T+297: Firefly Blue Ghost 1, Intuitive Machines IM-2, SpaceX Starship Flight 8 (with Josh Dinner)

Josh Dinner of Space.com joins me to talk about a wild week in space—Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1, Intuitive Machines’ IM-2, SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8, Rocket Lab announcements, and more.

This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Stealth Julian, Kris, Heiko, Pat, Jan, Warren, Josh from Impulse, Ryan, Lee, Joel, David, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Matt, Pat from KC, Will and Lars from Agile, Joonas, Donald, Bob, Frank, Joakim (Jo-Kim), Steve, Theo and Violet, Better Every Day Studios, Fred, Russell, The Astrogators at SEE, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters.

Topics

• Josh Dinner (@JoshDinner) / X
• Articles by Josh Dinner, Staff Writer, Spaceflight | Space
• IM-2 lunar lander mission ends - SpaceNews
• AstroForge | Odin't: A Complete Debrief of Our Deep Space Mission
• Starship destroyed on second consecutive test flight - SpaceNews
• Starship’s Eighth Flight Test - SpaceX - Launches
• Rocket Lab Announces Flatellite: A New Satellite Designed for Mass Manufacture and Tailored for Large Constellations | Rocket Lab
• Rocket Lab Reveals Ocean Platform for Neutron Rocket Landings at Sea | Rocket Lab

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