Episode 497: Frustrating Frustum
Mars Sample Return still needs an MAV design. Also, a new Starbase pad, a new airlock contractor, and a new Vast schedule.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— The most amazing little rocket that will have ever built (spacenews.com) (aas.org) (aas.org) (aas.org) (PDF: hou.usra.edu)
Short & Sweet
— Starbase Update (nasaspaceflight.com)
— Thales Alenia to build an airlock (europeanspaceflight.com)
Vast reschedules Haven-1 (spacenews.com)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— From the intro: ThrustMe pushes into US market (spacenews.com) (thrustme.fr)
— Unc’ Willy: Frustums, and NGLR (discord.com)
This Week in Spaceflight History
— 11 Feb, 2000: Shuttle Radar Topography Mission launched on STS-99 (en.wikipedia.org) (airandspace.si.edu VIA web.archive.org) (PDF: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
— Next week (2/18 - 2/24) in 1996: Goes where it says on the tin.