Episode 481: Deorbit Strategies
NASA published a study on ISS deorbit concerns and options. Also, X-37B's planned aerobrake, Rocket Lab's MSR contract, and a private space station.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— Worries about ISS making a splash (spacenews.com) (PDF: nasa.gov) (spacenews.com) (space.com)
Short & Sweet
— X-37B to perform aerobraking maneuver (defenseone.com)
— Rocket Lab wins Mars Sample Return concept award (spacenews.com)
— Vast unveils details on Haven-1 (payloadspace.com)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— From the intro: Starship Flight Test 5 (youtu.be) (nasaspaceflight.com)
This Week in Spaceflight History
— October 17, 1974: Founding of OTRAG (en.wikipedia.org) (youtube.com) (youtube.com) (bernd-leitenberger.de)
— Next week (10/22 - 10/28) in 1992: To shreds, you say!