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Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about NASA’s epic footage of Perseverance’s Mars landing, a $50M investment in thermal energy storage, and Blue Origin’s surprise footage of New Glenn
0:00 – Intro
4:42 – NASA Perseverance Rover footage
18:05 – Blue Origin reveals New Glenn
32:12 – Rocket Spotters rapid fire
39:57 – SpaceX stops catching fairings
43:59 – Possible Tesla rideshare app
48:50 – Tesla Yoke is no Joke
54:06 – #whydonttheyjust
1:01:53 – Thermal energy storage
1:10:40 – China’s Long March9 rocket
1:14:43 – Inspiration 4 crew announced
1:19:12 – Redwood Materials battery recycling company
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Perseverance Landing video – https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1363929492138254340?s=20
Now that you’ve seen Mars, hear it. Grab some headphones and listen to the first sounds captured by one of my microphones. 🎧https://t.co/JswvAWC2IP#CountdownToMars
— NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) February 22, 2021
China is building Long March 9!!! – https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/02/china-officially-plans-to-move-ahead-with-super-heavy-long-march-9-rocket/
Blue Origin Releases updates! – https://twitter.com/blueorigin/status/1364968313047162880?s=20
We use the Tank Cleaning and Testing (TCAT) facility to pressure test and clean #NewGlenn’s stages before flight. This massive building will be used for the fully reusable first stage which stands tall at 180 feet. pic.twitter.com/i3ATVZWl4m
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) February 25, 2021
Historic Launch Complex 36 is being built from the ground up and we have invested $1 billion in the project. Here’s a first look at the pad – including the “Road to Space” #NewGlenn will travel on prior to flight. pic.twitter.com/wgwLKuysmB
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) February 25, 2021
Inspiration4 Crew member is announced! – https://inspiration4.com/crew
Flying out to the ocean pad – https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1364488368994848769?s=20
Rigs will be operational by end of year maybe – https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1364476185359642626?s=20
Static Fire but not good ish – https://t.co/8MR9Px9CaN?amp=1
Starship SN10 static fire! Hopefully, it was a great test. 🔥🚀🔥@NASASpaceflight pic.twitter.com/J6cVUypRgY
— Mary (@BocaChicaGal) February 23, 2021
Tanks being made onsite for orbital pad – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuoZjizF_J8
SpaceX maybe done with trying to CATCH fairings – https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1364993066755629059?s=20
Old Fairing – https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/593582283815124992/814553266804490280/image0.png
New Fairing – https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/593582283815124992/814553406307303464/unknown.png
#whydonttheyjust – https://twitter.com/gsikora3258/status/1364374340666589184
$50M for Thermal Energy – https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/google-spinoff-malta-nabs-50m-series-b-for-thermal-long-duration-storage
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