This week on Late For Changeover, we’re firing up a launch window of chaos and curiosity. First up: the Pentagon’s latest space-age tag team—agencies joining forces to launch hypersonic tracking satellites because apparently, we’re done playing hide and seek with missiles. Meanwhile, a U.S. company’s moon landing dreams might crash and burn before ever leaving Earth. Get your popcorn ready, this one’s part space race, part space faceplant.

Also in the mix: an Air Force officer struts into the Miss America arena—and fights cancer with science while she’s at it. Plus, we kick off our new segment “Midshift Conversations,” where we tackle the College Football Playoff National Championship with the energy of a drunk E-4 during midnight chow. From space force podcast vibes to News for Vets and football debates, it’s your favorite military mess hall with a mic.