Strap in for another tactical mess of military mayhem and orbital mishaps. First up: Boeing’s Starliner mission fumbles yet again, delaying its first astronaut launch because someone forgot rocket science is hard. It’s the latest saga in astronaut news that makes you wonder if anyone packed duct tape. Over in grunt country, three Space Force Guardians go full hooah and survive the Army’s Cavalry Spur Ride—because nothing says "modern warfare" like LARPing the Old West.

Meanwhile, the Navy shows up in beast mode to body Army in the annual Best Warrior Competition (cue interservice rage), and the Army opens up its first drone obstacle course—basically Ninja Warrior for killer Roombas. We wrap with a throwback to Cold War tension as Khrushchev holds U-2 pilot Gary Powers hostage and flexes on the world stage like it's 1960 (because it was).

This is the space force podcast that trades polished politics for military sarcasm, space flight podcast thrills, and News for Vets that doesn’t feel like a retirement seminar. You in or what?