Update on Rocket Lab’s Neutron. Also, China announced Venus sample return mission and an expansion to Tiangong.

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast

David Fourman, Ben Etherington, and Dennis Just

Episode 509: Hungry Hopping Hippos

MAY 14, 202558 MIN
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast

Episode 509: Hungry Hopping Hippos

MAY 14, 202558 MIN

Description

<p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Spaceflight News</strong></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">— Neutron update (<a href="https://spacenews.com/rocket-labs-neutron-tapped-for-u-s-military-cargo-test/">spacenews.com</a>)</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Short &amp; Sweet</strong></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">— China announces mission to Venus (<a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/china-venus-mission">ieee.org</a>)</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Tianhe to be expanded (<a href="https://spacenews.com/china-to-launch-new-modules-to-tiangong-space-station/">spacenews.com</a>)</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>This Week in Spaceflight History</strong></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">— 14 May, 1973. Launch of Skylab (<a href="https://historicspacecraft.com/skylab.html">historicspacecraft.com</a>) (PDF: <a href="https://sma.nasa.gov/SignificantIncidents/assets/living-and-working-in-space.pdf">nasa.gov</a>)</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">— Next week (5/20 - 5/26) in 1962: <em>Kickin’ up fireflies.</em></p>