WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP316 Monsters of Rocket featuring NASA
On today\u2019s episode, NASA lands on the show to talk with Dooner and The Dude about moving monster-sized rockets on barges. The final piece of the world\u2019s most powerful rocket \u2013 Space Launch System (SLS) \u2013 sailed into NASA\u2019s John F. Kennedy Space Center on April 25 after a 900-mile journey aboard the one-of-a-kind Pegasus barge. The 212-foot-tall rocket core stage is the final piece for the 2021 Artemis 1 launch. We\u2019ll find out how it all came together.\nPlus, MTS Logistics\u2019 11th Annual Bike for Autism; moving freight in Latin America; a heist at Lowe\u2019s; air cargo handlers steal gold bars; the public is afraid of autonomous trucks; a trucking company shutdown is among Canada\u2019s largest since the pandemic began; and Amazon AmaZen booths called \u201cdespair closets.\u201d\xa0\nThey\u2019re joined by special guests Cliff Lanham, senior vehicle operations manager of exploration ground systems at NASA; Lili Villareal, spacecraft and offline operations manager at NASA; Sedat Saka, CEO of MTS Logistics; and Diego Bertezzolo, co-founder of Avancargo.\n\xa0\nVisit our sponsor\nSubscribe to the WTT newsletter\nApple Podcasts\nSpotify\nMore FreightWaves Podcasts\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices