“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 (https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/orion-earth-and-the-moon)
New ESA astronaut class (https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/ESA_presents_new_generation_of_astronauts)
Exomars Rover has new life! (https://www.science.org/content/article/europe-pledges-launch-mars-rover-delayed-war)
JWST Exoplanet Atmosphere Detail (https://www.sciencealert.com/we-just-got-the-most-detailed-view-of-an-exoplanet-atmosphere-yet-and-its-active)
ABL Space Systems (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/11/abl-rs1-demo-1/)
Earth Volcanoes Sea Level Rise (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JTubmJ5Lgw)
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23 Nov 2022
L+29: Artemis Arrives at Moon & James Webb Drama
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 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/)
Artemis I Cubesat Update (https://www.space.com/artemis-1-cubesats-deep-space-updates)
US Navy Football NASA Uniforms (https://www.outkick.com/navy-midshipmen-football-army-game-nasa-uniform-reveal/)
SpaceX to End Dragon Production (https://spacenews.com/spacex-to-launch-last-new-cargo-dragon-spacecraft/)
New Map of the Universe (https://mapoftheuniverse.net/)
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16 Nov 2022
L+28: Finally Artemis I Launches; CAPSTONE at the Moon; ISS Update
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 (https://www.space.com/space-station-astronauts-spacewalk-nov-15-2022)
CAPSTONE in Lunar Orbit (https://spacenews.com/capstone-enters-lunar-orbit/)
LOFTID Inflatable Heat Shield Test (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2022/11/11/major-step-for-crewed-mission-to-mars-as-nasa-aces-inflatable-heat-shield-test/)
Lightsail 2 Ending Soon (https://www.news9live.com/science/lightsail-2-spacecraft-to-end-extended-mission-by-burning-up-in-atmosphere-207920)
ASTRA Layoffs (https://spacenews.com/astra-lays-off-16-to-focus-on-spacecraft-thrusters-and-new-rocket/)
US Space Force Space Plane (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2346762-secretive-us-space-plane-x-37b-lands-after-record-908-days-in-orbit/#:~:text=The%20X%2D37B%20has%20returned,in%20orbit%20for%20so%20long%3F&text=The%20secretive%20X%2D37B%20space,for%20908%20days%20before%20landing.)
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