Episode 412: Rocket Suture-y
Starliner encounters two last-minute issues. Also, UAE's asteroid mission, a commercial deep-space radar, and DPRK's most recent launch failure.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— Starliner Woes (spacenews.com) (spacenews.com) (youtube.com)
— We tracked down some info on P-213 and P-213LW fiberglass tapes. (PDF: hansford.hk) (PDF: nitto.com) (spacematdb.com)
Short & Sweet
— UAE gives details on asteroid mission (spacewatch.global)
— Commercial deep-space radar (spacenews.com) (satellitetoday.com)
— North Korean launch failure (spacenews.com)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— VAXHeadroom: Soyuz roll rate (discord.com)
This Week in Spaceflight History
— 8 June, 2007. Launch of STS-117 (en.wikipedia.org) (nasa.gov) (nss.org) (spaceflightnow.com) (spacecraftearth.com)
— Next week (6/13 - 6/19) in 1971: A six-sided system