SPEXcast

Phil and TJ debrief Augie who was live from Small Satellite Conference 2016. Augie attended Gwynne Shotwell's keynote speech. We break her speech down point by point and connect it to recent SpaceX news.

Part 2 of the SPEX Summer Series: Phil, Drew, TJ, and Augie sit down with space reporter Brendan Byrne. a producer for public radio station WMFE 90.7 in Orlando, a space reporter for Florida’s Space Coast, and hosts the space exploration podcast Are We There Yet. We dive into the changing political landscape of the Florida Space Coast. What has changed since the shuttle stopped flying in 2011? How are SpaceX and Blue Origin reshaping the space coast to support commercial activities in space? \n

Relevant links: \n

https://projectpossum.org/ \n

https://wmfe.org/space \n

https://motherboard.vice.com/blog/ringing-in-the-new-year-with-mutiny-in-orbit \n

TJ, Augie, and Drew discuss current events in space for July 2016.

Part 1 of the SPEX Summer Series: Phil and TJ interview engineers Padraig Lysandrou and David Levine about their experiences building the Violet satellite at the Cornell Space Systems Design Studio in Ithaca, NY.

SPEXcast is back! Phil, TJ, Augie, and Drew discuss this summer's recent events in the space industry.

SPEXcast will be back this summer with a few bonus episodes featuring exclusive interviews from awesome people in the spaceflight industry. For updates and more information, check out Facebook.com/RITSPEX and Twitter @RITSPEX.

Regular weekly episodes will resume in late August.

Stay tuned!

SPEXcast revists Asteroid Mining with Anthony Henning, as he releases his thesis on asteroid mining and public policy. We discuss the policy implications on the growth of asteroid mining in the near future.

SPEXcast is live! Phil, T.J., and Augie sit down with our special guest Kevin Cooke for SPEXcast's first live episode from ImagineRIT. Listen in as we discuss the mysterious ice world of Europa, Jupiter's 6th moon. We delve into the unique geological and scientific insights Europa might hold as well as dicuss future plans to explore this strange place. Join us as we investigate Europa Clipper, potential lander missions, and even a nuclear hydrothermal drill!

Phil, Augie, Cole, and newcomer Alex talk about SpaceX and spaceplanes. At the start of the show, the guys discuss SpaceX's recently announced plans to send a capsule to Mars. Skip to 11:34 to hear all about crafts that behave like airplanes in the atmosphere and rockets when in space.

Phil, T.J., Auggie, and our guest Drew discuss Cubesats and their subsystems. These small satellites are taking advantage of the microelectronic revolution to provide low cost platforms for scientific experiments in space. Join us as we break down cubesats, subsystem by subsystem, and show why the Cubesat standard is the ideal opportunity to get hands on experience with space systems.