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• Firefly Fireball

  This week Iain and Ethan discuss all things IAC which, shockingly, isnt much. They also talk about firefly's mishap during a test, a new reusable vehicle Avio is designing, and they discuss everyones favorite company Vantor! https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/after-another-fiery-setback-it-seems-fireflys-alpha-rocket-is-still-in-beta/https://europeanspaceflight.com/avio-wins-e40m-esa-contract-to-design-reusable-upper-stage-demo/https://vantor.com/https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/dismantling_discovery/https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/news/australian-space-institute-launches-at-iac-2025Our Links:⁠max-q-news.space⁠⁠Bluesky Social⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠TikTok⁠Have a question, a tip, or just want to chat about the latest in aerospace?For general inquiries, press releases, or feedback, drop us a line at [email protected].

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• A Whole Comedy of Errors

  This week Iain and Ethan discuss all the happenings at NASA, and boy was there a lot to talk about! First we congratulated the new class of astronaut candidates, then we discuss the Artemis two timeline. Blue Origin also got the VIPER contract and SpaceX could be the biggest delay in the Artemis program. Iain then goes on a lengthy rant about NASA leadership that he will someday regret. Then, to cap off the show they discuss some issues surrounding DreamChaser. NASA 2025 astronaut class -press release Artemis II gets a launch date -SpaceNewsBlue Origin receives VIPER contract -press releaseNASA safety panel concludes that HLS is "significantly challenged" -SpacePolicyOnlineJoseph Pelfrey resigns as the director of Marshal Space Flight Center -WHNTDream Chaser no longer allowed to dock to ISS -ars TechnicaOur Links:max-q-news.spaceBluesky SocialTwitter/XYoutubeTikTokHave a question, a tip, or just want to chat about the latest in aerospace?For general inquiries, press releases, or feedback, drop us a line at [email protected].

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• An Episode That's Not Late

  Show Notes:https://www.spacecom.mil/Newsroom/News/Article-Display/Article/4308024/press-release-us-and-uk-demonstrate-partnership-in-first-ever-on-orbit-operation/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/09/rocket-lab-eyes-mto-nasa-revives-mission-concepthttps://www.blueorigin.com/news/blue-origin-mars-telecommunications-orbiterhttps://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/09/crs-ng-23https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/esdmd/common-exploration-systems-development-division/space-launch-system/nasa-artemis-ii-moon-rocket-ready-to-fly-crewOur Links: Join and Interact with Our Crew:Max-Q: The Website: https://max-q-news.spaceMax-Q News on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/maxqnews.bsky.socialMax-Q News on Twitter/X: https://x.com/MaxQ_production%E2%81%A0Max-Q: The Discord: https://discord.gg/JTgxuvjY7e- ‎Max-Q: The Podcast is a Max-Q News production, owned by the Kaidem Group LLC. Any views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily that of either Max-Q News or our parent company and should not be interpreted as such unless expressly stated.

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• Fly My Starship Be Free

  https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/firefly-granted-faa-clearance-resume-alpha-rocket-launches-2025-08-26/https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-astronaut-megan-mcarthur-retires/https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-opens-launch-complex-3-a-critical-milestone-on-the-path-to-neutrons-first-launch/https://www.exploration.space/blog/the-exploration-companys-nyx-earth-capsule-receives-phase-1-iss-safety-approval

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• We're Back!!!

  In this weeks show Iain and Ethan discuss all the various new contracts and missions that got announced this past week, and boy, there are some very interesting things to note here!!Amentum secures a 4 billion dollar contract to revamp the range systems by the space force The UK Space Agency has been shut down and absorbed by the DSITESA announced a mission to asteroid Apophis SpinLaunch raised $30 million to develop their satellite communication networkFirefly announced that they would be adding a new launch site in japan

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