Episode 493: Two Satellites Enter! Five Satellites Leave!
NASA has taken the first steps to making MSR on a limited budget a reality. Also, China's OSS, X-37B's birthday, and a Pale Blue dot!
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Thanks to Dennis O for naming this week’s episode!
Spaceflight News
— Mars Sample Return redesign (spaceflightnow.com) (spacenews.com)
Short & Sweet
— China tests mission extension tech on-orbit (spacenews.com)
— X-37B’s latest mission passes one-year in space (space.com)
— Pale Blue Propulsion (spacenews.com)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— From the intro: Eaton/Pallisades fire relief for JPL workers (spacenews.com) (americaspace.com) (securelb.imodules.com)
This Week in Spaceflight History
— Jan. 17, 2005: US-China Orbital Debris Event (space.com) (PPT: celestrak.org) (spaceref.com) (PDF: orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov)
— Next week (1/21 - 1/27) in 1997: A tap on the shoulder