Episode 440: 99 Landings and a Tough Ride
SpaceX did a heck of a lot of flying this year, including one notable bang. Also, China's first commercial spaceport.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— B1058 lost at sea (spaceflightnow.com) (twitter.com/johnkrausphotos) (youtube.com) (ventusky.com) (twitter.com/edwards345) (spaceexplored.com)
— Firefly malfunction (spacenews.com)
Short & Sweet
— China completes launch pad at first commercial spaceport (cgtn.com)
This Week in Spaceflight History
— 3 Jan, 1999: The launch of Deep Space 2 (gsfc.nasa.gov) (wiley.com) (jpl.nasa.gov)
— Next week (1/9 - 1/15) in 1997: Merry belated Christmas. I got you a fan.