T+53: Loren Grush

Loren Grush of The Verge joins me to talk about Falcon Heavy, SpaceX cancelling Dragon 2 propulsive landings, Red Dragon riding off into the sunset, Moon Express, US space policy, and a whole lot more.

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• Loren Grush (@lorengrush) | Twitter


• Elon Musk suggests SpaceX is scrapping its plans to land Dragon capsules on Mars - The Verge


• Farewell, Red Dragon - Main Engine Cut Off


• Larry Lemke - Red Dragon: Low Cost Access to the Surface of Mars (SETI Talks) - YouTube


• Meet Scott Pace, the National Space Council's new executive secretary | The Planetary Society


• JAXA Interested in NASA’s Deep Space Gateway - Main Engine Cut Off


• To mine the Moon, private company Moon Express plans to build a fleet of robotic landers - The Verge


• How Moon Express could use robots to mine the Moon - YouTube


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