Episode 383: Begging for Rides and Ropes
VirtualAGC has now archived every LM AGC build that went to the moon! Also, SLS, Spyche, Polaris Dawn and JPSS-2 schedules.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— VirtualAGC posts their final moonshot LM software package (github.com/virtualagc) (ibiblio.org) (github.com/thewonderidiot) (youtube.com)
— Play with a virtual rope module (apolloguidance.computer)
— If you own a rope module, or know someone who does, please get in touch! The vAGC group is happy to keep donors anonymous. Contact Ron Burkey: [email protected]
— Project Kuiper looking for a ride (spacenews.com)
Short & Sweet
— NASA launch slips (spacenews.com) (spacenews.com)
— Polaris Dawn slips again (spacenews.com)
— Centaur causes a slip (spacenews.com)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— LeonRunningMan (discord.com)
— Victus Nox contract was awarded two days before the launch.
— More info on eSR19 (defenseindustrydaily.com)
— Andrew Z via email: EMU 2.0, or an EVA pod?
This Week in Spaceflight History
— 2 Nov, 2000. Docking of Expedition 1, beginning our continuous human presence in space. (en.wikipedia.org) (en.wikipedia.org) (Space.com VIA web.archive.org)
— Next week (11/8 - 11/14) in 2013: Like Icarus, but in reverse