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Anthony Colangelo Visit website › Science · EN · 343 episodes · latest 2026-10-30

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MECO is opinion and analysis of spaceflight, exploration, policy, and strategy, by Anthony Colangelo.

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© 2016–2026 Colangelo Studios, LLC

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Latest episodes

  1. 2026-10-30 · 45 min · Episode 342

    NASA laid out its plans for Artemis III and IV, including dramatically different paths to the Moon for Blue Moon and Starship. I dig into the complexity and sustainability of both architectures, the ever-changing role…

  2. 2026-10-29 · 57 min · Episode 341

    Caleb Henry, Director of Research at Quilty Space, joins me (in studio!) to talk about the growing launch shortage, which new rockets are best positioned to fill the gap, and how SpaceX is separating itself from the…

  3. 2026-09-29 · 33 min · Episode 340

    NASA and Boeing laid out Starliner’s return-to-flight plan as SpaceX prepares to leave Dragon behind. I talk through the weak demand signal for crewed flight in LEO, how NASA’s commitment to the ISS and commercial…

  4. 2026-08-28 · 36 min · Episode 339

    SpaceX officially announced Starbase Louisiana, and I break down why the site fits Starship’s launch, landing, and orbital architecture so perfectly. I also look at the transition from Falcon to Starship, and the new…

  5. 2026-08-27 · 48 min · Episode 338

    Andrew Jones returns to the show to catch up on the Chinese space industry—the landings of Zhuque-3 and Long March 10B first stages, Chang’e-7 and its delay, and more.

  6. 2026-08-04 · 48 min · Episode 337

    Justin Fiaschetti, Co-Founder and CEO of Inversion Space, joins me to talk about the company’s plan to store maneuverable reentry vehicles in orbit for rapid cargo delivery, the design and architecture decisions driving…

  7. 2026-07-02 · 25 min · Episode 336

    Rocket Lab is buying Iridium for $8 billion, Blue Origin has a new plan to get New Glenn flying again without rebuilding the same pad architecture, and NASA just awarded four new CLPS missions.

  8. 2026-06-15 · 41 min · Episode 335

    Founder and CEO of Auriga Space, Winnie Lai, joins me to talk about their electromagnetic launch infrastructure and the path she sees for Auriga across space and defense markets. And yes, we talk about whether this kind…

  9. 2026-06-09 · 44 min · Episode 334

    I often talk about SpaceX being an extreme outlier in the industry and how many organizations have tried to replicate their approach, but very few (if any) have been successful. Matt Gjertsen of Built joins me to share…

  10. 2026-05-29 · 31 min · Episode 333

    Blue Origin’s New Glenn blew up on LC-36 last night during a static fire test, Starship flew its 12th flight, and NASA had a series of updates on its Moon Base program, including LTV awards, launch and landing…

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Owner
Colangelo Studios, LLC
Oldest episode in feed
04/2016 · over 10 years
Typical length
34 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords
MECO, space, spaceflight, space exploration, space colonization, space policy

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