TMRO:Space

We have Space Mike at the @ISDC 2018 Expo and Jared at the @RTMCAstroExpo 2018 Astronomy Expo! Jared sits down with Martin Carey and Travis Holmes to talk about citizen astronomy.

Launches:

Long March 4C Launches Queqiao Lunar Relay

Antares launches Cygnus OA-9 mission to ISS

Falcon 9 Launches Iridium-6 and GRACE-FO

Space News:

Grande-sized black holes

More former GXLP teams have announced future landing plans

RocketLab "It's Business Time" update

Troy McCann of Moonshot Space joins us this week to talk about the non-profit Moonshot Foundation, MoonshotX Accelerator and Gemini Ideator. You can follow Moonshot Space on their website at https://www.moonshotspace.co/ or via Twitter at @moonshotspacecoLaunches:

China OneSpace launches first private rocket

Space News:

First Light for TESS

Wall-E's first picture

A Carbon-Rich Asteroid in the Kuiper Belt

Tim Ellis, CEO of Relativity, joins us to talk about his orbital launch company that is using automation and 3D printing to revolutionise how rockets are built. Launches:Long March 4C Launches Gaofen-5SpaceX Launches Bangabandhu Satellite-1 on Maiden Block 5News:GEDI to Launch Late 2018Robonaut 2 has returned to Earth for repairsThe Sun is Chillin'

We have a popup round table this week where we ask, what current Government space programs are well suited to move to the commercial market? And is commercializing space even a good thing? Make sure to leave your own personal comments and thoughts below, remembering to follow our very basic rules: treat others as you wish to be treated and debate the idea, not the person. Launches:Blue Origin Conducts 8th Test Flight of New ShepardLong March 3B Launches Apstar 6CAtlas V Launches InSight Lander to MarsNews:Hubble Spots Supernova SurvivorNASA cancels Lunar rover in favor of commercial landersNASA Greenlights A Self-Assembling Telescope Study [posted in our /r/TMRO by BrandonMarc]

Holly Griffith, NASA Orion Vehicle Systems Engineer joins us this week to talk women working at NASA and in STEM.

Launches:Sentinal-3B launches on Russian RockotChinese Long March 11 launches Zhuhai-1 remote sensing satellites

News:Uranus smells like fartsBridenstine sworn in as NASA AdministratorGaia

Kalle Vähä-Jaakkola, co-founder of Space Nation joins us to talk Astronaut Training and making space accessible to mere mortals.Launches:Atlas V launches AFSPC 11Falcon 9 launches TESSProton launches Blagovest No. 12LNews:Meteorite Diamonds!New Orbital ATK RocketDARKNESS will hunt for planets

Author Rod Pyle joins us to talk about many topics including the Space 2.0 Revolution, International Space Development Conference and how to build a Death Star.

Launches:Long March 4C Launches Yaogan-31 TrioPSLV-XL Launches IRNSS-1I

News:Orion Span Announces Plan for Space HotelElon Musk Posts Picture of BFR layup toolNew Lunar Tour from LRO (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr5Pj6GQL2o)Tiangong 1 Burns Up on Re-entry over Pacific

Paddy Neumamm, Chief Scientist and Founder of Neumann Space joins us to talk about their solar-electric ion drive. The Neumann Drive can run on a variety of solid metallic fuels. This means that the Neumann Drive can run on nearly any metal likely to be found in asteroids, as well as on sintered-down space junk. So not only can you go further with a Neumann Drive, but you can refuel with whatever you find when you get there.

Launches:SpaceX CRS-14 missionAriane 5 launches Superbird 8/DSN 1 and Hylas 4 satellites

News:British-led exoplanet telescope selected as ESA's next space science missionVSS Unity has first powered flightDoes Venus' Clouds Have Life?

This week we have a round table discussion asking the question, "What is currently holding humanity back from our next cosmic steps?" And we're really curious what you think as well! Leave your ideas and comments below.

Launches:GSLV Launches GSAT 6A Long March 3B Launches Beidou Navigation satellitesSoyuz 2-1v Launches EMKAFalcon 9 Launches 5th IridiumNEXT batchLong March 4C Launches Gaofen

News:'Oumuamua Likely Came From A Binary Star SystemBlue Origin Switches EnginesTRAPPIST-1's Planets Are Wet, Probably Too Wet For Life