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Opinion and analysis of spaceflight, exploration, policy, and strategy, by Anthony Colangelo.

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T+331: Checking in on K2 (with Neel Kunjur, Co-Founder and CTO)

Neel Kunjur, Co-Founder and CTO of K2 Space, joins me to talk about their hardware in space today, how their vision and plans have evolved over the past few years, and how industry changes like the push for orbital data centers have impacted their future.

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T+330: 10 Years of MECO

The show turned 10 last Monday, so I thought it would be fun to have our good friend Jake Robins on to look back at where we were then, what’s happened since, and what that teaches us about the future.

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T+329: Katalyst Space and the Mission to Boost Swift (with Ghonhee Lee, Founder and CEO)

Ghonhee Lee, CEO of Katalyst Space, joins me to talk about their upcoming mission to boost NASA’s Swift observatory, and how they are approaching in-orbit services differently than those that came before.

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T+328: Pam Melroy, Former NASA Deputy Administrator and Space Shuttle Commander

Pam Melroy, Former NASA Deputy Administrator, Space Shuttle Commander, and three-time Shuttle astronaut, joins me to talk about space policy past, present, and future. We talk about the most critical decisions and moments during her time as Deputy Administrator under Administrator Bill Nelson, and her thoughts on the Isaacman-era space policy from Ignition to Commercial LEO, and what to do about Mars Sample Return.

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T+327: Artemis II, the Lunar Flyby Edition (with Paul Fjeld)

Artemis II completed their lunar flyby yesterday, and it was epic on all levels. Paul Fjeld and I discuss that and many other topics related to Artemis, Apollo, and human spaceflight.

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