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Main Engine Cut Off

MECO is opinion and analysis of spaceflight, exploration, policy, and strategy, by Anthony Colangelo.

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T+255: NSSL Phase 3 Addendum

T+255: NSSL Phase 3 Addendum

After the most recent show, I found a few nuggets of information in the NSSL Phase 3 documents, plus some more updates c... Read more

20 Jul 2023

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T+254: Mars Sample Return, Vulcan, NSSL Phase 3 (with Eric Berger)

T+254: Mars Sample Return, Vulcan, NSSL Phase 3 (with Eric Berger)

Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins me to talk about the budgetary threat facing Mars Sample Return, the latest issue with... Read more

18 Jul 2023

47mins

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T+252: NASA Selects Blue Moon for a Second Lunar Lander, But is Facing a Grim Budget Reality

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T+248: Space Policy (Live from Space Symposium 2023)

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