Month: January 2020

Christian Patouraux, Kacific High Speed Internet Satellite provider

6. High Speed Internet from Space

January 23, 2020 Chuck 0:16:47 0 Comments

SpaceX Kacific1 Mission Update with Kacific CEO Christian Patouraux In this episode we welcome Christian Patouraux, the CEO of Kacific, a next-generation broadband satellite operator. SpaceX just launched Kacific1 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on December 16, 2019. Kacific1 is a next-generation geostationary satellite that will stream high-speed, low-cost, ultra-reliable broadband to rural and suburban…

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5. BEHIND THE SCENES: Boeing Starliner CST-100 Orbital Flight Test

January 9, 2020 Chuck 0:30:40 0 Comments

In this episode we go behind the scenes of Boeing’s Starliner CST-100 Orbital Flight Test. As you may know, this was a milestone launch for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Boeing had previously conducted a successful pad abort test for Starliner in early November 2019. This orbital flight test, on December 20, 2019, was successful in…

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NASA Adds Vulcan Centaur Launch Services to Launch Services Contract

15 April 2021

NASA has awarded a contract modification to United Launch Services LLC of Centennial, Colorado, to add Vulcan Centaur launch services to the company's NASA Launch Services II (NLS II) contract,… [...]

NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Crew Landing

13 April 2021

Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA and two Roscosmos cosmonauts are scheduled to end their mission on the International Space Station Friday, April 16. [...]

Coverage Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Briefings, Events, Broadcasts

9 April 2021

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station. [...]

El helicóptero de Marte de la NASA intentará realizar su primer vuelo el domingo

9 April 2021

El helicóptero Ingenuity Mars de la NASA está a dos días de llevar a cabo el primer intento de la humanidad de realizar un vuelo controlado y con motor de… [...]

Acting NASA Administrator Statement on Agency FY 2022 Discretionary Request

9 April 2021

The Biden-Harris Administration submitted to Congress Friday the president’s priorities for fiscal year 2022 discretionary spending. The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on the funding… [...]