300 episodes
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast David Fourman, Ben Etherington, and Dennis Just
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5.0 • 20 Ratings
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Every week we cover the latest spaceflight news, discuss past, current and future exploration efforts, and take a look at upcoming events. Tune in to hear about how humans get to space, how they stay in space and how unmanned craft reach farther and farther into the universe around us.
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Episode 458: Precise Ballpark
A third-party review of the work to be done before Artemis II shows exactly how much work NASA has on its hands. Also, HyImpulse and SLIM!
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Episode 457: DOWNLINK--Jeff Williams, Exum Instruments
Learn with us about mass spectrometry's history and state of the art from someone building a desktop version.
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Episode 456: Now With Trailer
We dig into the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services source selection! Also Dragonfly confirmed and MSR revamping.
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Episode 455: Cabbage Ditch
We say farewell to the Delta rocket. Also, Relativity Space's printing contract, Japan's moon landing, and Max' modules.
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Episode 454: Expendable Launchpad
SpaceX breaks their own records, and a look at Starship's near future. Also, New Shepard plans and planned lunar rovers.
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Episode 453: Bleached?
An update on the plans for Orbital Reef, and Artemis 3 science payloads. Also, a flying RDRE, and light at the end of Voyager 1's tunnel.
Customer Reviews
Informative, insightful fun and educational
If you are looking for a podcast that is well researched, professionally produced and presented with a subtle balance of banter, fun and fascinating insights - Orbital Mechanics is for you. A small team of enthusiastic communicators bringing up to date space news with whit and houmour now on episode 241! Well done everyone - All the best for the new year and decade.
Best space related podcast
Thank you so much for this podcast! Really interesting topics, I’m constantly learning something new and if I want to dig deeper you have actually useful show notes. The trio dynamic is great, the segment names are hilariously tied with space. Maybe it would be good idea to do a few episodes on other countries space programs (Japan, China, India, UK)?
Deep dives into the details
Love the dynamics of the three hosts, they do their research well and have great guests when they need to fill in the gaps. Every week I listen from the UK without fail!