Orbital Takes

NASA's Perseverance rover has found organics in Jezero Crater. We discuss the latest in Mars Sample Return. POW! NASA is about to pop an asteroid right in the mouth with DART. Our weekly Launch & Scrub of the Week.

Percy finds organics on Mars

Ingenuity Flight 32

DART to impact Didimos

Comet Leonard Photo is FIRE

China tries to return Mars samples before NASA

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IN FLIGHT ABORT!  Blue Origin's New Shepard returned safely after a successful in-flight abort due to an anomaly with the booster. We explore some cool Space features of iOS 16. Our launch and scrub of the week.

Blue Origin In-Flight Abort

iOS 16 features`

Axiom Space Suits

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Artemis I has been scrubbed until at least October 17 - we break it down; the JWST continues to give us fire images; our Launch/Scrub of the Week.

Artemis I scrubbed

JWST sees its first exoplanet

JWST observes Tarantula Nebula

NASA's battle with liquid hydrogen leaks

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Monday's sudden scrub left Spo sad, sorrowful and seeking solace. We break down the Artemis I scrub and look to the next launch attempt. Launch and scrub of the week.

Artemis I Scrubbed

Webb Spots CO2 in Exoplanet's Atmosphere

Percy Finds Igneous Rock in Jezero

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We are within a week of the first Artemis I launch window! Speaking of Artemis, NASA announced landing site candidates for the first Moon landing on Artemis III. We give our launches and scrubs of the week in space news.

Artemis III Landing Site Candidates

Russian Space Suits Suck

Relativity static fire

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We are the official Artemis I Hype Men! The mighty SLS is rolling out and we are within 2 weeks of the actual Artemis I launch. We take a deep dive into a bunch of cool items on board the Orion spacecraft. Spo will be goots-on-the-ground while Pat has major FOMO.

Artemis I Cargo Items

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It's finally here...the month of the Artemis I launch! Then, it's not the most sexy thing, but NASA gets written into law; Elon is making the podcast rounds while Blue Origin isn't; a slice of Chorizo fooled people into thinking it was a star.

Artemis I

NASA Authorization Bill

Elon on Full Send Podcast

Celestial Chorizo

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We are still hurting from an epic weekend in NYC; the Webb team dropped another super impressive image for us to drool over; China is too reckless with its orbital debris; Russia clarifies its stance on the ISS departure.

JWST Cartwheel Galaxy

China's Reckless Long March 5b

Russia Clarifies ISS Departure

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Special Edition of Orbital Takes live from Manhattan, NYC! 

Drama on the ISS as Russia pulls out starting in 2024 - is Rogozin's legacy being fulfilled? Then, we finally get a date for the first Artemis I launch; an update on Commercial Lunar Payload Services flights: we'll DO IT LIVE this weekend!

Russia Out on ISS in 2024

Artemis I Launch Window

CLPS Update

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