This week on Late For Changeover, we’re juggling SpaceX wins and fails like Elon himself—because sometimes rockets fly, and sometimes they flambé. Also, salute to Miss Colorado, who just made history as the first active-duty service member to wear the Miss America crown. That tiara? Regulation approved, probably. Meanwhile, China’s Gravity-1 rocket breaks records, and we ask the obvious question: are we still winning the space race, or just scrolling through it on a space news podcast?

Back on Earth, the Pentagon “misplaces” over a billion dollars in military aid to Ukraine (classic), the first Army NCOs get autopromoted for finishing recruiting school (press F to rank up), and the service academies are suddenly big on talking about oaths and the Constitution—again. From SpaceX news to News for Vets, this episode’s got orbital energy and ground-level absurdity in equal measure.