Premiered January 10, 2025🚀 This week, we’re diving into NASA’s revamped Mars Sample Return mission, with new plans that cut costs and save time—though Rocket Lab isn’t thrilled and claims it can do better. Meanwhile, the James Webb Telescope observes individual stars in galaxies 6.5 billion light-years away, and ISRO grows plants in space while postponing their docking test. Plus, Astra makes progress on Rocket 4, NASA stacks the ML2 tower, and next week promises massive launches with New Glenn, Starship, and more. Don’t miss it!🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@ElysiaSegal)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)🎥 Footage from: BocaChicaGal, Max Evans, D Wise, Space Coast Live, Blue Origin, NASA, Fudamoto et al., Astra, NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA, NASA/JPL-Caltech, NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC/MSFC, CNSA, ISRO, NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI, Stratolaunch, SpaceX, CCTV/CASC, ESA, ESA/BepiColombo/MTM.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Premieres Jan 24, 2025🚀 This week, Firefly’s Blue Ghost and iSpace’s Hakuto-R lunar landers make progress toward the Moon, while SpaceX expands its Starship program in Florida with a massive new Gigabay. Plus, big changes at NASA as Jared Isaacman is officially nominated to lead the agency. Join us for these stories and more on This Week in Spaceflight.🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@ElysiaSegal)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)🎥 Footage from: Jack Beyer, Max Evans, D Wise, Space Coast Live, Ryan Caton, Firefly Aerospace, ispace, NASA, CCTV, SpaceLens, SkyFi via Harry Stranger, Avio, ESA, SpaceX, OroraTech, AstroForge, Amazon, The White House, CNSA/CCTV, Galactic Energy/CCTV, CCTV/CASC/Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies, CCTV/CASC, Blue Origin, ISRO.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Premieres Jan 31, 2025🚀 This Week in Spaceflight, India advances its human spaceflight ambitions, U.S. President Donald Trump brings back some old space defense initiatives and a European company launches a 4K livestream from space. Plus, NASA finds the building blocks of life—on an asteroid! Don’t miss this week’s biggest spaceflight updates.🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@ElysiaSegal)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, D Wise, Gage, ISRO, The White House, Sen, NASA Goddard/ASU, NASA Goddard/OSIRIS-REx, JAXA, Rob Wardell/Tim McCoy/Smithsonian Institution; Colorization: Heather Roper/University of Arizona, NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/Justin Cowart, NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute, NASA, Axiom Space, SpaceX, Fram2, Numerica Corporation, Northrop Grumman, Space Development Agency, US Air Force, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Firefly Aerospace, Ispace, Intuitive Machines, AstroForge, ESA, Vast, Rocket Lab, Blue Origin.On-site at NASA Goddard - Patrick O’Laughlin✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Premiered Friday February 7, 2025🚀 This Week in Spaceflight: A Falcon 9 second stage is stuck in orbit, NASA is looking for a new partner for the VIPER lunar rover, and an asteroid may have a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032! Meanwhile, Firefly’s Blue Ghost is preparing for lunar orbit insertion, and Astrolab’s FLIP rover joins Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 mission to the Moon.🌍 We’ll also cover the latest space traffic, ISRO’s satellite struggles, ULA’s Vandenberg upgrades, Europa Clipper’s first images, and much more!🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@ElysiaSegal)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, D Wise, DrWD40, SpaceX, N2YO.com, NASA, European Southern Observatory/O. Hainaut, Astrolab, Firefly Aerospace, Thales Alenia Space/Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, Axiom Space, ATLAS, ESA/Planetary Defence Office, INTERNATIONAL ASTEROID WARNING NETWORK, ESA, NASA/JPL-Caltech, NASA/JPL-Caltech & NSF/AUI/GBO, Phoenix7777, CelesTrak.org, @Raul74Cz/Google Earth, ISRO, Tory Bruno, Roscosmos, NASA Goddard/ASU, Ministry Of Transport Of The Russian Federation, JAXA, Blue Origin, Maxar, Russian Ministry of Defence, Arrow Chasing Tribe.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Premiered Friday February 14, 2025🚀 This Week in Spaceflight: SpaceX is making big changes to Crew Dragon’s schedule, Blue Origin is downsizing by 10%, and Stoke unveils a brand-new design for its reusable upper stage. Meanwhile, Rocket Lab releases new details about its upcoming Neutron rocket, and Earth just got a brand-new radiation belt from solar activity! 🌍☀️🔥 Topics Covered:SpaceX swaps Crew Dragon capsules for Crew-10 🚀Stoke reveals a redesign of its Andromeda engine & hot-staging system 🔥Rocket Lab’s Neutron Payload User’s Guide – what we learned!Earth gets two new radiation belts after a powerful solar stormNASA & ESA complete a critical communications test for GaganyaanBlue Origin lays off 1,000+ employees as it restructures for future projectsUpdates on lunar missions: Firefly’s Blue Ghost, iSpace’s Hakuto-R, and more!🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@ElysiaSegal)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)🎥 Footage from: BocaChicaGal, Max Evans, John Galloway, D Wise, NASA, Blue Origin, Stoke Space, Rocket Lab, SpaceX, Firefly Aerospace, iSpace, Intuitive Machines, NASA/JPL-Caltech, CCTV, Fram2, Axiom Space, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Kristen Perrin, Xinlin Li/LASP/CU Boulder, ESA, ISRO, CASC.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
