There’s a ton of space news to discuss this time around, and we made the time to do it in this lengthy episode. Not to worry, there’s lots of good stuff in here, including:

• Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rolls out to LC-36;

 IM-1 Lunar Lander Mission Review

Next, the team discusses our takeaways from the Intuitive Machines IM-1 lunar lander mission to the south pole region of the Moon that ended last week. The Intuitive Machines team dealt with some major challenges on the way to the Moon and during landing, with the first one sprouting up only an hour or so into the launch. Get all the juicy details of how the IM-1 lander and its payloads fared in this episode.  NASA’s Space Science Data Coordinated Archive of the mission is located here.

Artist and Launch Rookie Agnes Garbowska Interviewed

Finally, Mark shares an interview with award-winning artist and in-person launch-viewing rookie Agnes Garbowska for her IM-1 launch impressions and takeaways. You can also check out her YouTube channel here, and her upcoming Kickstarter project is here.

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Show recorded 03-02-2024.

Host: Larry Herrin

Panelist(s): Gene Mikulka and Mark Ratterman (Dr. Kat Robison and Sawyer Rosenstein will return)

Podcast Editor: Mark Ratterman

IM-1 Falcon 9 launch photo credit: SpaceX

Crippen/Rosenstein/Truly photo credit: Sawyer Rosenstein

Agnes Garbowska photo credit: Agnes Garbowska

IM-1 Odysseus lander photo credit: Intuitive Machines and NASA