Episode 334: Dizzy
SpinLaunch performed some eye-catching (and eye-watering) tests this week. Also, Virgin Orbit in Japan, and a South Korean reusable vehicle.
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Show Notes
Spaceflight news
— SpinLaunch spins (spinlaunch.com) (cnbc.com) (youtube.com) (youtube.com) (spacenews.com)
— Nike Sprint is one of several other “instastart” vehicles (HT Andy Z: youtube.com)
Short & Sweet
— Virgin Orbit to launch from Japan (spaceref.com)
— Amazon to launch first Kuiper satellites on ABL rocket (spacenews.com)
— South Korea to develop reusable launch vehicle (spacenews.com)
Questions, comments, corrections
— Ben Hallert via twitter: 53 not 60 Starlinks (twitter.com/chairboy)
— ISS tour (HT Andrew Z: youtube.com)
This week in SF history
— November 16, 1973. The launch of Skylab 4 (bbc.com) (wiki.org) (youtube.com) (spacefacts.de) (nasa.gov)
— Episodes 59 and 60 of The Space Above Us focused on SL-4 (thespaceabove.us) (youtube.com) (youtube.com)
— Next week (11/23 - 11/29) in 1965: Unmitigated gall in the face of invading Romans