Off-Nominal 252 - Paying Now and Later (with Eric Berger and Joe Barnard)
Aug 13, 2026
01:03:43
Anthony is joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, and Joe Barnard to talk about crewed spaceflight in the 2030s, what options exist if and when Dragon stops flying, and what we should do about it.
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- A "disaster waiting to happen"? Industry officials worry about Crew Dragon availability. - Ars Technica
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- SpaceX on X: “View of Starship in space from a Starlink V3 satellite on Flight 13. This composite is made of imagery from four separate cameras on a single satellite. Six of the satellites were equipped with cameras to scan Starship’s heat shield and transmit imagery down to operators…”
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