Iain and Beagle discuss FAA regulation bureaucracy as well as the SES and Intelsat merger, and Lockheed and Terran Orbital in a whole "Will They, Won't They" situation. SpaceX released a new EVA spacesuit that we think has a diaper. Oh, and Orion lost some big chunks of its heat shield. Starliner is launching with crew for the first time (was supposed to be night of release, currently slated for May 17th)! Watch along with us on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/live/aYfk5gLTxc4?si=BNDmy35ydarLTqEM (video currently private, check back closer to launch day!) Also live on Beagle's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/beagle_uah Follow the Max-Q Team! X: ⁠Max-Q News (@MaxQ_production) / X (twitter.com)⁠ Website: ⁠Max-Q Homepage – Maximum Aerodynamic News! (max-q-news.space)⁠ Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/Jk3fuNjwYt YouTube: Max-Q News - YouTube (coming soon!)

In this episode, Beagle and Ani go just a little loopy. We discuss all kinds of crazy things, like: Stoke’s completed first stage engine A radical new SSTO spaceplane by Radiant The mad scientists at DARPA funding a way to make a satellite orbit the Earth at nearly half of traditional orbital altitude The madness that will soon be space-based cell service And, finally A bigger, better Starship! All this and more in this week’s (late) episode! Editor Beagle here. Sorry about being late. We ran into issues with our audio editing software, but be on the lookout for a big announcement in a bonus episode as soon as next week! Also, sorry about the chirping. That is Ani's smoke alarm. It's fine, don't worry, he just hadn't had time for someone to come out and fix it yet. Yes, he tried replacing the battery. No, I don't think you can turn off and on a smoke detector. The Starship Presentation: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1776669097490776563 Follow the Max-Q Team! X: Max-Q News (@MaxQ_production) / X (twitter.com) Website: Max-Q Homepage – Maximum Aerodynamic News! (max-q-news.space) Discord: https://discord.gg/Jk3fuNjwYt

Iain and Beagle discuss the past two weeks of news, riff on MLV and its terrible name, and talk about the two lunar landers that were on their side (hint: one of them survived). and then we become arm chair legal experts and make fun of a Boeing lawsuit. Stick around till the end for a special announcement! (or glance down two lines) Max-Q News youtube channel SUBSCRIBE!!! max-q-news.space Max-Q News X (formerly Twitter) Max-Q News Instagram Max-Q News Threads NOTE** Google podcast listeners!!! please follow us on your second favorite podcast platform as Google Podcasts is going away!

In this weeks show: Ani and Iain talk all things starship and how well the flight went. Then they talk about Starliner and and FCC license. Then they talk about unicorns.. that cant be right? Then Ving joins Iain to talk about stuff that Iain doesn't understand. By which we mean The latest discovery by the JWST. To finish out Iain and Ving have a casual chat about starship and forks. Yes... you read that right! they talk about forks. Max-Q News Website: max-q-news.space Max-Q News Discord: Join here!! Max-Q News X/Twitter: @MaxQ_Production

This week Iain and Ani talk about all things budget wise except everything else other than what we know. Iain drags Astra through the mud and definitely gets himself on a shortlist of people not to hire. They both go into a deep dive on why astra has failed and finish out with some good tips on how to view the starship launch next week! Twitter/X: Max-Q News (@MaxQ_production) Discord: Max-Q News Max-Q News: max-q-news.space

In today's episode, Beagle and Iain roast Astra again, make two jokes stolen straight from Dr. Doofenshmirtz, discuss the NASA Office of the Inspector General (OIG), talk about Blue Origin and Starship testing, discuss a shattered rotor blade, and more! ...and Beagle gets a second nickel for us missing a second week since we came back. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice, right? (Make it 3 jokes!) X/Twitter: Max-Q News (@MaxQ_production) / X (twitter.com) Discord: https://discord.gg/Jk3fuNjwYt Website: Max-Q

IM-1 launch Ingenuity's shattered rotor blades 300 Flights for Falcon 9 New Glenn goes vertical H3 nails the second launch Launch of Progress MS-26 Resupply to ISS And bonus topics! Max-Q News Website Twitter/X Discord

In this week's episode, Beagle and Iain discuss Blue Origin, Firefly advances, JPL suffering, and make a few Super Bowl bets from Iain and Beagle (Yes, we know, the game's over now. But it was fun!) We also got: "PHOOMPH", more acronyms, and Beagle refuses to pay taxes ("jokingly". I don't care who the IRS sends.) Also, Beagle makes a few edits in a special post-show editor's note for things that I only realized after the fact, whoopsies! X/Twitter: Max-Q News (@MaxQ_production) / X (twitter.com) Website: https://max-q-news.space/ Discord: https://discord.gg/Jk3fuNjwYt

THE MAX-Q PODCAST IS BACK, BABY! Beagle and Iain make their triumphant return to the scene with a fresh slate and new motivations to run this podcast! Today we bid farewell to Ingenuity and LC-49, congratulate Sierra Space and Dynetics on jobs well done, and go on a talk about why you, dear viewer, should join our Discord -- and more, all contained within the first episode of the new season! Twitter: https://x.com/MaxQ_production?s=20 Website: Max-Q Homepage – Maximum Aerodynamic News! (max-q-news.space) Discord: https://discord.gg/Jk3fuNjwYt

A shorter episode this week, just to let you all know that we've not forgotten you! Iain and I (It's Beagle, hello!) have been super busy, but starting next weekend we should both be back on the show. Hope to see you there! Website: Max-Q Homepage – Maximum Aerodynamic News! (max-q-news.space) Twitter/X: Max-Q News (@MaxQ_production) / X (twitter.com) Discord: https://discord.gg/Jk3fuNjwYt Thank you all for all of your patience, we couldn't do it without you guys! <3