Episode 448: Remove Before Flight
Intuitive Machines issues an early update on IM-1's status. Also, ISRO's human rated engine, Firefly's software error, and Varda's return.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— IM-1 landing follow-up (spacenews.com) (youtube.com) (youtube.com)
Short & Sweet
— ISRO completes human-rating of engine (isro.gov.in)
— Software error responsible for Firefly’s off-nominal payload delivery (fireflyspace.com) (space.com)
— Varda’s capsule returns (spacenews.com)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— Espen via email: IM-1’s fuel loading
This Week in Spaceflight History
— 2 March 1965: Atlas Centaur AC-5 explosion (en.wikipedia.org) (science.nasa.gov) (ntrs.nasa.gov) (youtube.com)
— Next week (3/5 - 3/11) in 2001: The first ten-person spaceflight