Space Gab Podcast

SpaceX Starship SN9 launch and crash landing, Some people could never be allowed into a NASA Mission Control during a launch, Leverage commercial innovation to counter China's technological advances says top US official, Video of the recent Russian Soyuz rocket with a military satellite payload, SpaceX is hoping to attempt two Falcon 9 launches with Starlink satellites on Thursday, February 4th, Small launch startup Astra to go public at $2.1 billion valuation, The head of Russia’s space agency has slammed Washington’s proposals to have the US Department of Defense operate in space, Ukraine in space! Despite desperate financial situation & need for Western aid, deputy PM says country must launch own spacecraft, Jeff Bezos is stepping down. Bezos said he will stay engaged in important Amazon projects but will also have more time to focus on the Bezos Earth Fund, his Blue Origin spaceship company, Elon Musk off of Twitter a while, Inspiration4 Mission to put four civilian astronauts into earth orbit, Boeing announces first crewed flight will use OFT-2 capsule, but with new service module, We just finished watching the Netflix series AWAY about a trip to Mars, BluShift Aerospace Stardust 1.0 sounding rocket maiden flight was a success after a few attempts, Russia hopes to upstage Tom Cruise’s plans. They're hope is to film the first ever feature film in earth orbit using their own actress, Iran launched the Zol-Jannah three-staged satellite carrier which is capable of carrying satellites weighing up to 220 kg in a 500 km orbit, Space Shuttle Columbia broke up as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on Feb. 1 2003, Another spacewalk at the ISS, Launch of a Hyperbola-1 rocket by Chinese private firm iSpace ended in apparent failure shortly after liftoff, The Japanese H3 rocket core body has successfully been transported after experiencing minor transportation issues, Roscosmos continues discussing joint Moon base with China, NASA announces a second Green Run hot fire test, NASA performs RS-25 test to gather data for upgraded rockets as needed, Just 73 seconds after launch on the morning of Jan 28 1986, a booster engine failed and caused the Shuttle Challenger to break apart, Revenge of Art Bell? The talk show host had no love loss with SiriusXM after his show fell apart, and he blamed them,

Now this news: Sirius XM's latest satellite, built by Maxar and launched by SpaceX, suffers failure in orbit.

It was 6:31 p.m. on Jan. 27, 1967, when a fire started in Apollo 1 killing Gus Grissom, 40, one of the 7 original Mercury astronauts; Ed White, 36, the first American to walk in space; and Roger Chaffee, 31, a rookie awaiting his first flight in space, Colorado’s Congressional Delegation Hopes To Urge Pres. Joe Biden To Stop Move Of Space Command, Spacewalk to upgrade science gear on ESA's Columbus lab module, Two private investors, Larry Connor and Mark Pathy paid $55M each to will fly on Axiom Space AX-1 mission, The increasing complexity of space missions, the emergence of large constellations of satellites and the increased risks of collision all affect the long-term sustainability of space activities, The NG-14 Cygnus cargo spacecraft mission has ended after being released from the ISS, Satellite fires up iodine-fueled ion thruster for the first time, SpaceX hoping for a flight of their Starship SN9 on Thursday after numerous cancellations of road and beach closures, A Japanese sex toy company is putting a rocket into space. Possibly 2 missions scheduled, NASA and Boeing are targeting no earlier than 25 March 2021, for the launch of Starliner’s second uncrewed flight test as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, So, where did former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine go after leaving NASA?, Preliminary investigation offers possible cause of Arecibo Observatory telescope collapse, For a time NASA produced, The Space Story, audio news & information segments for radio stations to broadcast. Each story was approx 4 minutes in length. Timeframe was 1960's-1990's. Tapes, records, or cassettes were sent to stations each month, The World Space Report and The Space Report were two venues that attempted a go at NASA and space news too, SpaceX launched and placed into orbit 143 satellites via the Transporter1 rideshare mission, NASA’s Deep Space Network Welcomes a New Dish to the Family, Boeing Space displays how new ISS solar panels will look and act when placed on existing International  Space Station panels, Russian engineers work to extend life of the International Space Station, A powerful microscope is being set to the International Space Station ISS to help cosmonauts locate the hard to find airleak locations now hampering their mission, An Apollo 17 moon rock in the oval office, Hoping to stack the deck, a reminder that we'd like to go back to the moon, Mr. President.

SpaceX launches another group of Starlink satellites, SpaceX shared video story of how Starlink provide service where none was available, Happy Birthday Buzz Aldrin, Rocket Lab has another successful launch, Another Space Blab comic, Nice capture of the ISS, China successfully conducted the year's first space launch sending the Tiantong 1-03 mobile telecommunication satellite, FAA approved application for Space Florida to expand the capabilities of the SLF to allow commercial space operators to horizontally land reentry vehicles, SpaceX acquires former oil rigs to serve as floating Starship spaceports, Hydraulic system limit violation stopped full NASA SLS Hot Fire Test, China selected 10 possible names for their first Mars rover, Caught in the act faked rocket photo Phantom Space Inc, Boeing says it corrected Starliner software, If you want a Change-5 lunar sample there's a procedure and forms for that, Virgin Orbit successful with Launcher One and Cosmic Girl for Launch Demo 2, Payload satellites heard once in orbit, Policy memo concerning dependence on Global Positioning System GPS, Multiple states demand Space Command investigation, Mars Perseverance has ears to hear and you can too, Update on the air leak(s) issue aboard the ISS, Boeing Starliner factory installed and tested a new cover design, BluShift Aerospace scrubbed today's maiden launch of their Stardust 1.0 rocket due to weather, Interview with CEO of BluShift Aerospace.

A TREASURE trove of CIA files about UFO sightings across the globe has been published online, Rolls-Royce and UK Space Agency pursue nuclear-powered space exploration, Curiosity rover reaches its 3,000th day on Mars, Jupiter Mission by China Could Include Callisto Landing, SpaceX Starship SN9 experienced another ABORT for a live fire test of its engines but I got to see the SpaceX drones flying around the Starship, NASA and Government of Japan Formalize Gateway Partnership for Artemis Program, Blue Origin NewShepard mission NS-14 is targeting liftoff for Jan. 14, Eastern Range 45th Space Wing could see up to 53 launches in 2021, Russia may fine citizens who use SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service, Juno spacecraft discovers FM radio signal coming from Jupiter moon, The SpaceX Crew Dragon has undocked and departed from the ISS, In 1946 a UHF radio signal was bounced off the moon and back to earth for the first time by humans called Project Diana, NASA SLS Hot Fire Test scheduled for 16 Jan, A new set of Boeing-built solar arrays will help power the ISS, Two contractors to each build four satellites to detect and track ballistic and hypersonic missiles, NASA's Europa Clipper has been liberated from the Space Launch System, Arianespace seeks greater support from European governments to balance support concerning American competitors, Japan experimental satellite program to launch 15 sats in 2021, UK based launch provider getting closer to reality 

Skyrora_Ltd performing static testing, Airbus signs two OneSat satellites contract with Intelsat, China's space station to be built with 11 scheduled missions, There were other ideas for space stations and hotels, even before the proposed choice, AXSTATION What happened to them, AXSTATION to take the place of the International Space Station ISS, NASA and FAA Partnership Bolsters American Commercial Space Activities (Much needed in ever growing commercial efforts for future of space), Thales Alenia Space given €296 million contract to build European Gateway module, Netflix reveals 1st teaser for 'Space Sweepers,' a South Korean sci-fi film about space junk salvage, SpaceX to be allowed 10 Starlink satellites to be launched into polar orbit. Broader modification to license was deferred, Future astronauts could use methane to make rocket fuel on Mars, On 7 Jan 2020 China launched a Long March 3B rocket with Communication Technology Test Satellite 5, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the TurkSat 5A, The Cygnus cargo ship left the International Space Station and is now set to test 5G tech and spark fires in orbit.

Cygnus spacecraft undocked from International Space Station ISS. It will remain in orbit until late January to perform experiments while orbiting the earth, SpaceX Starship SN9 proceeding with a static fire possibly today. Next flight may be on Saturday, India outlines plans for reusable launchers, Nice pass of the ISS over Fort Collins Colorado this morning, China's space launches for 2021 total more than 40 planned, Some upcoming ISS Spacewalks in the near future, Congress asks for report on Arecibo radio telescope collapse, A New NASA Space Telescope, SPHEREx Is moving ahead, NASA Space Launch System Proceeding with Green Run Hot Fire, Almost a Rocket Record!, Virgin Orbit Launch Demo 2 window opens 10 January, Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser engineering model back up for auction, Lockheed Martin $4.9B satellite contract, Hayabusa2 future asteroid flyby in 2026, China's huge FAST telescope will open to scientists globally in April, First space launch of the year. First launch of year will be SpaceX to launch a Falcon9 with the Turksat5A satellite, The Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles, The Thai government has announced that it is to send a spacecraft to the moon within 8 years, Inmarsat, another company entering the satellite 5G realm.

Episode #126 Show Notes : SpaceX Starship SN9 undergoes a Cryo test, LIVE Feeds of SpaceX Starship work and test and launches. Is this Trade Secret theft?, I actually supported SpaceX during my career, Full moon last night and my one moon four star shot, Boeing 737 MAX (American Flight 718 was fist flight) resumes commercial flights, Audio of radio conversation of American Airlines 718 as they land in NY, Arianspace launches Soyuz VS25 with French surveillance spacecraft as the payload, Japan to develop satellites made of wood, Monkeynauts in space and what the Mercury 7 astronauts thought of them. Abel Baker and Ham, Buzz Aldrin gives congratulations to SpaceX for a groundbreaking year, My new Buzz and Neil print, Viasat petitioned FCC to perform an environmental review of SpaceX Starlink broadband constellation, A 1 km radio telescope inside a crater on the far side of the Moon, the largest radio telescope in the Solar System, SpaceX Starlink Prototype Ground Station exposed, Tracking information released by the US military indicates two government payloads rode a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Dec. 19 on the NROL-108 mission, Info about the ISS air leak as reported last week was incorrect. The leak is still ongoing, A 4G network on the Moon is bad news for radio astronomy, China launches Long March 4C rocket with 2 satellites, Equatorial successfully launches demonstration rocket, China's TianWen-1 Mars spacecraft Feb 10 2021 insertion burn info, Chinese space station first piece schedule to be launched, Hayabusa2 asteroid Ryugu material return mission update. Wanna take a ride - Did paranormal radio talk show host Art Bell finally take that ride... on an asteroid?, Small satellite launch company Firefly Aerospace announces Launch Service Agreement with ALS.

Chang'e-5 lands with lunar samples as success for China, Over 66,000 views of my Chang'e-5 video on Youtube, Fake videos and photos of Chang'e-5 re-entry, NASA and ESA plan for a Mars sample return mission, Did you see The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, Axiom Space picks Houston to build the first commercial space station, Air leak at the International Space Station ISS is found and sealed, SpaceX Starship SN9 gets moved and place on launch pad, JAXA lunar cruiser, China is steppin up their space game with Chang'e-6 Chang'e-7 Chang'e-8 and others, Kennedy Space Center expands with Launch Complex 48, China debuted new Long March-8 Chang Zheng-8 reusable rocket, A Canadian will join 3 NASA astronauts on first piloted Orion flight, SLS Team Completes Propellant Loading of Core Stage During Green Run Test, Lockheed Martin to acquire rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne, Happy Birthday Space Force, Air Force Col. transfers to Space Force aboard the ISS, Soyuz launch of OneWeb 36 satellites, SpaceX launch of NRO NROL 108 mission, NASA awards Jeff Bezos Blue Origin and its 301-foot tall New Glenn rocket contract for future space missions starting in 2025

FNASA hopes to continue launching astronauts on Soyuz as a ride share effort on Crew Dragon and Starliner, Outer-space is not pitch black, Mars rover on way to Mars sends back audio via its microphones, NASA funded project uses space photos for underwater volcano study, Space Force to remain lean agile fast, Asteroid sample return mission 11 days from earth, Arecibo Observatory to be demolished after damage is found to be extensive, Space Command HQ in one of six states, Rocketlab launches Electron mission and booster returns to earth for possible reuse, Proposed Mars City is obscene, Density+ asteroid mission, SpaceX launched climate change satellite from California, Rover to land on Mars moon starts landing tests, Weird object lands on tribal property, SpaceX and Amazon battle for space in space, China launches a moon rock sample return mission, Moon city like a temple.

Chang'e-5 returns to earth with lunar samples, Hayabusa2 asteroid samples from Ryugu found in chamber and photos shared with public, Astra successful send a test flight into space past the Karman line and almost into orbit, Rocket Lab Electron launcher put first of 30 earth observation satellites into orbit, Roscosmos announced a successful launch of new Heavy Angara A-5 rocket, SpaceX put a new SIRIUSXM satellite in orbit, Why I stopped my subscription with SIRIUSXM, Geminid meteor shower and how I watched it, Virgin Galactic attempts test launch of SpaceShipTwo Unity but all does not go as planned, ULA launched NROL-44 mission, NETFLIX Challenger The Final Flight Documentary, Nine men and nine women selected as next astronauts for upcoming Artemis missions, Boeing announces Starliner Orbital Flight Test-2, SpaceX Starship takes off and lands in test flight but landing is more of a crash landing.

Camera setting for space shots, SpaceX Starship to take a 40,000 foot test flight, Israel making a 2nd attempt to land on moon, China's Chang'e-5 lunar sample return mission one step closer to a return to earth, Radio signals from Chang'e-5, China launches optic imaging satellite, Renaming Patrick AFB and Cape Canaveral AFS, General Chuck Yeager passed away, Hayabusa2 return capsule returns to earth with samples from asteroid Ryugu, Hayabusa2 press conference, Former space security chief reveals that aliens from Galactic Federation have been in contact with US and Israel, Another SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule docks with ISS, SpaceX Starlink satellite trains cause a stir on the news.