Episode 459: DOWNLINK--Adam Higginbotham
Adam Higginbotham is known for his prior book, a deep dive into Chernobyl. Now, he's publishing Challenger: A True Story of Heroism.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— Chang’e-6 mission underway (spacenews.com) (spacenews.com) (nature.com) (spacenews.com)
Short & Sweet
— Starliner delayed (spacenews.com) (nasaspaceflight.com) (spacenews.com) (americaspace.com) (spacenews.com)
— Long March 6C makes first flight (cgtn.com) (spacenews.com)
— Neutron debut slips into 2025 (payloadspace.com)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— From the intro: Zubrin opinion piece on MSR (spacenews.com)
Interview -- Adam Higginbotham
— Preorder Challenger: A True Story of Heroism & Disaster on the Edge of Space (simonandschuster.com)
This Week in Spaceflight History
— 14 May, 2009: Launch of Herschel Space Observatory (en.wikipedia.org) (cosmos.esa.int) (planetary.org)
— Next week (5/21 - 5/27) in 1999: Putting schoolchildren to work