Orbital Takes: Recent Episodes
Orbital Takes
“Orbital Takes” is a weekly podcast covering the latest spaceflight industry news and related topics, hosted by two space content creators turned friends. This podcast takes a deep dive into the hottest Space exploration news, but in a way that you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand; we take the big Space topics and bring them down to Earth. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride with the latest news around the cosmos!
Orion is at the Moon spewing incredible images; ESA names its first astronaut class since 2009; our Launch & Scrub of the Week
Orion's epic photos
New ESA astronaut class
Exomars Rover has new life!
JWST Exoplanet Atmosphere Detail
ABL Space Systems
Earth Volcanoes Sea Level Rise
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Artemis I arrived at the Moon and just WOW; dive into some of the Artemis cubesats; JWST update and some hot drama with its namesake at NASA; our Launch & Scrub of the Week
Orion Arrives at the Moon
Artemis I Cubesat Update
US Navy Football NASA Uniforms
SpaceX to End Dragon Production
New Map of the Universe
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After much delay, Artemis I is finally on the way to the Moon; The little cubesat that could, CAPSTONE, has arrived at the Moon; NASA Astronauts perform a spacewalk outside the ISS; our Launch & Scrub of the Week
NASA Astronauts Perform Spacewalk
CAPSTONE in Lunar Orbit
LOFTID Inflatable Heat Shield Test
Lightsail 2 Ending Soon
ASTRA Layoffs
US Space Force Space Plane
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China is raining down rockets again; we will have to wait a bit longer for the crewed Starliner flight; maybe the most OT OG of them all, Carl Sagan.
Long March 5 Stage Threatens
Starliner Delayed
OT OG: Carl Sagan
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After more than three years, Falcon Heavy returned to the skies for an epic launch; we have updates on Starship and Artemis I launches; our latest OT OG is Dr. Ed Stone from JPL; our Launch & Scrub of the Week
Falcon Heavy Launches Space Force Classified Payload
Artemis I Launch Update
Starship Launch Update
OT OG: Dr. Ed Stone
Landing Back On for Artemis IV
NASA's SDO Sees Smiling Sun
Newly Found Potential Planet-Killer Asteroid
NY Times: UFO's Are Mainly Flying Trash
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A quickie episode...JWST has produced maybe its best image yet; Relativity is set to launch and disrupt the Space industry; Jared Isaacman's Polaris Program training is in full swing.
JWST Pillars of Creation
Relativity Space First Launch Attempt
Polaris Program Update
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The BOAT (Biggest of All-Time) in gamma-ray bursts was just detected. NASA's Lucy mission flies by Earth. We dive into a quick Starship update. Our Launch & Scrub of the Week, including an Orbital Take on Water Worlds, and hanky-panky on the Moon.
NASA/JAXA D-RATS
Water Worlds have feelings too!
Idiot NASA intern steals and defiles Moon rocks
JAXA Epsilon rocket fails
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Results from DART are in! CAPSTONE is back on track to the Moon. SpaceX has once again stacked Starship Super Heavy. Our Launch & Scrub of the week includes Bill Shatner seeing death and the Universe built inside Minecraft.
DART successfully moved orbit of Dimorphos
CAPSTONE successful recovery
SpaceX Starship Full Stack
Universe built inside Minecraft
William Shatner Sees Death from Space
China Bans Starlink
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SpaceX launches crews to the ISS so often it's now meh; NASA's JUNO probe took some photos of Europa; our first ever OT OG - Moonwalker Charlie Duke; our Launch & Scrub of the Week
NASA/SpaceX to Launch Crew-5
JUNO's Closeup of Europa
Enceladus May Be Enriched
Jared Isaacman's Polaris/Hubble Mission
Hurricane Ian Satellite Photos
India's MOM Mission Out of Fuel
Moonwalker Charlie Duke
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We dive into DART smacking an asteroid right in the mouth; our Launch/Scrub
NASA/ESA sign Lunar agreement
Artemis I likely delayed until November
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NASA's Perseverance rover has found organics in Jezero Crater. We discuss the latest in Mars Sample Return. POW! NASA is about to pop an asteroid right in the mouth with DART. Our weekly Launch & Scrub of the Week.
Percy finds organics on Mars
Ingenuity Flight 32
DART to impact Didimos
Comet Leonard Photo is FIRE
China tries to return Mars samples before NASA
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IN FLIGHT ABORT! Blue Origin's New Shepard returned safely after a successful in-flight abort due to an anomaly with the booster. We explore some cool Space features of iOS 16. Our launch and scrub of the week.
Blue Origin In-Flight Abort
iOS 16 features`
Axiom Space Suits
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Artemis I has been scrubbed until at least October 17 - we break it down; the JWST continues to give us fire images; our Launch/Scrub of the Week.
Artemis I scrubbed
JWST sees its first exoplanet
JWST observes Tarantula Nebula
NASA's battle with liquid hydrogen leaks
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Monday's sudden scrub left Spo sad, sorrowful and seeking solace. We break down the Artemis I scrub and look to the next launch attempt. Launch and scrub of the week.
Artemis I Scrubbed
Webb Spots CO2 in Exoplanet's Atmosphere
Percy Finds Igneous Rock in Jezero
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We are within a week of the first Artemis I launch window! Speaking of Artemis, NASA announced landing site candidates for the first Moon landing on Artemis III. We give our launches and scrubs of the week in space news.
Artemis III Landing Site Candidates
Russian Space Suits Suck
Relativity static fire
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We are the official Artemis I Hype Men! The mighty SLS is rolling out and we are within 2 weeks of the actual Artemis I launch. We take a deep dive into a bunch of cool items on board the Orion spacecraft. Spo will be goots-on-the-ground while Pat has major FOMO.
Artemis I Cargo Items
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It's finally here...the month of the Artemis I launch! Then, it's not the most sexy thing, but NASA gets written into law; Elon is making the podcast rounds while Blue Origin isn't; a slice of Chorizo fooled people into thinking it was a star.
Artemis I
NASA Authorization Bill
Elon on Full Send Podcast
Celestial Chorizo
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We are still hurting from an epic weekend in NYC; the Webb team dropped another super impressive image for us to drool over; China is too reckless with its orbital debris; Russia clarifies its stance on the ISS departure.
JWST Cartwheel Galaxy
China's Reckless Long March 5b
Russia Clarifies ISS Departure
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Drama on the ISS as Russia pulls out starting in 2024 - is Rogozin's legacy being fulfilled? Then, we finally get a date for the first Artemis I launch; an update on Commercial Lunar Payload Services flights: we'll DO IT LIVE this weekend!
Russia Out on ISS in 2024
Artemis I Launch Window
CLPS Update
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Admittedly this week we are still a bit hungover from JWST; Rogozin is Ro-gonezo at Roscosmos; Sembroski signs a new deal; Jimmy Buffett is the new captain of the JWST; we check in on Starship and SLS.
JWST Sees Jupiter
Roscosmos Replaces Rogozin
Chris "Hanks" Sembroski Joins Blue Origin
Starship Static Fire Explosion
Jimmy Buffett Visits JWST
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It has been an epic week in Space! The first images from James Webb Space Telescope are in...and...MIND BLOWN! But, couldn't it the big reveal have been even better?
JWST First Images
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The countdown is on for the first images from James Webb Space Telescope - will it live up to the hype? We are all in on Virgin Orbit. Finally, we give SpaceX the best logo idea for Starship.
JWST Countdown Is On
Virgin Orbit Straight Up
Starship S24
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Rocket Lab has the coolest mission names in the biz, and just launched a crucial part of Artemis; what the heck made this crazy double crater on the Moon; updates from Cape Canaveral and Starbase.
CAPSTONE Launch
Rocket Lab Mission Names
Mystery Double Crater on the Moon
Starship Nears Static Fire
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We're talkin about SLS PRACTICE; China fakes everyone out unnecessarily; Mars needs trashmen.
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Space dust might be the biggest buzzkill in the universe, it just knocked a hole in JWST. Then, we chop it up about the recent Starship news (not using the Mechazilla chopsticks this time).
Space Dust Impacts JWST
Starship FAA Environmental Review Update
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NASA selected its new spacesuit providers which got us thinking: what is the best space suit of all time? Then, a new American rocket engine Arroway means we can say sayonara to Roscosmos and the RD-180 engine. Finally, the SLS and Artemis I are back on the pad!
NASA selects Collins and Axiom for Spacesuits
Ursa Major and its Arroway Engine
SLS and Artemis I Roll Back Out
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We discuss Starliner's successful OFT-2 flight, what it means for Boeing and some things that flew with it. Then, interstellar space is doing some weird things to the Voyager spacecraft. Finally, pour one out for your favorite Marsquake measurer - and why is there no brush!
Join us as we break down a huge week of space news! Scientists have finally seen the center of the Milky Way; Boeing is finally all set for the test flight of its Starliner crew vehicle; the Blood Moon lunar eclipse was great for pretty much everyone, except a celebrity scientist; UFO hype man Spo downloads us on the most recent Congressional hearing. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride around the Cosmos.
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