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Podcast: Main Engine Cut Off
Episode: T+2: SpaceX’s Red Dragon, Falcon Performance, and the Political Fallout of OA-6
Description: SpaceX officially announced their first Red Dragon mission to Mars, which will pave the way for future missions. They also posted new performance metrics for Falcon 9 and Heavy, which position the launch vehicles very differently in the market. And a brief discussion of the potential political fallout over the OA-6 launch anomaly.
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OA-6: Atlas V booster shortcomings due to MRCV anomaly | NASASpaceFlight.com
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