TMRO:Space

Justin Park of Intergalactic Education comes on to talk about a new space related game, Space World. Already far in development, Space World uses real-life space situations to help educate.

In Space News:

* Launches

* SpaceX RTF shifts to January

* Cassini beams back first images from new orbit

* ESA budget and ISS commitment resolved

* Dark Matter may be smoother than expected

* John Glenn

* LIGO resumes search for gravitational waves

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This week, Space Mike talks about the Google Lunar X Prize and the teams that are securing a verified launch contract in order to stay in the race past the end of this year.

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We take a look back at our favorite space moments of 2016 and what we’re excited about in 2017. End up in a pretty epic debate about how one defines who is launching a rocket. Country or manufacutre? Country of launch? Country of operations? Ahk, so many options!

In Space News:

* Soyuz-U Launches Progress MS-04, but fails

* SpaceX sets Dec 16th for Return-To-Flight

* Cygnus departs Space Station

* ULA Unveils “RocketBuilder” Website

* XCOR Updates

* ESA’s Trace Gas Orbiter Returns First Data

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We are joined by John Powell, founder of JPAerospace. 6 years ago we interviewed John on Spacevidcast (now TMRO) and it is fun to see the progress since then. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7LQuVfDwFQ John has an interesting idea for what could be one of the safest ways to get humans to Low Earth Orbit. If he can get balloons moving fast enough!

In Space News we have:

Ariane 5 and Soyuz Launches

Goes-R Upcoming Launch

Shenzhou 11 crew returns to Earth

MESSENGER data finds massive valley on Mercury

SpaceX tests Fuel Tanks for ITS at sea

New evidence supports a subsurface ocean in Pluto

Vector Space raises additional funds

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We are joined live by Jeff Foust, senior editor at SpaceNews.com to talk about what the incoming President-elect’s space policy is shaping up to be.

We wanted to talk space policy as any new incoming president can have huge changes on the direction NASA takes. Emotions are high right now and we just ask that comments remain civil.

Launch coverage:

* Long March 11 Launches XPNAV-1 ( X-ray Pulsar NAVigation)

* Atlas V launches WorldView-4

* Long March 2D launches Yunhai-1

Space News:

* A Failed Solar Panel Likely Blocked Beagle 2

* International Lunar Station is taking shape

* Supermoon this Nov 14th

* SPHERE Reveals Protoplanetary Discs

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The Oxygen Generation System on the International Space Station is broken! So, how else can you make oxygen in space? TMRO Correspondent Lisa Stojanovski explains.

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This week we interview Jim Cantrell, CEO of Vector Space Systems. Jim is a well known entrepreneur and expert in space systems and has 30 years of experience in the aerospace and high technology industries. Jim was part of the SpaceX founding team and served as the company’s first Vice President of Business Development. Jim founded two other successful aerospace and automotive engineering companies and has held CEO positions in aerospace and biometric software companies. Jim also played key roles in the development of Skybox Imaging (now Terra Bella) and has had developmental roles in numerous venture funded space efforts including Rocket Lab, Planet, Black Sky and Spaceflight.

In Space News we have:

H-2A launches Himawari 9

China launches Long March 5

Atlas V called on once again to deliver ISS cargo in March

The ISS prepares for battery swap via EVA

Galactic merger exposes supermassive black hole

Proton Medium to launch first Satellite Rescue Mission

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This week we talk with Emory Stagmer about small satellites, what they mean to the industry, some of the issues holding them back today and what Northrup Grumman is doing to help bring reliability and sustainability to the small sat market.

In Space News we have:

* New Images Show Mars Lander Crash Site

* OA-5 Docks with ISS

* Juno Recovers From Safe Mode, But Propulsion Problem Persists

* Another Air Force Satellite breaks up in orbit

* Final Data From New Horizons Flyby of Pluto is Downlinked

* Tiangong-2 Deploys Micro-Sat

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This week we bring on the CTO of Masten Space Systems, Dave Masten. Dave talks about what has been happening with the XS-1 DARPA program as well as his new safer, green Hypergolic fuel.

In Space News:

* Long March 2F launches Shenzhou 11

* Antares launches Cygnus 0A-5

* Soyuz MS-02 launches

* NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Runs Into Problems

* Shenzhou 11 Docks with Tiangong-2

* Possible Active Lava Flows Have Been Observed on Venus

* TGO orbits Mars, Schiaparelli crash lands

TMRO:Space is a crowd funded show. If you like this episode consider contributing to help us to continue to improve. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/tmro for information, goals and reward levels. Don’t forget to check out our SpacePod campaign as well over at http://www.patreon.com/spacepod

We are joined by Declan Murphy of http://www.flightclub.io — Flight club is an innovative and nerdy way to look at rocket launch data to understand where the rocket is and the different characteristics of its flight.

In Space News we have:

* Boeing delays CST-100 by 6 months, consequences loom

* The Universe Contains 10-20 Times The Number of Galaxies We Expected

* Obama support for Mars sparks new incentives for ISS

* Astronomers Are Preparing to Study the Epoch of Reionization

* Boeing says they can beat SpaceX to Mars, here’s How

* The Most Mysterious Star in the Milky Way Gets Even Weirder

TMRO:Space is a crowd funded show. If you like this episode consider contributing to help us to continue to improve. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/tmro for information, goals and reward levels. Don’t forget to check out our SpacePod campaign as well over at http://www.patreon.com/spacepod