Archive for January 2019
Space News | Blue Breaks Ground, SpaceX DM-1 gets ready and OneWeb Internet
This is your space news update for January 30th, 2019. Our Space Mike hologram is back, in non hologram form this week to deliver Launch Minute as well as an update on the SpaceX DM-1 mission. We also chat about the recent Blue Origin Test Flight and the ground breaking for their new engine production…
Read MoreBreaking down ocean waste with bioremediation – Discovery 02.01
Dr. Rose Jones of Bigelow Lab for Ocean Sciences joins us on TMRO.Science to talk about Deep-sea microbial communities, extremophiles and bioremediation of acid mine drainage sites. How these systems all interact and can be used to help break down ocean waste.
Read MoreA possible goodbye to the Opportunity Rover – Orbit 12.04
While the Opportunity rover isn’t officially dead yet, at this point engineers seem to be struggling to get communications restored. It’s possible there could be a eureka moment, but for now Oppy remains silent. We chat about our favorite Opportunity Science, Moments and even enjoy the launch itself. This week we also chat about Stratolaunch…
Read MoreSpace News | Stratolaunch, Relativity LC-16, SLS Tests and Hubble
Got an idea of what to call this new show? Leave your comments below! We had two launches this past week: Delta IV Heavy || NROL-71 Long March 11 || Jilin-01 & 02 News stories: Stratolaunch changes plans… again! Relativity Space secures an historic launch site SLS is one step closer to flight Hubble is…
Read MoreThe student-run space program you’ve never heard of – Orbit 12.03
Martin Siedorf and Martin Zietz from KSat, the University of Stuttgart Small Sat Society to talk about how students are building rocket-repair robots, sending experimental pumps to the International Space Station, launching their own satellite in 2020 and more! Which of their projects excites you the most? Topics covered today: Fast radio bursts, is it…
Read MoreFrom Rocket Bikes to Starhopper – Orbit 12.02
Peter Beck joins us today to chat how Rocket Lab will ramp their launch cadence in 2019, and how it just may have all started with a rocket powered motorbike. We also take bets on when SpaceX’s next generation test rocket, the Starhopper, will fly. When do you think we’ll see it launch? Topics covered…
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