Episode 506: ISS at Risk

Spaceflight News

— The Riskiest Period of ISS’ Existence (spacenews.com)

— Enginefest

— Latitude (europeanspaceflight.com)

— Pangea Aerospace (europeanspaceflight.com)

— Venus Aerospace (prnewswire.com)

Short & Sweet

— Building destroyed in explosion at Northrop Grumman test site (space.com)

— Seat barter agreement extended through 2027 (spacenews.com)

Questions, Comments, Corrections

— Unc’ Willy: “First flight” is a better term (discord.com)

This Week in Spaceflight History

— April 24, 1970: Launch of Dong Fang Hong (astronautix.com) (en.wikipedia.org)

— Next week (4/29 - 5/5) in 1979: Heading out for a three-month stay