Episode 488: Chonky Copter
Epsilon exploded, and Dragonfly got a ride! Also, an old spaceport with a newish rocket, and a new spaceport with a newer rocket.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— Epsilon can’t stop exploding (space.com) (youtu.be) (PDF: jaxa.jp)
— A Dragonfly on a Falcon Heavy (satellitetoday.com)
Short & Sweet
— Old spaceport, newish rocket (europeanspaceflight.com)
— New rocket, new spaceport (spacenews.com)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— From the intro: New Glenn on the pad (space.com) (blueorigin.com)
This Week in Spaceflight History
— 3 Dec, 2003: Shuttle Training Aircraft loses part of an engine (iasa.com.au VIA web.archive.org) (en.wikipedia.org) (simpleflying.com)
— Next week (12/10 - 12/16) in 1970: Equatorial eyes