Episode 401: Ring Around the Heatshield
A Stoke Space prepares for a short hop, we review their surprising approach. Also, an ISS deorbit tug, Virgin Orbit's pause, and a new moon suit!
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— Stoke Space prepares for hopper landing trial (HT Andrew Z: twitter.com/stoke_space) (youtube.com)
Short & Sweet
— NASA announces $1B deorbit tug for ISS (spacenews.com)
— Virgin Orbit’s operational pause (spacenews.com)
— Axiom reveals the Artemis EVA suit (spacenews.com) (youtube.com)
This Week in Spaceflight History
— March 24, 2006: The first launch of Falcon 1 (space.com) (space.com) (en.wikipedia.org)
— Next week (3/28 - 4/3) in 1993. Low-power mode.