Phillip Hargrove, a Launch Vehicle Trajectory Analyst at NASA joins me to talk about NASA’s Launch Services Program. We discuss how LSP interacts with mission teams like Mars 2020 Perseverance, launch providers like United Launch Alliance and SpaceX, and what kind of work they tackle in their unique role tying it all together.

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• Phillip H (@FlightMastrPhil) / Twitter
• Launching Rockets | NASA
• Phillip H on Twitter: “LOL you can see me and @MicWoltman walking across the street in the last 8 seconds. This was right after we got there and we realized “oh...that’s @torybruno @JimBridenstine and @Dr_ThomasZ “ and then “oh...that’s an interview” 🏃🏾‍♂️😂 #oops”
• Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover - NASA Mars
• Watch the Launch of Mars 2020 Perseverance with us! - WeMartians Podcast
• Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) | NASA
• Joint Polar Satellite System
• NASA Awards IXPE Launch to SpaceX for $50.3 Million - Main Engine Cut Off
• NASA Awards Psyche Launch to SpaceX, Who Now Has Its First Mars Launch on the Books - Main Engine Cut Off
• SpaceX to Fly to Polar Orbit from Florida - Main Engine Cut Off
• Episode T+136: Starship to GTO, SSO from Florida - Main Engine Cut Off
• SpaceX Selected for PACE Launch to SSO from Cape Canaveral - Main Engine Cut Off
• Cape Canaveral Prepares for First Polar Launches in 60 Years   - Scientific American

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