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T+8: Masten’s Xodiac and XaeroB, Blue Origin’s Next Flight of New Shepard

Episode Summary

Masten Space Systems released a video of test flights of their two latest vehicles. Blue Origin was awarded a NASA Flight Opportunities contract, is planning the 4th flight of New Shepard, and began clearing land for their factory just outside Kennedy Space Center.

Episode Notes

Masten Space Systems released a video of test flights of their two latest vehicles. Blue Origin was awarded a NASA Flight Opportunities contract, is planning the 4th flight of New Shepard, and began clearing land for their factory just outside Kennedy Space Center.

• Introducing Xodiac and XaeroB | Masten Space Systems
• Xeus | Masten Space Systems
• Lunar CATALYST | NASA
• NASA SBIR & STTR Program Homepage
• Blue Origin joins NASA’s suborbital research flight program - SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Bezos on Twitter: “Trying for 4th flight of same hardware this Friday. Live webcast at https://www.blueorigin.com #GradatimFerociter”
• Jeff Bezos on Twitter: ”Flight to test one-chute-out failure scenario & push envelope on booster maneuvers #GradatimFerociter”
• Blue Origin clearing land for massive rocket factory
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