About this episode

Jake and Anthony discuss recent setbacks in space missions including Starliner, Artemis II, and Vulcan.

Jake and Anthony catch up on Starliner’s no good very bad report, Artemis II’s no good very bad fueling tests, and Vulcan’s no good very bad solid rocket boosters.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo

Topics covered

• space exploration
• rocket testing
• spacecraft development
• NASA news
• engineering challenges

Keywords

• Starliner
• Artemis II
• Vulcan
• rocket boosters
• fueling tests
• space news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Starliner, Artemis II, Vulcan

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