Terminal Count is a weekly newsletter and podcast discussing the current events of the spaceflight industry. This week, Seth discusses recent reports suggesting Boeing and Airbus divest from space, plenty of SpaceX headlines, and the difficultly President Trump might face changing current space policy. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS Read more: New Shepard’s 29th Mission Will Fly 30 Payloads, Mimic the Moon’s Gravity Starship and Starlink launches have been causing issues for Qantas flights SpaceX begins catch arm installation on second Starship launch pad President Trump mentioned space only once in his inaugural address, and it wasn’t Artemis Starship Flight 7 heat shield tiles have reportedly begun washing up on Turks and Caicos shores Moon over Mars? Congress is determined to kill Elon Musk’s space dream Boeing projects additional Starliner losses in fourth quarter Space venture firm predicts industry shakeup More Space Explored Podcast Episodes

Terminal Count is a weekly newsletter and podcast discussing the current events of the spaceflight industry. This week, Seth discusses both Blue Origin and SpaceX finally getting their big launches off the ground, Utah's proposed spaceport, Artemis 2 updates, and more. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS Read more: Utah might want a spaceport, as one space tourism company falls apart ISRO SpaDeX docking success Artemis 2: Space Launch System booster integration continues RFA gets U.K. launch license Starship Flight 7: SpaceX makes second booster catch, Block 2 Starship loss during ascent Starship Flight 7: What went wrong? (And right) Blue Origin sends first New Glenn rocket into orbit More Space Explored Podcast Episodes

Terminal Count is a weekly newsletter and podcast discussing the current events of the spaceflight industry. This week, Seth discusses Blue Origin's scrubbed first New Glenn launch attempt, Sierra Space's CEO leaving the company, and more. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS Read more: Rocket Lab Selected by NASA to Provide Neutron Launch Services Under VADR Launch Contract Balearic Islands to Launch First Sat in 2025 Blue Origin scrubs first New Glenn launch attempt Starship Flight 7: SpaceX delays until the 13th [Update: Delayed to 15th] Blue Origin delays New Glenn launch due to recovery weather [Update: Delayed to Monday] Should NASA move its headquarters out of DC? Sierra Space CEO departs More Space Explored Podcast Episodes

Terminal Count is a weekly newsletter and podcast discussing the current events of the spaceflight industry. This week, Seth discusses the upcoming new administration, Blue Origin's debut with its New Glenn rocket, Starship Flight 7, and more. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS Read more: Terminal Count Written Version How many rockets did SpaceX launch in 2024? SpaceX launch surge helps set new global launch record in 2024 Russia just launched the 2,000th Semyorka rocket—it’s both a triumph and tragedy Roscosmos to extend flight duration of Soyuz manned spacecraft to 7-9 months next year ULA has big Vulcan launch plans for 2025 Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket poised for pivotal maiden launch Starship Flight 7: SpaceX to deploy dummy Starlink satellites using Starship Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator: Does he have The Right Stuff? More Space Explored Podcast Episodes

This week Seth is joined with former NASA astronaut Terry Virts to discuss their experiences witnessing April's total solar eclipse. To finish the discussion, Virts goes into detail about what it's like taking photos from space and the workflow of getting them to NASA and out on social media. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS Read more 2024 Total Solar Eclipse: No photos, videos, or words can do it justice A Beautiful Planet IMAX Daryl Saussé Eclipse Photos Steven Madow Eclipse Photos Follow Terry on his socials: Threads: @astro_terry Twitter: @AstroTerry Join our Discord Server: Join the community with forums and chatrooms about space! Catch on past Space Explored Podcast episodes:

This week on the Space Explored Podcast, Seth and Jared talk about the biggest and their favorite stories of the past week. To continue to wrap up 2023, the two discuss how the business side of space fared and went down over the year. Yes that means more talk about Astra. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read more Blue Origin returns with successful New Shepard flight SpaceX launches first rocket in over a week So about that Falcon Heavy launch we were talking about… 2023 science mission of the year [Poll] Follow Jared on his socials: Threads: @hyprlyte Instagram: @hyprlyte Join the Space Explored Discord: Discord Catch on past Space Explored Podcast episodes: https://youtu.be/eCxv1_KOP3c?si=IW4vQ73fEPIThMvK

This week Seth and Jared discuss updates in the space industry from the past week including Vega's missing tanks, SpaceX's new valuation and more. The two also broke down some quick opinions of the year for spaceflight. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read more Vulcan launch delayed to 2024, concluding ULA’s year at three launches Pending SpaceX stock sale could put its valuation at $175 billion Vega rocket maker lost major part of their final vehicle Follow Jared on his socials: Threads: @hyprlyte Instagram: @hyprlyte Join the Space Explored Discord: Discord Catch on past Space Explored Podcast episodes: https://youtu.be/glcZ8-qZEAs

This week Seth and Jared go over the top stories from the last week but for the main topic they piggy back off of  @smartereveryday's video about Apollo versus Artemis. A mandatory watch for everyone. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read more Firefly completes first hot fire of a new rocket engine for upgraded Antares Delays coming to NASA’s Dragonfly Titan drone Amazon is launching Kuiper satellites on its competitor’s rocket, but why? I Was SCARED To Say This To NASA... (But I said it anyway) - Smarter Every Day 293 [Video] Do you think SpaceX will hit 100 launches in 2023? [Poll] Follow Jared on his socials: Threads: @hyprlyte Instagram: @hyprlyte Join Seth in the Space Explored Discord: Discord Catch on past Space Explored Podcast episodes: https://youtu.be/kPzCMoOcTL8

This week Seth and Jared discuss a lot of news about rockets currently in development: Starship Flight 2, Vulcan, New Glenn, and Ariane 6. Also, we breakdown what exactly Starship V2 could be. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read more Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket hardware seen outside Florida factory Elon Musk shares that a new version of Starship is coming soon ESA completes hot fire of Ariane 6’s booster engine NASA still hoping to launch Mars mission on first New Glenn rocket next year Elon Musk thinks the next Starship’s flight hardware will be ready in ‘3-4 weeks’ Yes, Starship’s second launch was a success! Here’s why Everything that went wrong during Starship’s second flight (that we can see) Starship’s second launch hits all milestones on its journey to success Ars: Blue Origin in the running to buy ULA Follow Jared on his socials: Threads: @hyprlyte Instagram: @hyprlyte Join Seth in the Space Explored Discord: Discord Catch on past Space Explored Podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwI6yr8kUEQ&feature=youtu.be

This week Seth and Jared discuss (the now past) flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket, Virgin Galactic layoffs. But the main topic this week is Astra, which is in trouble again, as they try to secure are financing. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read more: FAA approves SpaceX’s Starship rocket for a second launch Starship’s next launch could be happening soon (But actually this) Astra founders looking to take company private before it runs out of cash Astra is running out of cash and is almost out of options Virgin Galactic lays off 18% of its workforce and pausing flights to focus on next-gen vehicle Follow Jared on his socials: Threads: @hyprlyte Instagram: @hyprlyte Join Seth in the Space Explored Discord: Discord Catch on past Space Explored Podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPmLj0V_NAY

This week Jared and Seth discuss the week's top stories but dive into the world of Northrop Grumman with the final launch of its Antares 220+ rocket. What happens with Cygnus? Is Northrop working on a new rocket to replace it? Why did they have to retire the rocket? Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read more: White House reverts Space Command HQ move to Alabama New Target Launch Date Set for Next Crewed Mission to Space Station NASA detects signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact in deep space Final foreign-built Antares rocket launches with cargo for the ISS Follow Jared on his socials: Threads: @hyprlyte Instagram: @hyprlyte Join Seth in the Space Explored Discord: Discord Catch on past Space Explored Podcast episodes: https://youtu.be/Ssf8tPCI68U

This week Seth and Jared discuss the various issues that have plagued Blue Origin and ULA over recent weeks and other top stories. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read more: Virgin Galactic on track for second commercial launch India successfully launches its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander and rover Axiom Space to design spacesuits for International Space Station Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket engine explodes during testing – CNBC Vulcan’s upper stage failed due to higher stress and weaker welds – Ars Follow Jared on his socials: Threads: @hyprlyte Instagram: @hyprlyte Join Seth in the Space Explored Discord: Discord Catch on past Space Explored Podcast episodes: https://youtu.be/UzvlQ3Dx9cg

This week Seth and Austin DeSisto discuss the week's top stories and then dive into the main topic concerning Europe. With the retirement of the Ariane 5 and a lack of any other operational launcher, what does the future look like for European spaceflight? Subscribe Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read More Farewell Ariane 5, you were a good rocket Confirmed: Mars helicopter still alive SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Euclid mission to unlock secrets of the dark universe Virgin Galactic completes first commercial flight and it finally looked like the future, in a way Follow Seth Kurkowski @SethKurk Austin DeSisto @AustinDeSistoMore Space Explored Podcast Episodes https://youtu.be/Pr21Ow4oRYA

This week Seth is joined by Space Explored and Everyday Astronaut contributor Austin DeSisto to discuss this week's latest news. The big topic for this week is whether or not SpaceX can reach its big 100-launch goal by the end of 2023. Subscribe Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read More ULA now only has one more Delta rocket left to launch NASA to conclude all electric X-57 Maxwell aircraft program Virgin Galactic completes first commercial flight and it finally looked like the future, in a way How close is SpaceX to reaching 100 launches this year? Follow Seth Kurkowski @SethKurk Austin DeSisto @AustinDeSisto More Space Explored Podcast Episodes   Listen to more 9to5 podcasts Happy Hour Electrek Wheel-E The Buzz Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylZDJELewcA

This week Seth and Jared recap the week's top stories like the first launch of Rocket Lab's HASTE, Astra's financial future, and more. Then the two deep dive into Blue Origin's agreement with NASA to help in its development of an orbital crew system. Subscribe Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read More Blue Origin gains NASA partnership to study a crewed spacecraft for orbit Rocket Lab launch doesn’t get to orbit, intentionally Ariane 5 lives on, at least for a little bit longer Astra shareholders voted to approve of reverse stock split, saving company from delisting for now Follow Seth Kurkowski @SethKurk Jared Sanders @hyprlyte Join our Discord Server: Join the community with forums and chatrooms about space! More Space Explored Podcast Episodes Listen to more 9to5 podcasts Happy Hour Electrek Wheel-E The Buzz Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CMuKH3BOmY

This week Seth and Jared explain the lawsuit filed against Boeing last week to the best of their non-lawyer selves. The two also discuss the other top stories of the week. Subscribe Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read More Crew-6 astronauts install the first of two new solar panels on the ISS Boeing sued over potential IP theft of unique ISS and SLS tools ULA completes its Flight Readiness Firing of its Vulcan BE-4 engines FollowSeth Kurkowski @SethKurkJared Sanders @hyprlyteMore Space Explored Podcast EpisodesListen to more 9to5 podcastsHappy HourElectrekWheel-EThe Buzz Podcast https://youtu.be/r9pKBj-Ttog

This week Seth and Jared discuss Boeing's issues with its Starliner Crewed Flight Test and if it is even savable at this point. The two also recap the top stories of the week, including another SpaceX dragon launch and Space Force's Star Command. Subscribe Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read More SpaceX’s 28th resupply mission arrives at the International Space Station Boeing Starliner runs into more problems, delaying launch further STAR Command is a thing, and it’s coming to Florida FollowSeth Kurkowski @SethKurkJared Sanders @hyprlyteMore Space Explored Podcast EpisodesListen to more 9to5 podcastsHappy HourElectrekWheel-EThe Buzz Podcast https://youtu.be/r6v2VSPL3HE

This week Seth and Jared discussed the milestone launch of SpaceX's 200th consecutive Falcon 9 rocket without a failure. The big question is, will there ever be another failed launch from SpaceX? Subscribe Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read More Why ispace’s lunar lander failed: A software engineer’s worst nightmare Rocket Lab completes hurricane hunting constellation for NASA Why is Virgin Galactic just now ready for commercial flights? The Falcon 9 may double the record for consecutive launch success tonight – ArsTechnica Follow Seth Kurkowski @SethKurk Jared Sanders @hyprlyte Join our Discord Server: Join the community with forums and chatrooms about space! More Space Explored Podcast Episodes Listen to more 9to5 podcasts Happy Hour Electrek Wheel-E The Buzz Podcast https://youtu.be/LOzHzHgH4_A

This week Seth and Jared discuss the week's top stories and dig into the biggest one around the lawsuit against the FAA for letting Starship launch. We discuss what this could mean for SpaceX and more importantly NASA if there are any delays because of this. Subscribe Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. Read More SpaceX is joining the FAA’s side in environmental Starship lawsuit Virgin Orbit sold in pieces: Assets going to Rocket Lab, Launcher, and Stratolaunch Axiom-2 liftoffs with first Saudi woman astronaut Blue Origin wins Lunar lander contract for Artemis 5 mission Follow Seth Kurkowski @SethKurk Jared Sanders @hyprlyte More Space Explored Podcast Episodes Listen to more 9to5 podcasts Happy Hour Electrek Wheel-E The Buzz Podcast https://youtu.be/Gn4Eba6now4

This week Seth and Jared discuss the week's news with one important company continually making headlines, Rocket Lab. Will the company end up owning the SmallSat launch sector like SpaceX does with the medium to heavy lift launches? It sure seems like the new launch market has slowed down a lot. Subscribe Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders who discuss the last week's biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday, every week. (I swear this time) Read More NASA’s Perseverance rover finds ancient riverbed on Mars Vast attempting to leapfrog industry with the first commercial space station Rocket Lab eyeing 15 launches in 2023 and even more next year Rocket Lab launches its first pair of NASA hurricane-watching satellites Kathy Lueders joins SpaceX Starbase team after NASA retirement Rocket Lab just snatched up a second mission from another company Follow Seth Kurkowski @SethKurk Jared Sanders @hyprlyte More Space Explored Podcast Episodes Listen to more 9to5 podcasts Happy Hour Electrek Wheel-E The Buzz Podcast https://youtu.be/YsHQJ1ukoCw