300 episodes

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.

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast David Fourman, Ben Etherington, and Dennis Just

    • Science
    • 4.8 • 168 Ratings

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.

    Episode 462: Oh, Dear, No Moon

    Episode 462: Oh, Dear, No Moon

    ThinkOrbital plans to use their welder as an X-ray scanner! Also, keeping up with the Starliner Scrubs and Agnikul Notches lifts off.

    • 37 min
    Episode 461: DOWNLINK--Justin Fiaschetti

    Episode 461: DOWNLINK--Justin Fiaschetti

    Hoping to capitalize on new mid-size LEO capacity, Justin started a company to store materials on orbit for rapid delivery anywhere on Earth.

    • 1 hr 23 min
    Episode 460: 90 years, 105 km

    Episode 460: 90 years, 105 km

    NASA's onboard for Rosalind Franklin, and an unknown Russian satellite is on orbit.

    • 42 min
    Episode 459: DOWNLINK--Adam Higginbotham

    Episode 459: DOWNLINK--Adam Higginbotham

    Adam Higginbotham is known for his prior book, a deep dive into Chernobyl. Now, he's publishing Challenger: A True Story of Heroism.

    • 1 hr 22 min
    Episode 458: Precise Ballpark

    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!

    • 53 min
    Episode 457: DOWNLINK--Jeff Williams, Exum Instruments

    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.

    • 1 hr 42 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
168 Ratings

168 Ratings

PaphsRgroovy ,

It’s not just because they reference kerbal space program

They’re smart, funny, and sometimes silly. Oh, and they cover topics that I think are cool.

msadesign ,

Love these guys.

I love these guys.

And as hard as they work on interviews, I skip them. Audio is so poor because interviewees are on speakerphone. Too bad. Good info, but can’t listen.

Five stars nonetheless.

not a happy rider ,

Learning something new everyday

Quite informative and always current on trending topics space topics which is important 🥹❤️

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