Episode 455: Cabbage Ditch
We say farewell to the Delta rocket. Also, Relativity Space's printing contract, Japan's moon landing, and Max' modules.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— Last Delta IV heavy (spacenews.com) (americaspace.com) (nasaspaceflight.com) (PDF: ulalaunch.com) (arstechnica.com)
Short & Sweet
— Relativity Space wins contract (spacenews)
— Japan secures a moon landing (spacenews)
— Max Space Modules (spacenews)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— Csaba via Discord: SOIR means "evening" in French, pretty clever pun (discord.com)
This Week in Spaceflight History
— 19 Apr, 1975. Launch of Aryabhata satellite (lowyinstitute.org) (ursc.gov.in) (en.wikipedia.org)
— Next week (4/23 - 4/29) in 2007: Looking at stars through a wall