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ChatGPT Agent is here! ↳ What the heck is it? ↳ How does it work? ↳ What do you need to know? Glad you asked, shorties. Join us for the answers. Square keeps up so you don't have to slow down. Get everything you need to run and grow your business—without any long-term commitments. And why wait? Right now, you can get up to $200 off Square hardware at square.com/go/jordan. Run your business smarter with Square. Get started today. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter More on this Episode: Episode Page Join the discussion: Thoughts on this? Join the convo and connect with other AI leaders on LinkedIn. Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineup Website: YourEverydayAI.com Email The Show: info@youreverydayai.com Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn Topics Covered in This Episode: ChatGPT Agent Mode Overview & Naming Live ChatGPT Agent Demo Walkthrough ChatGPT Agent Mode Availability & Pricing Operator vs. Deep Research Capabilities Explained ChatGPT Agent Virtual Computer Functions Spreadsheet and PowerPoint Generation in ChatGPT Mini RAG-Ready Agents with Data Connectors ChatGPT Agent Security and Biological Risk Classification Timestamps: 00:00 "Introducing ChatGPT Agent" 03:41 Potential Delay for Paid Plan Rollout 09:24 "Chat GPT Agent: New Tools Overview" 12:44 OpenAI-Microsoft Tensions Over Software Overlap 16:42 "ChatGPT's New RAG Feature Unveiled" 21:55 AI Agent with Weapon Risk 23:31 Agent Models: Boon or Bane? 29:05 "Agent Mode: Seamless Editing Integration" Keywords: ChatGPT Agent, Agent Mode, OpenAI, virtual computer, Agentic skills, Operator, Deep Research, browsing websites, web research, synthesizing information, Microsoft competitor, PowerPoint creation, Excel spreadsheet creation, terminal access, public API integration, connectors, data analysis, image generation, multi-agent environments, retrieval augmented generation, mini RAG, AI operating system, human-in-the-loop, security concerns, biology classifier, biological weapons classification, chemical weapons classification, O3 model, Google Gemini 2.5 Pro, agentic models, AI workflows, editable slide deck, Microsoft Office alternative, AI-powered presentations, spreadsheet automation, cloud-based agents, AI task automation, calendar integration, Gmail connector, Google Drive connector, Outlook connector, team collaboration, premium AI features, desktop to browser transition, file creation, terminal commands, workflow automation Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Try Gemini 2.5 Flash! Sign up at AIStudio.google.com to get started.…
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1 T+305: The Starship 36 Explosion, and ESA Policy (with Adrian Beil, NASASpaceflight) 1:06:14
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A special simulcast of this week’s Off-Nominal—the other show I do, if you somehow haven’t heard of it!—because it’s exactly the topic list with exactly the guest I had up next on my list. I’m joined by Adrian Beil of NASASpaceflight to talk about the recent mayhem at Starbase, and to kick around European space policy topics in the run up to the ESA Ministerial later this year. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 34 executive producers—Creative Taxi, David, Donald, Matt, Frank, Better Every Day Studios, Warren, Bob, Russell, Pat from KC, Pat, Lee, Joel, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Ryan, Josh from Impulse, Joonas, Natasha Tsakos (pronounced Tszakos), Heiko, Will and Lars from Agile, Fred, Kris, Stealth Julian, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Theo and Violet, Jan, Steve, The Astrogators at SEE, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Adrian Beil (@BCCarCounters) / Twitter Adrian Beil, Author at NASASpaceFlight.com Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 202 - Rapidly Adjusting (with Adrian Beil) - YouTube Following the Loss of Ship 36, SpaceX now Focuses on Rebuilding Masseys - NASASpaceFlight.com Jack Beyer on X : “Close up slow motion footage of the unexpected event(s) during Northrop Grumman’s BOLE DM-1 stb test today.” Northrop Grumman tests SLS Block 2 BOLE booster in Utah; nozzle issue seen - NASASpaceFlight.com ESA studying impacts of proposed NASA budget cuts - SpaceNews ESA moving ahead with ‘resilience from space’ satellite imaging program - SpaceNews The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by NASA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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1 T+304: The Musk/Trump Breakup, Jared Isaacman’s Withdrawn Nomination, and Starship Flight 9 (with Lori Garver) 49:36
Lori Garver , former NASA Deputy Administrator, joins me to talk about the chaos of the last week: the withdraw of Jared Isaacman’s nomination for NASA Administrator, Starship Flight 9, and of course, the wild public breakup of Elon Musk and President Trump. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—David, Donald, Matt, Frank, Better Every Day Studios, Warren, Bob, Russell, Pat from KC, Pat, Lee, Joel, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Ryan, Josh from Impulse, Joonas, Natasha Tsakos (pronounced Tszakos), Heiko, Will and Lars from Agile, Fred, Kris, Stealth Julian, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Theo and Violet, Jan, Steve, The Astrogators at SEE, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Musk-Trump dispute includes threats to SpaceX contracts - SpaceNews Isaacman: people with ‘axes to grind’ about Musk caused withdrawn NASA nomination - SpaceNews White House to withdraw Isaacman nomination to lead NASA - SpaceNews NASA Copes with Details of $6 Billion Budget Cut, Leadership Uncertainty – SpacePolicyOnline.com NASA withdraws support for conferences - SpaceNews Cruz seeks $10 billion for NASA programs in budget reconciliation bill - SpaceNews Starship breaks up on reentry after loss of attitude control - SpaceNews Status Update on ispace Mission 2 SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon | ispace The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by NASA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Mark Albrecht joins me to talk about his time on the Trump 2024 Transition Team, the thinking behind some of the policy decisions we’re starting to see in the space and national security spheres, and more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Joonas, The Astrogators at SEE, Will and Lars from Agile, Theo and Violet, Frank, Russell, Kris, Bob, Lee, Pat, Ryan, Fred, Matt, Heiko, Pat from KC, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Donald, Josh from Impulse, Stealth Julian, Jan, Steve, Better Every Day Studios, Warren, David, Joel, Natasha Tsakos (pronounced Tszakos), Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Mark Albrecht (@MarkAlbrecht68) / X Falling Back To Earth: A First Hand Account Of The Great Space Race And The End Of The Cold War: Albrecht, Mark: 9780615447094: Amazon.com: Books Mark Albrecht on X : “Today concludes my service for the 47 transition team (4th time) We have charted a bold, aggressive, and urgent agenda for civil and national security space based on the direction and guidance of President Trump. It will be a golden era of US Space exploration, innovation…” Second Trump administration begins with confusion on acting NASA leadership - SpaceNews White House budget proposal would phase out SLS and Orion, scale back ISS operations - SpaceNews NASA budget proposal draws strong criticism - SpaceNews Space Force chief makes case for increased funding before House panel - SpaceNews The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by NASA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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1 T+302: A Tour of Marotta Controls 1:38:45
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We take a tour of Marotta Controls in Montville, New Jersey, to see how they work, how they develop, produce, and test products at rate, and we learn about the most feared topic in space—valves! This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Joonas, Josh from Impulse, Heiko, Donald, Stealth Julian, Warren, Kris, Frank, Steve, Bob, Better Every Day Studios, The Astrogators at SEE, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Fred, Matt, Pat from KC, Natasha Tsakos (pronounced Tszakos), Joel, Theo and Violet, Russell, Jan, Pat, Ryan, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), David, Will and Lars from Agile, Lee, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Controls Engineering | Control System Company | Marotta Space Controls | Spacecraft Control Systems | Marotta Marotta’s post with photos of my tour Brian’s photo of a thruster firing The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by NASA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Caleb Henry, Director of Research at Quilty Space, joins me to talk megaconstellations, the hypersonics industry, and more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Joonas, Josh from Impulse, Heiko, Donald, Stealth Julian, Warren, Kris, Frank, Steve, Bob, Better Every Day Studios, The Astrogators at SEE, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Fred, Matt, Pat from KC, Natasha Tsakos (pronounced Tszakos), Joel, Theo and Violet, Russell, Jan, Pat, Ryan, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), David, Will and Lars from Agile, Lee, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Caleb Henry (@ChenrySpace) / X The OneWeb Book | Caleb Henry | Substack Quilty Space Armed services committees propose $150 billion funding boost for defense - SpaceNews Ursa Major wins $28.5 million Air Force contract to flight-test Draper engine for hypersonic use - SpaceNews United Airlines bumps GEO operators off fleet for Starlink Wi-Fi - SpaceNews Free Starlink Wi-Fi now on most Hawaiian Airlines transpacific fleet - SpaceNews Atlas launches first operational Project Kuiper satellites - SpaceNews Project Kuiper on X : “Take a look at this @ULAlaunch clip of the first Kuiper satellites being released into low Earth orbit approximately 280 miles above the planet. Deployment takes place over a 15-minute period after launch, with satellites released three at a time from the dispenser system.” Here’s your first look at Project Kuiper’s low-cost customer terminals Assessing Kuiper’s Satellite Manufacturing Delays — Quilty Space Elon vs EchoStar: Starlink’s RF Snitch Mission, Explained | QuickTakes — Quilty Space The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by NASA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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Jared Isaacman was in Congress for a confirmation hearing for his nomination as NASA Administrator, which was followed up by reports of huge proposed budget cuts at NASA and NOAA. And as expected, SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin all received awards for NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—nt, Frank, Joonas, Will and Lars from Agile, Pat from KC, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Josh from Impulse, Pat, Bob, Warren, Heiko, Steve, Theo and Violet, David, Kris, Donald, Joel, Fred, Jan, Lee, Russell, The Astrogators at SEE, Ryan, Matt, Stealth Julian, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Better Every Day Studios, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Isaacman Insists NASA Can Pursue Moon and Mars Goals Simultaneously – SpacePolicyOnline.com Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA - Ars Technica Planetary Science Caucus Co-Chairs Bacon & Chu Statement on White House’s Proposed Budget Cuts to NASA Science | U.S. Representative Don Bacon NOAA budget proposal would affect weather satellite, other space programs - SpaceNews SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin win $13.7 billion in U.S. military launch contracts through 2029 - SpaceNews Space Force reassigns GPS satellite launch from ULA to SpaceX - SpaceNews SpaceX secures majority of NSSL Phase 3 fiscal year 2025 missions - SpaceNews The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by Firefly Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins me to talk about his recent interviews with Butch and Suni in the aftermath of their flight, the update NASA put out about Starliner, and how it all lands from where we are now. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Ryan, David, Theo and Violet, Fred, Steve, Warren, The Astrogators at SEE, Matt, Pat, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Frank, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Will and Lars from Agile, Josh from Impulse, Joonas, Russell, Bob, Donald, Pat from KC, Jan, Heiko, Stealth Julian, Lee, Joel, Better Every Day Studios, Kris, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) / X Eric Berger | Ars Technica Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought - Ars Technica NASA to put Starliner’s thrusters through an extensive workout before next launch - Ars Technica NASA likely to significantly delay the launch of Crew 9 due to Starliner issues - Ars Technica The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by Firefly Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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Eric Schmidt has taken a majority stake in Relativity and will serve as its CEO, so this is a good time to check in on their plans. Rocket Lab is planning to acquire Mynaric, and I have a theory I felt like I needed to float. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Matt, Donald, Frank, David, Lee, Will and Lars from Agile, Kris, Pat from KC, Joel, Bob, The Astrogators at SEE, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Steve, Josh from Impulse, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Warren, Better Every Day Studios, Ryan, Heiko, Joonas, Pat, Jan, Fred, Stealth Julian, Theo and Violet, Russell, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Eric Schmidt Joins Relativity Space as C.E.O. - The New York Times Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the new leader of Relativity Space - Ars Technica Relativity Space makes significant progress on Terran R; flight hardware in production - NASASpaceFlight.com Relativity names Eric Schmidt as CEO as it updates Terran R development - SpaceNews To avoid the Panama Canal, Relativity Space is moving some operations to Texas - Ars Technica Rocket Lab to expand into laser communications with Mynaric acquisition - SpaceNews The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by Firefly Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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1 T+297: Firefly Blue Ghost 1, Intuitive Machines IM-2, SpaceX Starship Flight 8 (with Josh Dinner) 52:20
Josh Dinner of Space.com joins me to talk about a wild week in space—Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1, Intuitive Machines’ IM-2, SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8, Rocket Lab announcements, and more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Stealth Julian, Kris, Heiko, Pat, Jan, Warren, Josh from Impulse, Ryan, Lee, Joel, David, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Matt, Pat from KC, Will and Lars from Agile, Joonas, Donald, Bob, Frank, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Steve, Theo and Violet, Better Every Day Studios, Fred, Russell, The Astrogators at SEE, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Josh Dinner (@JoshDinner) / X Articles by Josh Dinner, Staff Writer, Spaceflight | Space IM-2 lunar lander mission ends - SpaceNews AstroForge | Odin't: A Complete Debrief of Our Deep Space Mission Starship destroyed on second consecutive test flight - SpaceNews Starship’s Eighth Flight Test - SpaceX - Launches Rocket Lab Announces Flatellite: A New Satellite Designed for Mass Manufacture and Tailored for Large Constellations | Rocket Lab Rocket Lab Reveals Ocean Platform for Neutron Rocket Landings at Sea | Rocket Lab The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by Firefly Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Former Congressman and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joins me to talk space policy, then and now: CLPS, Commercial Space Stations, Artemis, international partnerships, and more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Stealth Julian, Kris, Heiko, Pat, Jan, Warren, Josh from Impulse, Ryan, Lee, Joel, David, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Matt, Pat from KC, Will and Lars from Agile, Joonas, Donald, Bob, Frank, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Steve, Theo and Violet, Better Every Day Studios, Fred, Russell, The Astrogators at SEE, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Home | The Artemis Group Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon - NASA Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1 lands on the moon - SpaceNews Blue Ghost Mission 1 - Firefly Aerospace Falcon 9 launches second Intuitive Machines lunar lander - SpaceNews House Committee Backs Moon-to-Mars, But Changes May Be Needed – SpacePolicyOnline.com The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by Firefly Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau join me to talk about their new book, Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier . We talk about the economics driving the space industry today, how traditional economic theories apply—or not!—to the industry, and how to use economics as a lens to shape your business and policy approach to the future. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 31 executive producers—Josh from Impulse, Russell, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Ryan, Lee, Fred, Pat from KC, Steve, David, Stealth Julian, Joel, Jan, Frank, Matt, Bob, Pat, Better Every Day Studios, Joonas, Donald, Warren, Theo and Violet, Kris, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), The Astrogators at SEE, Will and Lars from Agile, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier: Weinzierl, Matthew, Rosseau, Brendan: 9781647827168: Amazon.com: Books Economics of Space | Economics of Space The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by Blue Origin Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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1 T+294: Elon Musk and the Trump Administration, Potential SLS Cancellation (with Eric Berger) 42:22
Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins me to talk about Elon Musk and the whirlwind start of the second Trump administration, and what the future may hold for SLS. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 31 executive producers—Will and Lars from Agile, Fred, The Astrogators at SEE, Ryan, Stealth Julian, Warren, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), David, Frank, Lee, Joonas, Josh from Impulse, Joel, Matt, Steve, Pat, Bob, Pat from KC, Theo and Violet, Better Every Day Studios, Donald, Jan, Russell, Kris, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) / X Eric Berger | Ars Technica Boeing has informed its employees of uncertainty in future SLS contracts - Ars Technica NASA will swap Dragon spacecraft on the ground to return Butch and Suni sooner - Ars Technica Concern about SpaceX influence at NASA grows with new appointee - Ars Technica The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by Blue Origin Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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Jonathan McDowell—astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the namesake of the McDowell Line at 80 kilometers—joins me to talk about his fundraiser to move his epic space library to a new, permanent home. Let’s help him out! This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Frank, Lee, Joel, Theo and Violet, Harrison, Josh from Impulse, Matt, Warren, Will and Lars from Agile, Donald, Russell, Kris, Fred, Better Every Day Studios, Pat from KC, Joakim, Steve, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Ryan, Pat, David, Stealth Julian, Bob, The Astrogators at SEE, Jan, Joonas, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Fundraiser by Jonathan McDowell : Fund Jonathan's Space Report Library Transition Jonathan's Space Report Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589.bsky.social) — Bluesky Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) / X The edge of space: Revisiting the Karman Line - ScienceDirect T+105: Jonathan McDowell - Main Engine Cut Off The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Blue Origin flew New Glenn successfully for the first time, and SpaceX flew Starship for the seventh time. Both featured failures at different points of the flight, with the impacts on Starship being significantly bigger than those on New Glenn. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Frank, Lee, Joel, Theo and Violet, Harrison, Josh from Impulse, Matt, Warren, Will and Lars from Agile, Donald, Russell, Kris, Fred, Better Every Day Studios, Pat from KC, Joakim, Steve, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Ryan, Pat, David, Stealth Julian, Bob, The Astrogators at SEE, Jan, Joonas, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics New Glenn reaches orbit on first launch - SpaceNews FAA requires mishap investigation for failed New Glenn landing - SpaceNews Starship’s Seventh Flight Test - SpaceX - Launches Starship upper stage lost on seventh test flight - SpaceNews FAA investigating Starship debris reports - SpaceNews The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Axiom Space announced changes to their station build out plan, bringing free-flying capability forward in their timeline and switching to a berthing port at the ISS to avoid the US Deorbit Vehicle. Firefly won another CLPS task order, this time for a lander with a rover, and for quite a bit more money than the last few. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Josh from Impulse, Fred, Kris, Will and Lars from Agile, Pat, Ryan, Donald, Joel, Better Every Day Studios, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Jan, David, Pat from KC, Bob, Harrison, Joonas, Steve, Warren, The Astrogators at SEE, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Russell, Lee, Matt, Stealth Julian, Theo and Violet, Frank, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Axiom Space revises space station assembly plans - SpaceNews Axiom Space Accelerates Axiom Station Assembly Axiom Station — Axiom Space More NASA Science, Tech will Fly to Moon Aboard Future Firefly Flight - NASA The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Jared Isaacman, the man with a private space program, has been nominated NASA Administrator, to run the nation’s space program. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Frank, Lee, Joel, Theo and Violet, Harrison, Josh from Impulse, Matt, Warren, Will and Lars from Agile, Donald, Russell, Kris, Fred, Better Every Day Studios, Pat from KC, Joakim, Steve, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Ryan, Pat, David, Stealth Julian, Bob, The Astrogators at SEE, Jan, Joonas, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics T+287: Polaris Dawn (with Jared Isaacman) - Main Engine Cut Off T+288: The Return of President Trump - Main Engine Cut Off Jared Isaacman Tapped to be Next NASA Administrator – SpacePolicyOnline.com Trump selects Isaacman to be NASA administrator - SpaceNews How did the CEO of an online payments firm become the nominee to lead NASA? - Ars Technica The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
A special preview of MECO Headlines, covering Starship Flight 6, ABL’s pivot to missile defense, and much more. Subscribe today to get Headlines regularly! This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 31 executive producers—Jan, Matt, Fred, Harrison, The Astrogators at SEE, Pat from KC, Will and Lars from Agile, Warren, Steve, Joel, Pat, Better Every Day Studios, Donald, Lee, David, Kris, Frank, Josh from Impulse, Joonas, Ryan, Russell, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Stealth Julian, Bob, Theo and Violet, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics ABL Space exits commercial launch market, shifts focus to missile defense - SpaceNews Dan Piemont on X : “ANNOUNCEMENT Today we’re announcing major changes to our mission at ABL. We are stepping away from the commercial launch market and focusing our efforts on missile defense. Commercial Launch Over the past six years, we developed an orbital rocket with unique traits…” The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Donald Trump has been reelected President of the United States, and the main character of spaceflight, Elon Musk, is one of his top advisors. Some thoughts on where things may go from here, and a bit of my wishlist. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 31 executive producers—Lee, Russell, The Astrogators at SEE, Theo and Violet, David, Fred, Donald, Stealth Julian, Josh from Impulse, Joel, Harrison, Warren, Ryan, Pat from KC, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Will and Lars from Agile, Frank, Steve, Joonas, Bob, Better Every Day Studios, Pat, Kris, Jan, Matt, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics NASA faces disruptive presidential transition - SpaceNews Elon Musk on X (DOGE statement) Eric Berger on X : “To be clear we are far from anything being settled, but based on what I'm hearing it seems at least 50-50 that NASA's Space Launch System rocket will be canceled. Not Block 1B. Not Block 2. All of it. There are other ways to get Orion to the Moon.” The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Jared Isaacman of the Polaris Program joins me to talk about the Polaris Dawn mission, his EVA experience, the Hubble Space Telescope situation, how the Polaris Program and SpaceX approach tech development and flight planning, and the Philadelphia Eagles. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 31 executive producers—Jan, Matt, Fred, Harrison, The Astrogators at SEE, Pat from KC, Will and Lars from Agile, Warren, Steve, Joel, Pat, Better Every Day Studios, Donald, Lee, David, Kris, Frank, Josh from Impulse, Joonas, Ryan, Russell, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Stealth Julian, Bob, Theo and Violet, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) / X Polaris Program Polaris Dawn SpaceX on X : “The @PolarisProgram’s Polaris Dawn crew performed the first-ever spacewalk from Dragon, travelled farther from Earth than anyone since the Apollo program, and used @Starlink to connect with those back on Earth” T+233: Jared Isaacman, Polaris Program - Main Engine Cut Off Private mission to save Hubble Space Telescope raises concerns, NASA emails show : NPR In first sports bet from space, billionaire Jared Isaacson picks Eagles to win Super Bowl LVI | PhillyVoice The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
SpaceX is entering a new era for Starship after the epic Flight 5, with its pinpoint ship reentry and staggeringly beautiful booster catch. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 31 executive producers—Matt, Will and Lars from Agile, Steve, Harrison, Warren, Frank, Russell, Josh from Impulse, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Stealth Julian, Fred, Lee, David, Theo and Violet, Joonas, Better Every Day Studios, Jan, Ryan, Pat, Pat from KC, Joel, Kris, Donald, The Astrogators at SEE, Bob, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics SpaceX on X : “Watch Starship's fifth flight test” SpaceX on X : “Starship on its fifth flight test. Views powered by @Starlink” Starship’s Fifth Flight Test - SpaceX - Launches SpaceX Catches a Super Heavy Booster During a Milestone Flight 5 - NASASpaceFlight.com The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
SpaceX and the FAA have been going a few rounds back and forth in public over fines and delays. It’s weird and inscrutable but maybe helpful in the long run in a few ways. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 31 executive producers—Donald, Pat from KC, Joel, Jan, Lee, Better Every Day Studios, Fred, Theo and Violet, Russell, Pat, Warren, Joonas, David, Stealth Julian, Bob, Harrison, Frank, Josh from Impulse, The Astrogators at SEE, Kris, Ryan, Will and Lars from Agile, Steve, Matt, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), and four anonymous—and 821 other supporters . Topics The war of words between SpaceX and the FAA keeps escalating | Ars Technica FAA administrator defends SpaceX licensing actions on safety grounds - SpaceNews SpaceX letter criticizes FAA for “systemic challenges” in launch licensing - SpaceNews SpaceX on X : “FAA Administrator Whitaker made several incorrect statements today regarding SpaceX. In fact, every statement he made was incorrect. It is deeply concerning that the Administrator does not appear to have accurate information immediately available to him with respect to SpaceX” Elon Musk on X : “Amazingly, no Starliner fines for Boeing! The FAA space division is harassing SpaceX about nonsense that doesn’t affect safety while giving a free pass to Boeing even after NASA concluded that their spacecraft was not safe enough to bring back the astronauts. There need to be resignations from the FAA leadership.” Elon Musk on X : “Shouldn’t the head of an organization responsible for regulating the safety of airplanes & rockets know something about how they work?” Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age | West Houston's Neighborhood Bookshop Reentry by Eric Berger - Audiobook - Audible.com Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age Kindle Edition The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by ESA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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1 T+284: Stoke Space (with Andy Lapsa, CEO) 1:01:08
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Andy Lapsa, Co-Founder and CEO of Stoke Space, joins me to talk about the company, their vision for the future, their approach to launch, the larger trends that are shaping the market, and how that all might come together in the next few years. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 31 executive producers—Steve, Fred, Joonas, Better Every Day Studios, Stealth Julian, Kris, Theo and Violet, Harrison, Matt, Josh from Impulse, Russell, Warren, Pat from KC, Ryan, Jan, Donald, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Bob, Pat, Joel, Will and Lars from Agile, David, The Astrogators at SEE, Lee, Frank, and four anonymous—and 821 other supporters . Topics Andy Lapsa (@AndyLapsa) / X Stoke Space / 100% reusable rockets / USA 100% Reusability, with Andy Lapsa (Stoke Space) - Payload Stoke Space Completes First Successful Hotfire Test of Full-Flow, Staged-Combustion Engine | Stoke Space / 100% reusable rockets / USA Stoke Space ignites its ambitious main engine for the first time | Ars Technica How Stoke Space's Unique Rocket Works // Exclusive Tour & Interview - YouTube Stoke Space aims to build rapidly reusable rocket with a completely novel design | Ars Technica The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by ESA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Jeff Foust of Space News joins me to talk about Starliner, Fram2, VIPER, Blue Moon, and everything else going on in space. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 31 executive producers—Jan, Warren, Pat from KC, David, Frank, Lee, Joonas, Josh from Impulse, Steve, Harrison, Russell, Joel, Bob, The Astrogators at SEE, Stealth Julian, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Kris, Fred, Theo and Violet, Matt, Donald, Will and Lars from Agile, Ryan, Pat, Better Every Day Studios, and four anonymous—and 823 other supporters . Topics Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) / X Jeff Foust, Author at SpaceNews NASA pushes Starliner return decision to late August - SpaceNews Crypto entrepreneur buys Crew Dragon flight - SpaceNews fram2: First Human Spaceflight To Earth’s Polar Regions NASA requests details on potential VIPER partnerships - SpaceNews NASA payload to fly on first Blue Origin lunar lander mission - SpaceNews Lockheed Martin to acquire Terran Orbital - SpaceNews The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by ESA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Mark Albrecht joins me to talk about the state and future of space policy in a very dynamic Presidential election year. He shares some stories from the past, talks about his experience in presidential transitions and on the National Space Council, and ruminates on what we may see in November and beyond. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 31 executive producers—Stealth Julian, Joel, Lee, Kris, David, Ryan, Theo and Violet, Donald, Jan, Harrison, Will and Lars from Agile, Josh from Impulse, Matt, Steve, The Astrogators at SEE, Bob, Russell, Frank, Pat from KC, Joonas, Pat, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Better Every Day Studios, Warren, Fred, and four anonymous—and 816 other supporters . Topics Mark Albrecht (@MarkAlbrecht68) / X Falling Back To Earth: A First Hand Account Of The Great Space Race And The End Of The Cold War: Albrecht, Mark: 9780615447094: Amazon.com: Books Episode 99 - Open-Box Protons - Off-Nominal Episode 160 - Cut That Shit Out (with Lori Garver and Loren Grush) - Off-Nominal The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by ESA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Andrew Rush returns to the show to talk about his new venture, Star Catcher . They are working to build an energy grid in space, beaming energy directly to existing solar panels on satellites in LEO. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 31 executive producers—Steve, Kris, Theo and Violet, Warren, Ryan, Josh from Impulse, Better Every Day Studios, Lee, Jan, Harrison, Fred, Matt, Donald, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Pat, The Astrogators at SEE, Stealth Julian, Joonas, Russell, David, Pat from KC, Will and Lars from Agile, Bob, Joel, Frank, and four anonymous—and 821 other supporters . Topics Andrew Rush (@RushSpace) / X Star Catcher Star Catcher (@StarCatcherInd) / X @starcatcherind • Instagram photos and videos Star Catcher | LinkedIn The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by NASA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
NASA announced their intent to cancel VIPER , the rover that was due to go to the Moon on Astrobotic’s Griffin lander, after severe schedule and cost growth . SpaceX had a rare failure of Falcon 9 that has led to a (seemingly short) grounding of the vehicle. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 31 executive producers—Frank, Donald, Fred, Bob, Steve, Matt, Will and Lars from Agile, Lee, Pat from KC, Better Every Day Studios, The Astrogators at SEE, Joonas, Warren, Jan, Russell, Pat, Josh from Impulse, Joel, David, Ryan, Stealth Julian, Kris, Theo and Violet, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Harrison, and four anonymous—and 816 other supporters . Topics NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Moon Exploration - NASA NASA cancels VIPER lunar rover - SpaceNews NASA Cancels VIPER Lunar Rover – SpacePolicyOnline.com Chris Bergin - NSF on X : “Here are two minutes of the SpaceX launch stream where the ice build-up began.” Starlink 9-3 - SpaceX - Launches The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by NASA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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A few weeks ago, we talked about Redwire’s SabreSat spacecraft , and today we’re talking about their Europe-based Phantom spacecraft . We talk about the spacecraft platform itself, how the different parts of Redwire work together, VLEO and its use cases, and how to fly satellites through little bits of atmosphere. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Joel, The Astrogators at SEE, Warren, Russell, Joonas, Stealth Julian, Pat from KC, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Benjamin, Tyler, Harrison, Lee, Steve, Theo and Violet, Jan, Matt, David, Bob, Ryan, Donald, Pat, Kris, Josh from Impulse Space, Better Every Day Studios, Fred, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Frank, SmallSpark Space Systems, and four anonymous—and 818 other supporters . Topics Phantom -Redwire Space Redwire Announces Development of New European-Built Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) Spacecraft Platform called Phantom | Redwire Space Eyes in the sky: The increasing importance of very low Earth orbit (VLEO) for national security - SpaceNews ESA funds Skimsat demonstrator study for VLEO - SpaceNews The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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1 T+278: Firefly Alpha’s New Launch Sites, ISS News Blitz (Deorbit Vehicle, Collins Spacesuits, and Starliner) 35:33
Firefly added launch sites in Virginia and Sweden for its Alpha vehicle. NASA has selected SpaceX to build the ISS US Deorbit Vehicle, closed out their task orders to Collins for ISS spacesuits, and decided to keep Starliner at the ISS for a few more weeks. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Joel, The Astrogators at SEE, Warren, Russell, Joonas, Stealth Julian, Pat from KC, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Benjamin, Tyler, Harrison, Lee, Steve, Theo and Violet, Jan, Matt, David, Bob, Ryan, Donald, Pat, Kris, Josh from Impulse Space, Better Every Day Studios, Fred, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Frank, SmallSpark Space Systems, and four anonymous—and 818 other supporters . Topics Firefly Aerospace Adds Alpha Launch Capability on Wallops Island, Virginia SSC and Firefly Aerospace to Launch Satellites from Esrange in Sweden NASA Selects International Space Station US Deorbit Vehicle - NASA Eric Berger on X : “Bill Spetch, operations integration manager for NASA’s International Space Station Program, confirms that the US Deorbit Vehicle will be based on "Dragon heritage" hardware. It will involve modifications of the trunk.” NASA’s International Space Station Deorbit Analysis Summary White Paper NASA’s commercial spacesuit program just hit a major snag | Ars Technica NASA Collins xEVAS Update – Space Station Starliner to remain on ISS for more thruster tests - SpaceNews The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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1 T+277: SabreSat, VLEO, and DARPA’s Otter Program (with Spence Wise, SVP of Missions and Platforms at Redwire) 40:50
Redwire announced today that it has been awarded a contract from DARPA to serve as the prime mission integrator for its Otter program. For the program, and for the industry beyond that, they’ll be developing SabreSat , an air-breathing spacecraft flying in VLEO. Spence Wise, Senior Vice President of Missions and Platforms at Redwire, joins me to discuss the program, VLEO generally, and to dive into the technical and operational details of SabreSat. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Josh from Impulse Space, Benjamin, Pat, Steve, Lee, Ryan, Pat from KC, Donald, Warren, Theo and Violet, Harrison, SmallSpark Space Systems, Matt, Bob, Joonas, Joel, Frank, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Stealth Julian, David, The Astrogators at SEE, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Fred, Russell, Kris, Better Every Day Studios, Tyler, Jan, and four anonymous—and 813 other supporters . Topics SabreSat Orbital Drone - Redwire Space Redwire Awarded DARPA Prime Contract for SabreSat Spacecraft Very Low-Earth Orbit Demonstration | Redwire Space Redwire wins contract for VLEO demonstration - SpaceNews The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by NASA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
NASA selected the organizations who will be carrying out mission design studies for the Mars Sample Return rethink, and the US Space Force selected the first 3 bidders for the National Security Space Launch Program Phase 3 Lane 1. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Lee, Kris, Joel, Ryan, Russell, Steve, Theo and Violet, Better Every Day Studios, Joonas, Harrison, Pat from KC, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Frank, Josh from Impulse Space, Stealth Julian, SmallSpark Space Systems, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Tyler, Bob, Fred, Donald, Warren, The Astrogators at SEE, Jan, David, Matt, Benjamin, Pat, and four anonymous—and 817 other supporters . Topics NASA Exploring Alternative Mars Sample Return Methods - NASA NASA selects seven companies for MSR studies - SpaceNews T+273: Mars Sample Return - Main Engine Cut Off Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA win $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contracts - SpaceNews T+254: Mars Sample Return, Vulcan, NSSL Phase 3 (with Eric Berger) - Main Engine Cut Off T+255: NSSL Phase 3 Addendum - Main Engine Cut Off The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Starliner flew its first crew , Starship flew its fourth flight , Chang’e-6 collected its first samples , and Agnikul Cosmos flew its first mission . This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Warren, Bob, Stealth Julian, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Harrison, Jan, Josh from Impulse Space, Russell, Lee, Donald, Ryan, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Pat from KC, Theo and Violet, Joonas, Better Every Day Studios, Pat, David, Fred, The Astrogators at SEE, Matt, Tyler, Kris, Joel, Benjamin, Steve, Frank, SmallSpark Space Systems, and four anonymous—and 817 other supporters . Topics After a drama-filled day, Boeing’s Starliner finally finds its way | Ars Technica Starliner docks with International Space Station on crewed test flight - SpaceNews Starship survives reentry during fourth test flight - SpaceNews Starship’s Fourth Flight Test - SpaceX - Launches SpaceX on X : “Starship made a controlled reentry, successfully making it through the phases of peak heating and max aerodynamic pressure and demonstrating the ability to control the vehicle using its flaps while descending through the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds” Chang’e-6 spacecraft dock in lunar orbit ahead of journey back to Earth - SpaceNews CNSA Watcher on X : “Concise version Chang'e 6 sampling video on the far side of the moon.” India launches nation's 1st 3D-printed rocket engine | Space The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by ULA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan debut went smoothly, but sluggish hardware integration raises doubts about meeting commitments , while Orion faces heat shield issues , potentially shaking up the Artemis manifest . This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Lee Ryan, SmallSpark Space Systems, Benjamin, Pat, Lee, Fred, Warren, Josh from Impulse Space, Bob, Jan, Kris, Russell, The Astrogators at SEE, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), David, Harrison, Steve, Matt, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Joonas, Theo and Violet, Stealth Julian, Tyler, Frank, Pat from KC, Better Every Day Studios, Donald, Joel, and four anonymous—and 817 other supporters . Topics Pentagon worried by slow pace of ULA’s Vulcan rocket development - The Washington Post ULA could fly dummy payload on next Vulcan launch if Dream Chaser is delayed - SpaceNews First Dream Chaser spaceplane needs more work when it gets to launch site | Ars Technica Amazon’s new satellite technician certification and Kuiper facility NASA says Artemis II report by its inspector general is unhelpful and redundant | Ars Technica NASA may alter Artemis III to have Starship and Orion dock in low-Earth orbit | Ars Technica The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
NASA is heading back to the drawing board for a Mars Sample Return architecture, and is accepting proposals for mission studies by May. I talk about a few takeaways from the communication of that plan, and ponder whether or not SpaceX is going to do the damn thing . This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Lee, Benjamin, Ryan, Stealth Julian, Russell, Warren, Will and Lars from Agile Space, The Astrogators at SEE, Matt, Bob, Kris, Harrison, David, Frank, Tyler, Jan, Steve, Joel, Theo and Violet, Pat, SmallSpark Space Systems, Joonas, Better Every Day Studios, Donald, Josh from Impulse Space, Fred, Pat from KC, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), and four anonymous—and 818 other supporters . Topics NASA Sets Path to Return Mars Samples, Seeks Innovative Designs - NASA Rapid Mission Design Studies for Mars Sample Return Elon Musk on X : “@NASA Starship has the potential to return serious tonnage from Mars within ~5 years” NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan Confirmed The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
NASA selected 3 teams to work on unpressurized rovers for Artemis, while Japan signed on officially to provide a pressurized rover in exchange for seats on Artemis landers. Elsewhere, Mitsubishi took a stake in Starlab, and I still needed to catch up on Starship’s 3rd flight and the ensuing update from SpaceX. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Kris, Better Every Day Studios, Tyler, Joel, Fred, Harrison, Benjamin, Donald, Lee, Russell, Warren, Pat from KC, Matt, Bob, Ryan, Josh from Impulse Space, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Pat, The Astrogators at SEE, SmallSpark Space Systems, Stealth Julian, Jan, Steve, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Theo and Violet, David, Joonas, Frank, and four anonymous—and 817 other supporters . Topics NASA selects three companies to advance Artemis lunar rover designs - SpaceNews Japanese astronauts to land on moon as part of new NASA partnership - SpaceNews Mitsubishi takes stake in Starlab Space - SpaceNews Starship Flight 3 Excels through most Major Milestones - NASASpaceFlight.com SpaceX planning rapid turnaround for next Starship flight - SpaceNews Elon Musk just gave another Mars speech—this time the vision seems tangible | Ars Technica The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by SpaceX Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Andrew Jones returns to the show to catch up on the Chinese space industry—Tiangong, reusable launchers, constellations, and the Moon. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 35 executive producers—Tyler, Jan, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Benjamin, Warren, Pat, Russell, Craig from SpaceHappyHour.com , Theo and Violet, SmallSpark Space Systems, Steve, Fred, Stealth Julian, Better Every Day Studios, Kris, The Astrogators at SEE, David, Joonas, Pat from KC, Brandon, Donald, Josh from Impulse Space, Joel, Ryan, Matt, Harrison, Bob, Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, Lee Hopkins, Frank, and four anonymous—and 823 other supporters . Topics Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) / X Orienspace breaks Chinese commercial launch records with Gravity-1 solid rocket - SpaceNews Shanghai firm behind G60 megaconstellation raises $943 million - SpaceNews China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026 - SpaceNews India targets uncrewed Gaganyaan orbital test mission in July, crewed flight in 2025 - SpaceNews China rolls out rocket for Queqiao-2 lunar satellite launch - SpaceNews China's 2024 space plans include 100 launches and moon sample return mission - SpaceNews The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by Intuitive Machines Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Neel Kunjur, Co-Founder and CTO of K2 Space , joins me to talk about their vision for the future of satellites and the wider space industry, what they’ve been up to lately, and what their roadmap to the launch pad looks like from here. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 35 executive producers—David, Pat from KC, Joonas, Josh from Impulse Space, Will and Lars from Agile Space, The Astrogators at SEE, Bob, Benjamin, Russell, SmallSpark Space Systems, Theo and Violet, Matt, Ryan, Warren, Brandon, Steve, Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, Fred, Tyler, Joel, Jan, Stealth Julian, Harrison, Frank, Kris, Donald, Lee Hopkins, Better Every Day Studios, Pat, Craig from SpaceHappyHour.com , and four anonymous—and 823 other supporters . Topics K2 Space | Developing large satellites for a post-Starship future Episode 120 - Big Dumb Satellites - Off-Nominal Startup K2 Space raises $50 million to build monster satellites The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by Intuitive Machines Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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1 T+269: IM-1 and Beyond (with Tim Crain, Co-Founder and CTO of Intuitive Machines) 1:03:59
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Tim Crain , Co-Founder and CTO of Intuitive Machines , joins me to talk about their recent IM-1 mission to land Odysseus on the Moon as part of NASA’s CLPS program. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 36 executive producers—Russell, Chris, Josh from Impulse Space, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Warren, Ryan, Matt, Harrison, Lee Hopkins, Bob, Brandon, Stealth Julian, Frank, Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, Benjamin, Steve, The Astrogators at SEE, Craig from SpaceHappyHour.com , Donald, Theo and Violet, Pat, SmallSpark Space Systems, Jan, Kris, Pat from KC, Fred, David, Tyler, Joel, Joonas, Better Every Day Studios, and four anonymous—and 823 other supporters . Topics Tim (@CrainTim) / X Intuitive Machines IM-1 | Intuitive Machines The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by Intuitive Machines Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins me to talk about Intuitive Machine’s successful landing despite so many issues on the mission , the future of CLPS , and the tough questions facing NASA and its budget. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 36 executive producers—Tyler, Lee Hopkins, Better Every Day Studios, Joel, Jan, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Matt, Russell, Craig from SpaceHappyHour.com , Ryan, Donald, Brandon, Joonas, Fred, Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, Pat, SmallSpark Space Systems, Frank, Kris, Stealth Julian, The Astrogators at SEE, Warren, Benjamin, Steve, Chris, Theo and Violet, David, Pat from KC, Dawn Aerospace, Bob, Harrison, and four anonymous—and 823 other supporters . Topics Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) / X Eric Berger | Ars Technica That moment when you land on the Moon, break a leg, and are about to topple over | Ars Technica It turns out that Odysseus landed on the Moon without any altimetry data | Ars Technica NASA faces a quandary with its audacious lunar cargo program | Ars Technica Before Ingenuity ever landed on Mars, scientists almost managed to kill it | Ars Technica The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by ULA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
I catch up with a round up of stories from January: ULA’s first Vulcan launch , Blue Origin’s success with its BE-4 engines and what it means for their year , Astrobotic’s Peregrine mission , JAXA’s SLIM mission , and NASA’s announcement of Artemis delays . This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 36 executive producers—Tyler, Lee Hopkins, Better Every Day Studios, Joel, Jan, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Matt, Russell, Craig from SpaceHappyHour.com , Ryan, Donald, Brandon, Joonas, Fred, Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, Pat, SmallSpark Space Systems, Frank, Kris, Stealth Julian, The Astrogators at SEE, Warren, Benjamin, Steve, Chris, Theo and Violet, David, Pat from KC, Dawn Aerospace, Bob, Harrison, and four anonymous—and 828 other supporters . Topics Vulcan Centaur launches Peregrine lunar lander on inaugural mission - SpaceNews Blue Origin gets U.S. Space Force funding for New Glenn ‘integration studies’ - SpaceNews NASA urged Astrobotic not to send its hamstrung spacecraft toward the Moon | Ars Technica Update #17 for Peregrine Mission One | Astrobotic Update #20 for Peregrine Mission One | Astrobotic Japan’s SLIM achieved pinpoint moon landing with just one working engine - SpaceNews Dawoon Jung on X : “One of #SLIM main engines fell off during landing” NASA Shares Progress Toward Early Artemis Moon Missions with Crew - NASA NASA delays Artemis 2 and 3 missions - SpaceNews The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by NASA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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1 T+266: Alex Fielding, CEO and Chairman, Privateer 1:13:34
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Alex Fielding, CEO and Chairman of Privateer , joins me to talk about what they’re working on and what drives them as an organization. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 36 executive producers—Joel, The Astrogators at SEE, Chris, Joonas, Tyler, Bob, Craig from SpaceHappyHour.com , Theo and Violet, SmallSpark Space Systems, Matt, Harrison, Benjamin, Kris, Stealth Julian, Donald, David, Fred, Lee Hopkins, Pat from KC, Pat, Frank, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Dawn Aerospace, Jan, Russell, Better Every Day Studios, Steve, Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, Warren, Ryan, Brandon, and four anonymous—and 828 other supporters . Topics Privateer Pono in Space! Reflections on the road to orbit - Privateer Space The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by NASA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
A special (free!) airing of this week’s episode of MECO Headlines . Starship IFT-2, Dragonfly, Ariane 6, ISS happenings, launches, and more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 35 executive producers—Donald, Pat from KC, David, Theo and Violet, Dawn Aerospace, Steve, SmallSpark Space Systems, Jan, Chris, Bob, Tyler, Stealth Julian, Kris, Russell, Pat, Fred, Craig from SpaceHappyHour.com , Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Lee, Warren, Harrison, Brandon, Joonas, The Astrogators at SEE, Matt, Ryan, Joel, Frank, Benjamin, and four anonymous—and 835 other supporters . Topics After upgrades, Starship achieves numerous successes during second test flight - NASASpaceFlight.com Starship/Super Heavy lifts off on second flight - SpaceNews Ariane 6 completes long-duration static-fire test - SpaceNews ESA sets mid-2024 date for first Ariane 6 launch - SpaceNews NASA’s Dragonfly to Proceed with Final Mission Design Work - NASA Science NASA postpones Dragonfly review, launch date - SpaceNews Space Station – Off The Earth, For The Earth Dragon Kicks Off Robotics and Science Activities on Station – Space Station Robotics Activities Continue; Crew Completes an Array of Research – Space Station Aging, Human Research Studies Ahead of Next Cargo Mission – Space Station China launches new-gen Haiyang ocean monitoring satellite - SpaceNews Launch Roundup: Starship, Falcon 9, and Chang Zheng-2C this week - NASASpaceFlight.com SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log: North Korea successfully launches the Malligyong-1 reconnaissance satellite China conducts launch to test satellite internet capabilities - SpaceNews Launch Roundup: SpaceX on pace to hit 100 launches in 2023, Soyuz to launch Bars-M - NASASpaceFlight.com The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by NASA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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ESA is looking to start a commercial cargo program while looking further ahead to commercial space stations by signing an agreement with Airbus and Voyager . Virgin Galactic is laying off 20% of its staff and ending VSS Unity flights in just a few months. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 35 executive producers—Russell, Joonas, Kris, SmallSpark Space Systems, Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, Jan, Chris, David, Warren, Stealth Julian, Craig from SpaceHappyHour.com , Pat from KC, Frank, Donald, Pat, Fred, Dawn Aerospace, Ryan, Steve, Tyler, Brandon, Harrison, Theo and Violet, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Joel, The Astrogators at SEE, Lee, Benjamin, Bob, Matt, and four anonymous—and 821 other supporters . Topics Voyager Space and Airbus create commercial space station joint venture - SpaceNews ESA to start commercial cargo program - SpaceNews Airbus and Voyager sign agreement with ESA on Starlab commercial space station - SpaceNews Virgin Galactic lays off staff as it focuses on next-generation suborbital vehicle - SpaceNews Virgin Galactic to halt Unity suborbital flights by mid-2024 - SpaceNews Virgin Galactic’s president explains how VSS Unity is now flying frequently | Ars Technica The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by NASA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
Marcia Smith of SpacePolicyOnline.com joins me for a roundup of space policy topics—the House Speaker mayhem, the outlook for budgets over the next year, what to do about the ISS and its related expenses, and a lot more. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 35 executive producers—Frank, Kris, Tyler, Fred, Lee, Pat from KC, Dawn Aerospace, Stealth Julian, Craig from SpaceHappyHour.com , Theo and Violet, Steve, Benjamin, Warren, Pat, Donald, Joel, David, Ryan, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Bob, The Astrogators at SEE, Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, Jan, SmallSpark Space Systems, Joonas, Brandon, Harrison, Matt, Chris, Russell, and four anonymous—and 838 other supporters . Topics SpacePolicyOnline.com – Your first stop for news, information and analysis about civil, military and commercial space programs Shutdown Averted, Government Funded Until November 17 – SpacePolicyOnline.com Speaker Mike Johnson: “The People’s House is Back in Business” – SpacePolicyOnline.com NASA Safety Panel Issues Clarion Call for ISS Deorbit Tug – SpacePolicyOnline.com NASA Upbeat About Future of Mars Sample Return Despite IRB-2 Report – SpacePolicyOnline.com SpaceX Warns Government Regulations Slowing Starship, Could Let China Get Ahead – SpacePolicyOnline.com NASA IG Skeptical of Major SLS Cost Savings From Services Contract – SpacePolicyOnline.com The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by Stoke Space Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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1 T+262: Printing a Meniscus in the BioFabrication Facility (with Dr. Molly Mulligan and Dr. Ken Savin of Redwire) 43:19
Dr. Molly Mulligan and Dr. Ken Savin of Redwire join me to talk about successfully 3D bioprinting the first human knee meniscus on the International Space Station in their BioFabrication Facility, how this work fits into the near and far future of both health and the space market at large, and to discuss a wide-ranging set of related topics. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 35 executive producers—Donald, Lee, Fred, Kris, Benjamin, Pat, Jan, Chris, Craig from SpaceHappyHour.com , Will and Lars from Agile Space, The Astrogators at SEE, Harrison, Joonas, Steve, Theo and Violet, Bob, Joel, Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, David, Pat from KC, Ryan, Russell, Stealth Julian, Brandon, Warren, Tyler, Dawn Aerospace, Matt, Frank, SmallSpark Space Systems, and four anonymous—and 837 other supporters . Topics Redwire Space | Heritage + Innovation Redwire BioFabrication Facility Successfully Prints First Human Knee Meniscus on ISS, Paving the Way for Advanced In-Space Bioprinting Capabilities to Benefit Human Health | Redwire Space NG-18 Research: RedWire BioFabrication Facility - YouTube The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by Stoke Space Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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Chris Pearson (CEO) and Lars Osborne (Chief Engineer) of Agile Space join me to talk about what they’re working on, how the company has gotten to where it is today, and what’s in store for the future. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 35 executive producers—Pat from KC, Chris, Benjamin, Pat, Jan, Joonas, The Astrogators at SEE, Tyler, Dawn Aerospace, Bob, Fred, Joel, Donald, Frank, Lee, Craig from SpaceHappyHour.com , Matt, Stealth Julian, Russell, Brandon, SmallSpark Space Systems, Kris, Harrison, David, Ryan, Will and Lars from Agile Space, Steve, Theo and Violet, Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, Warren, and four anonymous—and 835 other supporters . Topics Agile Space Industries Chris Pearson takes the reins at Agile Space Industries - SpaceNews Agile raises $13 million to expand production - SpaceNews Agile Qualifies a Thruster for Lunar Landings - Payload The Show Like the show? Support the show ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Pocket Casts , Spotify , Google Play , Stitcher , TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by Stoke Space Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works…
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