The latest TMRO.tv episode is now available on line: Webcasting launches and Social Space – Orbit 10.45

This week we ask the question, “at what point does webcasting rocket launches no longer make sense? — How does a social launch experience help the industry?”

News and launches:

• Juno Solves The “Flyby Anomaly”
• Cygnus Departs Station and BEAM prepped to stay at Station
• Light Pollution On The Rise Globally
• Long March 2D Launches Weixing Satellite

TMRO is viewer supported:

TMRO:Space is a crowd funded show. If you like this episode consider contributing to help us to continue to improve. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/tmro for information plus our all new goals and reward levels

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A video of TMRO’s After Dark webcast on Patreon funding:

Patreon is making some large changes to how they process funds. These changes directly impact all of the citizens of TMRO. This After Dark talks about our views on this, how it impacts everyone, workarounds and possible alternate options. Please leave your opinion on the matter in. the comments below.

Here is the most recent episode of the TMRO.tv program: What should NASA’s role be in 2030 and beyond? – Orbit 10.43 – TMRO

This week we have a roundtable discussion asking what NASA’s role should be in 2030 and beyond. We’re joined by Space MIke, Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut, Jared Head and Cariann Higginbotham.

Recent launches

• Antares Launch
• Long March 4C Launch
• Delta II Launch

and news items discussed:

• First light on a revolutionary Zwicky Transient Facility Telescope
• Space Keg reaches International Space Station
• Sierra Nevada Completes Dreamchaser Test Flight
• Hitomi’s Short But Productive Run
• Rocket Lab’s is preparing for the second flight of their Electron Rocket

TMRO is viewer supported:

TMRO:Space is a crowd funded show. If you like this episode consider contributing to help us to continue to improve. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/tmrofor information plus our all new goals and reward levels

Here are recent SpacePod short reports from TMRO:

** SpacePod: New Close Potentially Habitable Exoplanet

** SpacePod: What’s ZUMA? SpaceX’s top secret payload?

SpaceX is launching a super secret satellite called ZUMA…. What is ZUMA? Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut walks us through what we do and (mostly) don’t know.

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