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Episode 1603: IM-1 Lander Mission Recap; Interview with Launch-Viewing Rookie

We review the successful Intuitive Machines IM-1 lunar lander mission, and Mark interviews award-winning artist Agnes Garbowska for her impressions of the IM-1 launch -- her first in-person launch experience. And, mucho space news...

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March 8, 2024

Episode 1603: IM-1 Lander Mission Recap; Interview with Launch-Viewin…

We review the successful Intuitive Machines IM-1 lunar lander mission, and Mark interviews award-winning artist Agnes Garbowska for her impressions of the IM-1 launch -- her first in-person launch experience. And, mucho space news...

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Feb. 21, 2024

Episode 1602: IM-1 Lunar Lander Launches Successfully; Deep Cuts at J…

Join us for a rollercoaster of emotions as we discuss the joy of the successful launch of the Intuitive Machines IM-1 Lunar Lander, as well as the heartache of the massive layoffs of employees and contractors at JPL.

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Feb. 8, 2024

Episode 1601: Taking Non-Traditional Space Companies and Artisans Fro…

Welcome to the First Talking Space of 2024! The Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission is the second flight of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) missions. Its purpose is to have commercial entities be responsible for sending NASA science paylo...

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Dec. 28, 2023

Episode 1515: What Do Aussies Think About Space?

First off, apologies are in order for our extended absence from your podcast-hungry ears. We try our best to record on a consistent basis, but sometimes there’s a perfect storm of Life Events getting in the way for the Talking …

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Nov. 5, 2023

Episode 1514: Starship vs. the Fish People, MSR Woes and a Powerful T…

There’s a lot going on this time around, as usual. First, in the news roundup: Starship: The Lawsuit pitting the Center for Biological Diversity against the FAA and SpaceX proceeded mostly as expected (with a notable exception). The FAA awaits …

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Sept. 22, 2023

Episode 1513: What’s a WR? How does it Affect Starship’s Next Launch …

So much has happened so fast in the last couple of weeks related to SpaceX’s pursuit of Starship’s Flight 2 launch license. Look at all these goings-on: September 10, 2023: The list of 63 corrective actions specified in the Mishap …

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A Mea Culpa, An Explanation, and Sincere Thanks

Dear Friends, And if you have downloaded even one episode of Talking Space, I consider you to be a friend.  The following is a “mea culpa” and one, I think our long-term listeners deserve. As the classic story “A Tale of Tw…