Episode 434: DOWNLINK--Benchmark
Benchmark Space Systems are building small bipropellant thrusters and GNC software. Check back in with their CEO and meet their resident pyromaniac.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— Rocket Lab Failure Analysis (spacenews.com) (space.com) (rocketlabusa.com) (PDF: q4cdn.com VIA en.wikipedia.org)
Short & Sweet
— Astra’s financial future (spacenews.com) (spacenews.com)
— X-37B readies for first launch on Falcon Heavy (spaceflightnow.com)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— From the intro: Dinkinesh adds a moon (planetary.org)
Interview -- Jake Teufert CTO and Chris Carella CCO, Benchmark Space Systems
— We last talked to Chris Carella in episode 373 (theorbitalmechanics.com)
— linkedin.com/company/benchmark-space-systems
— linkedin.com/in/jake-teufert-86b375133/
— linkedin.com/in/christopher-carella-innovate/
This Week in Spaceflight History
— Nov 15, 1988: The first and only launch of Buran (en.wikipedia.org) (buran.ru) (buran.ru) (buran-energia.com)
— Next week (11/21 - 11/27) in 1962: Clouds before Aurora