T+321: Artemis II, New Glenn’s First Reflight, Blue Origin’s TeraWave, and Tory Bruno’s Job Switch

Artemis II is on the pad, and I can’t stop thinking about it. So I guess listen to me think in the open? Also, a ton of Blue Origin news—the next flight of New Glenn will feature a flown booster, they’ve announced constellation plans under the name TeraWave, and Tory Bruno has left ULA to join the team at Blue. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers—Matt, Fred, Will and Lars from Agile, Kris, Lee, Jan, Frank, Miles O’Brien, Josh from Impulse, Theo and Violet, Ryan, Joakim, Stealth Julian, Heiko, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Better Every Day Studios, Joel, Steve, Joonas, The Astrogators at SEE, Pat, Warren, Natasha Tsakos, Russell, David, Donald, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters . Topics NASA’s Moonbound Artemis II Rocket Reaches Launch Pad - NASA Final Steps Underway for NASA’s First Crewed Artemis Moon Mission - NASA Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight. - Ars Technica Blue Origin makes impressive strides with reuse—next launch will refly booster - Ars Technica New Glenn-3 to Launch AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird Satellite | Blue Origin Blue Origin on X : “Our lunar lander is headed to the Lone Star State! ⭐ Blue Moon MK1 departed from Florida today, bound for @NASA_Johnson's Thermal Vacuum Chamber A, where it will undergo testing at the same facility as the Apollo spacecraft.” Another Jeff Bezos company has announced plans to develop a megaconstellation - Ars Technica First Take: What We Think Blue Origin’s TeraWave Actually Is (and Isn’t) In a surprise announcement, Tory Bruno is out as CEO of United Launch Alliance - Ars Technica Blue Origin on X : “We’re pleased to announce that @torybruno is joining Blue Origin as president, National Security, reporting to CEO Dave Limp. Tory will spearhead our newly formed National Security Group.” The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack ! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord

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