TMRO:Space

Dark Matter and Dark Energy make up over 80% of the universe and yet we still don't fully understand what they actually are. We are joined by Sophia Nasr AKA @Astropartigirl to talk about why dark matter is important to physics.

Launch Minutes:

Falcon 9 Launches SAOCOM 1A

Long March 2C Launches Yaogan 32

Crewed Soyuz suffers launch failure

Space News:

Hubble and Chandra vacation together

Air Force awards launch vehicle development contracts

Blackholes aren't dark enough

Want to take your event's wow factor up a notch? Astro Live Experiences (ALE) will soon be able to create on-demand shooting star shows as well as on-demand aurora. It's a new way of utilizing space for incredible art and entertainment. Added bonus, it helps grow the space industry via launches and infrastructure while also getting people talking!

Launch Minute:

No launches this last week :(

Space News:

MASCOT Landed and died on Ryugu

The Goblin pointing the way to Planet X

SLS rumors point to grim future

RNA liquid crystals could explain how life started on Earth

While Space Law may not sound super fun on the surface, it is one of those things that will directly impact our ability to explore the cosmos. Who is allowed to own what parts of space? What happens if someone is injured by your space debris? Space Law Advisor to the Secure World Foundation Chris Johnson joins us this week to talk over some of the things that the aerospace industry needs changed and maybe a few things you have never even thought of before!

Orbital Launches:

Ariane5’s 100th launch

Kuaizhou 1A rocket

Space News:

Differential rotation speeds observed in other stars

More Vulcan stuff.. but this time it’s a rocket

Martian moons' origin stories EXPOSED (kinda)

This week we have an epic panel to talk about the recent #dearMoon announcement including Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut, Emory "VaxHeadroom" Stagmer, Dr. Niamh Shaw and Astronaut Nicole Stott. We focus on the impact of the recent announcement by using a trip around the moon and art to inspire humanity in a totally new way.

We went in to a more technical discussion of BFR in After Dark and have made that available immediately to everyone here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z53XCV12z-A -- If you like content like that consider contributing to the show at https://www.patreon.com/tmro

Launch Minute:

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle - NovaStar-1 and SSTL S1-4

Long March 3B - Beidou navigation satellites C33 and C34

HII-B - HTV-7

Space News:

Astronomers discover planet like Vulcan!

JPL Troubleshooting Data Glitch on Curiosity

Giant net catches Cube Sat

Astroscale COO, Chris Blackerby, chats about the money to be made from space junk, and how we can leverage these space resources for the benefit of humanity.

Launch minute:

Falcon 9 | Telstar 18

Delta II | IceSat-2

Space News:

Orion completes final parachute test

SpaceX, NASA, and JAXA all have Lunar plans

Opportunity's 45 day clock begins ticking

NanoRacks CTO Mike Lewis joins us to talk about all of the different things they are working on, including how they launch stuff from the International Space Station, they are building a docking collar and Lunar Gateway plans! Launch Minute:

Long March 2C | Haiyang-1C

Space News:

USGS Gets Serious about Space Mining

Chinese Launch Startups are growing fast

Lunar Swirls Point to the Moon's Moody Past

Dave Masten of Masten Space Systems joins SpaceMike to talk about his current fleet of vehicle and plans to do more than just flags and footprints on the moon.There were no launches this week

Space News:

OSIRIS-REx and New Horizons' targets are in sight

Leak at ISS detected

Our Solar System Is Nothing Special

If humanity is to have a permanent presence in the cosmos, we will need to learn how to create parts and structures in space itself. MadeInSpace is working on 3D printers that work in micro gravity and this week we have Justin Kugler, Business Development for Advanced Projects join us to talk about their vision of the future.

Launch Minute:

Vega | Aeolus

Long March 3B | BeiDou-3 M11 & M12

Space News:

Water Ice Found on Lunar Surface

SpaceX Updates - Crew access to Load and Go

Why Jupiter's Stripes Are Only Skin-Deep

Emory Stagmer (@VAXHeadroom) and Craig Elder join us in studio to talk about the recent SmallSat conference and what the big deal about small satellites actually is.Launch Minute

Delta 4 Heavy Launches Parker Solar Probe

Space News

NANODIAMONDS in space

Cosmonauts play "Toss the CubeSat"

Earth material more common than we thought

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We are joined by Chuck Ryan who built the shuttle simulator 'Resolution' to talk about his adventures in NASA and beyond.Launch Minute01:26 - Falcon 9 Launches Merah Putih/Telkom 4Space News:04:21 - Star-making fuel08:50 - NASA Awards Multiple Research and Development Contracts14:54 - Ultrahot Jupiters are more like stars than we thought22:36 - Interview with Chuck Ryan51:20 - Community CommentsIf you would like to continue the conversation we have a few great ways to do that:- Comment right here on YouTube. We'll comment back or even feature it in the show- Create a new post on our community forum at https://community.tmro.tv- Head over to our real-time Discord channel here: https://discord.gg/9NkkFWD#SpaceX #Space Shuttle #NASA