101: Behind the Back Fence

06/20/19 • 37 min

The Artemis Budget is becoming more and more real, as NASA promotes the number of companies involved in building its hardware. Elsewhere, ESA is preparing to go to Jupiter with the JUICE robotic mission and Bigelow has big plans for the ISS.

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Links and Show Notes: Support Liftoff with a Relay FM Membership Paying for Artemis: How much will it cost to go back to the moon? - SpaceNews.com Bridenstine estimates Artemis cost at $20–30 billion - SpaceNews.com NASA's 2020 Mars Rover Gets Its 1st Wheels, and a Mast, Too (Ahoy!) | Space 2020 Mars Helicopter Could Open Alien Skies to Exploration | Space Michigan Company Helps Build NASA Moon Rocket, Accelerate Moon Mission | NASA NASA | Exploration Systems Suppliers in America New report finds NASA awarded Boeing large fees despite SLS launch slips | Ars Technica NASA’s future Moon rocket will probably be delayed and over budget again - The Verge Arianespace and ESA announce the JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) launch contract – Arianespace ESA Science & Technology: Science Payload NASA is opening the ISS to commercial business and more private astronauts - The Verge Bigelow announces plans for private astronaut flights to space station – Spaceflight Now

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Links and Show Notes: Support Liftoff with a Relay FM Membership SpaceX says all 60 Starlink satellites functioning so far - SpaceNews.com Astronomy group calls for urgent action on SpaceX Starlink satellites | New Scientist After SpaceX Starlink Launch, a Fear of Satellites That Outnumber All Visible Stars - The New York Times Supercomputer to undergo autopsy after returning from the space station - The Verge With End in Sight, Spitzer Telescope Releases Glorious Nebula Images | Space Exclusive: Space firm founded by billionaire Paul Allen closing operations - sources - Reuters Tracking Down JoAnn Morgan, a Semi-Hidden Figure of U.S. Space History | Vanity Fair Potential Exomoon Discovery Sparks Debate - The Atlantic NASA’s Space Launch System passes key milestone for Moon mission | TechCrunch NASA Reaches New Milestone on Complex, Large Rocket | NASA JWST and SLS drive up cost and schedule growth on NASA programs - SpaceNews.com NASA selects companies for commercial Moon landing services - SpaceFlight Insider BBC World Service - 13 Minutes to the Moon

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102: Important Business Meetings

Orion and the Mobile Launch Platform are making progress, InSight's struggles continue and NASA is sending a 8-rotor drone to Saturn's moon Titan.

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