T+99: October Q&A

This month, I take on questions about small launch, future space ventures, and the Boeing/SLS saga/drama.

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• Vector – A Revolution Is Upon Us, Opening Up The High Frontier To Innovators. And Vector Is Leading The Way.


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• Rocket Lab selects Wallops Flight Facility for US launch site | Rocket Lab


• Episode T+87: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 - Main Engine Cut Off


• ConsenSys Acquires Planetary Resources | Planetary Resources


• Deep Space Industries | Deep Space Industries


• Moon Express Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With The Canadian Space Agency - Moon Express


• NASA’s plasma rocket making progress toward a 100-hour firing | Ars Technica


• A shadowy op-ed campaign is now smearing SpaceX in space cities | Ars Technica


• NASA inspector general sharply criticizes SLS core stage development - SpaceNews.com


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