meniscus on the International Space Station in their BioFabrication Facility, how this work fits into the near and far fu
T+261: Agile Space (with CEO Chris Pearson and Chief Engineer Lars Osborne)
Chris Pearson (CEO) and Lars Osborne (Chief Engineer) of Agile Space (https://agilespaceindustries.com/) join me to talk about what they’re working on, how the company has gotten to where it is today, and what’s in store for the future. Thi
T+260: Northrop Grumman Changes Plans, Starlab, Orbital Reef, and Leadership Changes
Northrop Grumman has changed plans—they’ve ended their own space station project, and will contribute to Starlab (https://spacenews.com/northrop-grumman-to-join-voyager-space-commercial-space-station-project/). At the same time, Blue Origin
T+259: Tom Marotta, The Spaceport Company
Tom Marotta (https://twitter.com/thomasmarotta) of The Spaceport Company (https://thespaceportcompany.com/) joins me to talk about what they’re working on, their vision for the future of spaceflight, spaceport operations, the demonstration
T+258: The Six, by Loren Grush (Off-Nominal 123 - An Exciting Time)
Jake and Anthony are joined by Loren Grush (https://twitter.com/lorengrush) of Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AV6nXO-QPVQ/loren-grush) to talk about her new book, The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts (
T+257: Chandrayaan-3, Luna-25, and the Deep Space Network (with Scott Tilley)
Scott Tilley (https://twitter.com/coastal8049) joins me to talk about ISRO’s success with Chandrayaan-3 (https://spacenews.com/chandrayaan-3-india-becomes-fourth-country-to-land-on-the-moon/), Roscosmos’ Luna-25 (https://spacenews.com/luna-
T+256: The Kuiper Logjam
Amazon moved their Project Kuiper prototypes (https://spacenews.com/amazon-moves-project-kuiper-prototypes-from-vulcan-to-atlas-5/) from Vulcan to Atlas V. Between that and some recent conversations I’ve had, I thought it would be a good ti
T+255: NSSL Phase 3 Addendum
After the most recent show (https://mainenginecutoff.com/podcast/254), I found a few nuggets of information in the NSSL Phase 3 documents (https://sam.gov/opp/bd1fa759be3c4b8285575337fa166d0b/view), plus some more updates came out in a call
T+254: Mars Sample Return, Vulcan, NSSL Phase 3 (with Eric Berger)
Eric Berger (https://twitter.com/sciguyspace) of Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/author/ericberger/) joins me to talk about the budgetary threat (https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/the-mars-sample-return-mission-is-starting-to-give
T+253: The German and European Launch Industry (with Adrian Beil)
Adrian Beil (https://twitter.com/BCCarCounters) of NASASpaceFlight.com (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/author/adrianbeil/) (and a long-time beloved member of the Off-Nominal Discord (http://discord.offnominal.space/)) joins me to talk abou
