Episode 331: DOWNLINK--The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O'Neill
Will and Dylan talk about their documentary about O'Neill the physicist, conceptual pioneer, and champion of liberty and equality.
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Show Notes
Spaceflight news
— Starliner investigation continuation continues (spacenews.com) (arstechnica.com)
Short & Sweet
— Lucy solar array issue (spacenews.com) (blogs.nasa.gov) (space.com)
— Space Adventures ends plans for Crew Dragon tourist flight (spacenews.com)
— Nanoracks announces plans for commercial space station (cnet.com) (nanoracks.com)
— Rocket Lab prepares for first recovery involving a helicopter (businesswire.com)
Questions, comments, corrections
— Lucy launch vehicle changes (twitter.com/sawdey)
Interview -- Will Henry (Writer/Producer) and Dylan Taylor (Executive Producer) of The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O’Neill
— Space Studies Institute (ssi.org)
This week in SF history
— First launch of the Saturn 1 (en.wikipedia.org) (youtube.com) (astronautix.com) (youtube.com) (youtube.com)
— Next week (11/2-11/8) in 2011: Tune into the show for an audio clue