Space Explored Podcast 58: Starship testing reaching climax, too many rocket launches?, more

This week Seth and Jared recap Starship’s lead up to a potential static fire, other top stories from the week, and ponder the question if we are launching too many rockets.

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Space Explored Podcast 53: What Polaris Dawn will do in space, lots of SpaceX in the news, more

This week Seth and Jared dive into the science that Polaris Dawn will complete while in space. There are also plenty of SpaceX headlines to talk about as we near the fourth Falcon Heavy launch.

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Space Explored Podcast 50: SpaceX and Hubble, Artemis 1 to November, more

This week Seth and Jared discuss SpaceX’s study to save Hubble, of course our update on the Artemis 1 mission (that we swear will end someday) and some surprisingly nice comments by Russia’s new space chief. The hot takes this week are about Tesla’s AI robot and the FCC taking on space debris.

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Space Explored Podcast 49: DART hits an asteroid, Artemis 1 rolls back, more

This week Seth and Jared discuss NASA’s “Hollywood moment,” by crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid all in the name of science! Also, Artemis 1 is still on the pad, with weather predictions worsening for NASA.

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Space Explored Podcast 48: Space Coast weather is getting rough, more

This week Seth and Jared dive into the weather that has been and will affect Space Coast launches, especially now that we get into the thick of hurricane season. Starship is back in the news with a record-breaking static fire and organic material found on Mars?

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Space Explored Podcast 47: Blue Origin launch aborts, new Artemis 1 details, more

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This week, Seth and Jared discuss what happened during Blue Origin’s mid-flight abort, the new Artemis 1 launch date, and more space news.

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Space Explored Podcast 46: Artemis 1 delayed for a few weeks and more

Seth and Jared discuss why Artemis 1 scrubbed on its second launch attempt and why it will be a longer delay this time. Also, SpaceX is gaining more ISS crew rotation flights and a new contract with Rocket Lab.

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Space Explored Podcast 43: Starship static fires are back, Artemis I nears, and more

This week Seth and Jared discuss the Artemis I mission as it nears closer and closer to launching. The two also talk about other current events in the space industry and look at the newest images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

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Space Explored 42: First color Webb photos, Starship Booster 7, more

This week Zac and Seth talk about the first James Webb Space Telescope’s first color image and what we felt when seeing them. Also, they discussed what the Super Heavy Booster 7 explosion means for the program going forward and more space news from the past week.

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Space Explored Podcast 41: CAPSTONE phone home, Nelson interview, and more

This week Seth and Derek discuss the issues NASA’s CAPSTONE had with communicating back with Earth, an interview with NASA Administrator about Starship, Russia, and Europeans on the moon, and more.

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Space Explored Podcast 40: SLS launch dates, Starlink email blast, and more

This week Zac and Seth discuss SLS being greenlit to continue towards launch, SpaceX emailing its users to message the FCC and congress, and more news from this week.

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Space Explored Podcast 39: Lightyear movie review, record breaking SpaceX launches, and SLS wet dress rehearsal

This week Derek and Seth discuss their thoughts on the realistic parts of Pixar’s new Lightyear movie (and just their overall thoughts) and a week full of SpaceX news, good and bad.

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Space Explored Podcast 38: Starship environmental review, Astra launch failure, and more

This week Derek and Seth discuss what Starship’s final FAA environmental review means for the program and Astra’s most recent launch failure. They also talked about upcoming and recently released space-themed movies and TV shows.

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Space Explored Podcast 37: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Bankruptcy email, and more space news

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This week Seth and Derek discuss Elon Musk’s email to SpaceX employees asking for help fixing Raptor development issues back in Hawthorne. They also talk about how this email shows the importance of Starship to the survival of Starlink. Finally, they wrap up with the first National Space Council meeting of President Biden’s term and Neutron’s announcement.

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Space Explored Podcast 36: Delays to Artemis II and III, return of Crew-2, a week full of launches, and more

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This week on the Space Explored Podcast, Seth Kurkowski and Derek Wise talk about the unsurprising delays of NASA’s upcoming crewed Artemis flights and the return of SpaceX’s Crew-2 mission from the International Space Station. They also talk about the upcoming week full of launches from SpaceX, Astra, and Rocket Lab.

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Space Explored 35: Future of commercial space stations, Lightyear, Starship developments, and more

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This week on the Space Explored Podcast, Seth Kurkowski and Derek Wise discuss developments in Starship testing and possible locations for future launches. Along with that, they discussed new commercial space stations coming by the end of the decade and more news from the week.

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Space Explored 34: Lucy launches to space, Senate really wants two HLS landers, and more

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This week on the Space Explored Podcast, Seth Kurkowski and Derek Wise discuss the launch of William Shatner and NASA’s Lucy mission, the Senate’s NASA budget proposal, and the FAA’s first public comment hearing for SpaceX’s Starship.

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Space Explored 33: Blue Origin workplace and safety concerns, Captain Kirk goes to space, Lucy launch, and more

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This week on the Space Explored Podcast, Seth and Derek discuss the concerns around Blue Origin’s workplace environment and the safety of their rockets. As well they discuss William Shatner’s then-upcoming launch, which was launched this morning, and more.

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Space Explored 32: Inspiration4, NASA leadership shake up, Starship Draft Environmental Assessment, and more

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This week Space Explored’s Seth Kurkowski and Derek Wise discuss the first all civilian mission to orbit, the shocking change to NASA’s leadership for human spaceflight, what Starship’s Draft Environmental Assessment means for the program, and more.

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Space Explored 31: Astra misses space but brings the excitement, Doug arrives in Florida, ULA leaks, and more

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This week on the Space Explored podcast Seth and Derek talk about SpaceX’s recent and upcoming launches, the newest members of SpaceX’s fleet, Astra’s failed launch attempt, and more.

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Space Explored 30: Tesla Bots and SpaceX, Blue Origin lawsuit, and upcoming launches

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This week Seth and Derek discuss the possibility Tesla Bots have with working with SpaceX here on Earth and in space. They also talk about Blue Origin’s lawsuit against NASA’s HLS contract and upcoming launches from the US.

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Rapid Unscheduled Discussions S2 E5: Tesla Bot overlords, Seth wastes his money, and Boeing store review

This week Seth and Daryl go on a banter about Tesla’s new AI-powered robot, SpaceX’s new ships being built in Port Fourchon, and end with a comprehensive review of Boeing’s Space store.

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Space Explored 29: New SpaceX boats, continued Starliner issues, and more [Repost]

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This week on the Space Explored Podcast Seth Kurkowski and Zac Hall discuss SpaceX’s acquisition of new ships for fairing recovery and most likely droneship operations, Boeing’s continued issues with Starliner, and NASA’s Artemis program progression.

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Rapid Unscheduled Discussions S2 E4: Wen OFT-2, Starship production go Brrrr, and more

This week Seth and Daryl discuss Seth’s trip to Florida for the OFT-2 launch, Starship’s crazy production increase, Daryl’s review of a Space Shuttle book, and they do a comprehensive review of SpaceX’s web store.

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Space Explored 28: Starship first full rocket stacking, OFT-2 delayed, Inspiration4 coming to Netflix

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This week Seth and Zac discuss Starship’s impressive build and stacking, Inpsiration4 Netflix special, Boeing’s OFT-2 delay, Perseverance first sample return, and more.

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Rapid Unscheduled Discussions S2 E3: NASA’s Mars 2020 one year later with Zac Hall

This week on Rapid Unscheduled Discussions, Seth and Daryl have Space Explored founder and editor-in-chief Zac Hall on to discuss the first launch all three say together. The team also discussed possible future endeavors the site could see.

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Space Explored Podcast 27: GAO denies Blue Origin, SpaceX Starship Hussle, ISS troubles, and more

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This week on the Space Explored Podcast Seth and Jared discuss Blue Origin’s protest being denied by the GAO, SpaceX hustling to get Starship Booster 4 and Ship 20 built, the troubles Nauka caused the ISS, and more.

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Rapid Unscheduled Discussions S2 E2: Some rich dude went to space, one less SLS launch, Elon on TikTok?

This week on Rapid Unscheduled Discussions Seth and Daryl discuss Wally Funk going to space, Europa Clipper moving to Falcon Heavy, Elon meme page on TikTok, and sports got brought up more than it should.

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Space Explored Podcast 26: Bezos to space, Starship action is back, Europa Clipper gets a new ride, and more

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This week on the Space Explored Podcast Seth and Derek discuss what it means for Jeff Bezos to go to space, new Super Heavy boosters, Europa Clipper getting a new ride to Jupiter, and more.

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Rapid Unscheduled Discussions S2 E1: What did we miss on our break?

This week we welcome the addition of a new podcast for Space Explored, Rapid Unscheduled Discussions. Started by Seth Kurkowski and Daryl Sausse at the beginning of 2020. The show takes a more laid-back and humorous approach to discussing current events. This week they go over what they missed over their (rather long) two-week break.

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Space Explored Podcast 25: SpaceX’s droneships arrive at new homes, Hurley retires, what do we call Branson and Bezos?

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Space Explored’s Seth Kurkowski and Derek Wise discuss SpaceX’s new droneship locations. As Of Course I Still Love You arrives in California and A Shortfall of Gravitas arrives in Florida. Long-time astronaut Doug Hurley retires from the astronaut corp and they try to answer the question of what to call Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson.

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Space Explored Podcast 24: Transporter-2, Elon vs Tory, and Branson vs Bezos

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This week Space Explored’s Seth Kurkowski and Derek Wise discuss SpaceX’s most recent launch, Starship’s new naming scheme, and the chaos that went on between the industry’s leaders.

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Space Explored Podcast 23: Free Tacos, Starship SN15 lands, Coldplay from space, and more

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This week join Space Explored’s Seth Kurkowski and Zac Hall to discuss SpaceX’s Starship SN15 landing, Crew-1’s return to Earth, Coldplay playing music in space, and more new. This followed by a spoiler-filled review of For All Mankind season 2.

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Space Explored Podcast 22: Blue Angels, Ingenuity’s first flight, Crew 2 from a boat, and more

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This week join Space Explored’s Seth Kurkowski and Daryl Sausse to discuss seeing the Blue Angels perform at Sun ‘n Fun, Ingenuity flying its first and second flights, and the second operational crewed flight for SpaceX.

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Space Explored Podcast 21: Starship to the Moon, New Shepard launches again, and Sun ‘N Fun

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This week join Space Explored’s Seth Kurkowski and Zac Hall to discuss the announcement of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle winning NASA’s Human Landing System contract, Blue Origin’s 15th New Shepard launch, Sun ‘n Fun coverage, and more.

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Space Explored Podcast 20: SpaceX Starship and fleet updates, Core Stage 1 to Florida, packed ISS, and more

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This week join Space Explored’s Seth Kurkowski, Zac Hall, and Derek Wise as they discuss updates to SpaceX starship vehicle and recovery fleet, now having 10 crew members on the ISS, Core Stage 1’s ride to Florida has arrived, and more.

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Space Explored Podcast 19: No one sees SN11 fly, Inspiration4 final crew assignments, Ingenuity flight gets closer, and more

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This week join Space Explored’s Seth Kurkowski and Derek Wise to discuss the flight of SpaceX’s Starship SN11 in zero visibility, the final two crew assignments for the first all commercial spaceflight, Ingenuity’s steps to get closer to flight readiness, and more of this week’s space news.

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Space Explored Podcast 18: For All Mankind midseason review, ‘Month of Ingenuity’, Falcon Heavy is coming, and more

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This week join Space Explored’s Seth Kurkowski and Zac Hall as we discuss Apple TV+’s For All Mankind series so far, a month’s worth of Ingenuity flights is coming, a new podcast from ULA, ships stuck in a canal, and lots of SpaceX news.

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Space Explored Podcast 17: New NASA chief, SLS Green Run, SpaceX fleet additions, and Starship SN11 update

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This week join Space Explored’s Seth Kurkowski and Derek Wise as we discuss President Biden’s nomination for NASA, what happened to SLS during its second Green Run test, a week’s worth of SpaceX news, and what’s happening with Starship SN11.

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Space Explored Podcast 16: SpaceX flys a lot of rockets, the Delta II arrives at KSC, and more

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This week Space Explored’s Seth Kurkowski and Daryl Sausse discuss SpaceX’s highly successful Starship flight, the frenzy of Starlink launches coming from the cape, new attractions at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, and more.

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Space Explored Podcast 15: Peter Beck eats his hat over ‘Bigger Rocket’ development, New Glenn pushed back, Starship SN10 launch soon, and more

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This week join Space Explored’s Seth Kurkowski and Jared Base as they discuss Rocket Lab’s new rocket in development, concerns following New Glenn’s additional delay, updates on Starship, and more.

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Space Explored Podcast 14: Perseverance lands on Mars, Inspiration4 gets its first crewmate, and Starship SN10 gets back into action

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Join Space Explored’s Seth Kurkowski and Jared Base this week as they discuss NASA landing its newest rover on the surface of Mars, the newest crewmate to join the Inspiration4 mission to space, and an update to Starship progress in Boca Chica.

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Space Explored Podcast 13: Bridenstine after NASA, meet the Axionauts, Starship SN9’s time

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Join Space Explored’s Zac Hall, Seth Kurkowski, and Astrid Cordero this week as we discuss the latest NASA policy progress, Boeing’s upcoming Starliner OFT-2 mission date, Axiom Space’s first private crew of astronauts, SpaceX’s week in rocket launches, and more.

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Space Explored Podcast 12: SLS Green Run take one, Starship SN9 update, SpaceX launch cadence

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This week the Space Explored team unpack’s NASA’s unexpected SLS Green Run hot fire test ending, the latest status update on SpaceX’s Starship SN9 flight plans, this week in Space Coast launches, and much more.

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Space Explored Podcast 11: SpaceX Starship SN9, SLS core stage Green Run, Blue Origin NS-14 mission

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Space Explored’s Zac Hall and Seth Kurkowski are joined by the amazing Austin Barnard to discuss the latest with SpaceX’s Starship SN9 test flight, preview NASA’s Space Launch System Green Run test, Blue Origin’s recent New Shepard NS-14 mission, and more.

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Space Time 10: Space in 2021

Space Explored’s Zac Hall and Seth Kurkowski go over the achievements and top stories of the major players in space while previewing the year ahead of what’s to come.

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Space Time 9: Space in 2020 with Alex Orphanos from ‘Today In Space’

Space Explored’s Zac Hall and Seth Kurkowski unpack the last week in launches from SpaceX’s SXM-7 mission to Astra’s first rocket reaching space, the latest status update on Space Launch System and the Artemis I mission around the Moon, Canada’s plans to send the first Canadian astronaut to the Moon, Space Force naming its members and gaining its first astronaut, three Crew-3 astronauts being named, updates on Amazon’s Project Kuiper and Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket, and much more.

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