Episode 490: PhageX
NASA figured out what caused Orion's heat shield to crumble to bits! Also, Russia steps toward ISS replacement, and a preview crash investigation
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— Orion’s heat shield (americaspace.com) (nasa.gov)
Short & Sweet
— Tests of Russian Orbital Station core module announced (interfax.com)
— Ingenuity’s Crash Investigation (spacenews.com) (youtube.com) (youtube.com)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— Joel Rogers via email: Young and Crippen didn’t fly on Enterprise.
This Week in Spaceflight History
— December 17, 2012: Grasshopper makes its first real hop (spacenews.com) (en.wikipedia.org)
— Next week (1/1 - 1/6) in 1959: To the moon! Uh... to the Sun!