We're back to start October for a Space Update!

This week on Episode 359:

• Crew-9 successfully docked with the space station, marking a significant milestone for the Commercial Crew Program as Crew Dragon acts as backup to bring Suni & Butch home in Early 2025
• Astronomy news | Comet C/2023-A3 Atlas is now visible, with its brightness increasing as it approaches perihelion (best time might be the last two weeks of October!)
• SpaceX's Starlink is aiding hurricane-affected areas (Hurricane Helene) with free internet services.
• Starship is assembled for Test Flight 5 and awaiting FAA approval for its fifth test flight.
  • My thoughts on SpaceX & the FAA
• Heading to NYCC to compete in Veefriends TCG Championship!

Topics:

Crew 9, Starliner drama, Commercial Crew Program, visible comet, Comet a3, Starlink satellites, Hurricane Helene, SpaceX Starship, FAA approval, Mars mission, New York Comic Con, VeeFriends TCG, trading cards, cosplay, space update

Sources:

https://earthsky.org/space/comet-c-2023-a3-sep-oct-2024-tsuchinshan-atlas/

https://www.space.com/comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-brightening-perihelion-how-to-see

https://www.instagram.com/veefriendscards/p/DAYzKQeOdcJ/

https://www.spacex.com/updates/

https://x.com/ELGR3CO/status/1842607356611563936

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:47 No more 'stranded Astronauts' Crew 9 at Space Station!
02:49 Astronomy news: Comet Atlas (A3) Visible in October!
05:40 SpaceX's Starlink and Hurricane Helene Releif
07:56 Starship and FAA Regulations
13:50 New York Comic Con and VeeFriends TCG Championship!

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Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)!
Spread Love, Spread Science

Alex G. Orphanos

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On this week's episode we are joined by John Conafay, the CEO & Co-Founder of Integrate to share his STEM Origin story and chat with us about the company. Integrate is touted as the only program management tool built specifically for multi-team hardware development. Another way of saying it could be that Integrate is bringing all of the various hardware teams involved in launching a rocket to space under one platform.

The overlapping timelines of each piece of hardware on that rocket is a daunting task, especially when more than one thing goes wrong. Going to space is not just technically hard, it's a web of decisions that all need to go right - and it's not being looked at as fully or strategically as even the most Space Hardcore might think!

John and his team at Integrate are working to solve this problem by bringing all of these hardware teams into one program management tool. One timeline, everyone's needs, one source of truth. Which, if done well, could help reduce many potential mistakes and stressful time management issues last second. Reducing these "easy human mistakes" with program management can make space travel more successful, cost less, and reduce a lot of baseline risk. At the end of the day, what's a rocket launch other than a string of risky decisions that need to go right in order to get to space?

We'd love to know what YOU think! Let us know in the comments below or by emailing us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com.

Topics:

space, industry, company, building, hardware, work, launch, integrate, risk, mission, sales, spacex, satellites, small launch, punk, entrepreneur, business, hardware integration, mission planning

Sources:

https://integrate.co/

https://blog.integrate.co/why-the-price-discrepancy-between-integrate-and-jira-d793dafd5b6d

Timestamps:

00:00 John Conafay Introduction & Background & What Integrate is all about
02:14 What is Business Development and Sales....in Space?
12:28 Challenges in the Space Industry today
15:42 Integrate's Role in Space Industry Collaboration
19:10 You need someone else to go to space - it's inherently Teamwork driven
26:14 John's Space Industry Origin Story
33:06 John's creative/entreprenureal Origin Story
41:52 When did you recognize the problem that Integrate was made to solve?
48:42 What excites you about the future of Space Travel?
55:18 Closing Thoughts & Motivation

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Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space and humanity!

Spread Love, Spread Science
Alex G. Orphanos

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On this episode, we're breaking down the Polaris Dawn Mission after the Crew of 4 has returned safely from their 5-Day mission & 1st Commercial Spacewalk! If you wanted a quick catch up of everything Polaris Dawn - we got you covered. We'll start with a mission overview, and discuss the Human Spaceflight records broken, the scientific research done, the details of the spacewalk, reentry & splashdown recovery, and what we think are the significance and impact of the mission!

A great episode to get caught up! Let us know what you think in the comments or email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com

Topics:

spacex, space, crew, astronauts, polaris dawn, spacewalk, spacesuit, EVA, nasa, human spaceflight, earth, launch,, science, research, falcon 9, crew dragon

Sources:

https://polarisprogram.com/dawn/

https://x.com/PolarisProgram

Timestamps:

00:00 Polaris Dawn Mission Overview
02:34 Breaking Human Spaceflight Records
04:51 Scientific Research and Spacewalk Details
06:47 Re-Entry and Recovery Process
08:59 Public Engagement and Future Plans
11:33 Significance and Impact of the Mission
16:09 Final Thoughts and Closing Remarks

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Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)!
Spread Love, Spread Science

Alex G. Orphanos

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