A goodbye to the weekly show.

We have decided to sunset the “main show.” We’re going to record next week, July, Sunday, the 6th. We thought about calling this our final episode, but that doesn’t feel quite right. We record at 9 a.m. Pacific, 12 p.m. Eastern. If you aren't already in our discord, you can go to theorbitalmechanics.com/discord, and that'll just redirect you to an invite.

Weird, short episode here, but it still feels weird to not start the show by saying “and I’m Ben.” So, we’ve had a personal emergency here on the crew. All three of us are fine, and we will let you know more about what’s happened, but for right now, this week’s episode is delayed. Hopefully it’ll be coming out later this week, but I don’t know. It may take a little while for things to get back to normal, but hopefully not too long. We just need a little bit of time to cope, and then we can figure out what our plans are. Thank you guys for listening, and you know, I miss y’all.

Recap on Starship’s ninth flight and the vehicle’s future. Also, the end of Xodiac and a test of another Chinese reusable booster.

Update on Rocket Lab’s Neutron. Also, China announced Venus sample return mission and an expansion to Tiangong.

Firefly has a nozzle issue. Also, a Lunar Trailblazer alternate mission, and an ISS debris avoidance.

Sierra Space shoots bullets, while Atmos' PHOENIX-1 hits the wrong ocean. Also, an update on Kosmos 482's upcoming fiery destruction.

ISS is entering the riskiest part of its life. It's time for EngineFest 2025! Also, an explosion in Utah and a seat barter agreement.

A lunar rover prototype sitting on red carpet. It has lots of blue LEDs lighting up the shadows, and white LED strips lining almost every edge. The overall effect is very Transformers.

NASA puts out a call for more Private Astronaut Missions. Also, Fram2, and a SpinLaunch payload.

Joseph Marlin was the Deputy Chief Engineer for Blue Ghost's first mission. Learn with us about flying to, and landing on, the moon!

Starliner is facing down a fourth test flight before entering service. Also, a Starlab milestone.

China invited foreign scientists to propose payloads to fly on their sample return mission, Tianwen-3. Also: Russian sat movements and X-37B returns.

IM-2 made it to the surface, then things went sideways. Also, Voyager loses two instruments, and F9 loses a leg.

Starship's last flight broke up due to resonant vibration. Also, two IM-2 issues, two Aussie space events, and two-enty million for Xona.

Stoke Space revealed their updated second stage design! Also, Long's first March 8A and Germany funds off-shore launches.

Mars Sample Return still needs an MAV design. Also, a new Starbase pad, a new airlock contractor, and a new Vast schedule.

Firefly has got some neat stuff onboard! Also, Starliner's investigation and Astroforge's target.

We take a look at the clever EVA tools used to do the first space telescope repair since Hubble. Also, Space Rider and a Chinese hopper.

Starship had a success and a dramatic failure. Also, ISRO gets docked, and RFA gets licensed.