Episode 495: NICER than orange slices
We take a look at the clever EVA tools used to do the first space telescope repair since Hubble. Also, Space Rider and a Chinese hopper.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— NICER repair on EVA 91 (nasaspaceflight.com) (svs.gsfc.nasa.gov) (science.nasa.gov) (svs.gsfc.nasa.gov) (heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov)
Short & Sweet
— ESA to vote on future of Space Rider spacecraft (europeanspaceflight.com)
— China hops higher, maybe (spacenews.com) (bilibili.com)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— From the intro: New Shepard’s lunar gravity mission (spacenews.com)
— Hydraq via email: CH4 hydrodynamics in Starship
This Week in Spaceflight History
— 3 Feb, 1994: The launch of STS-60 (americaspace.com) (americaspace.com) (PDF: nasa.gov) (nss.org)
Next week (2/4 - 2/10) in 1995: Hey, it’s me again. I’m outside.