Episode 369: DOWNLINK--R. Matt Villarreal, Infinite Composites

The Orbital Mechanics Podcast

Spaceflight News

— Wentian launched (nasaspaceflight.com)

— An array of new research facilities is onboard (twitter.com/CNSpaceflight)

— CZ-5B may experience an uncontrolled reentry (twitter.com/TheSpaceGal)

Short & Sweet

— Impulse and Relativity announce joint mission to Mars (nasaspaceflight.com)

— Nancy Grace has a ride to space (spacenews.com)

— First private company to launch from French Guiana (isaraerospace.com)

Questions, Comments, Corrections

— Gopal via Discord: BE-4 reuse plans (discordapp.com) (twitter.com)

— Unc' Willy via Discord: Titan II bwooop (discordapp.com) (youtu.be)

Interview – R. Matt Villarreal, Founder and CEO of Infinite Composites

— infinitecomposites.com

— twitter.com/infinite_c_t

— twitter.com/mattvillarreal

— linkedin.com/company/infinite-composites

— linkedin.com/in/rmattvillarreal

— instagram.com/infinitecomposites

— facebook.com/infinitecomposites

This Week in Spaceflight History

— July 28 1961: NASA invitation to bids for Apollo prime contract (astronautix.com) (PDF HT Mike Stewart: ia800308.us.archive.org VIA archive.org)

— Ep 220 featured the LEM contract (thanks The Greek!) (theorbitalmechanics.com)

— Next week (8/2 - 8/8) in 1993: Space is dangerous, and another word for space is gap.