T+41: EM-1 Follow-up, Dragon 2-Falcon Heavy to the Moon
This week is all about #hotdrama, with two surprise media briefings: one from NASA on a potential crewed EM-1, and one from SpaceX on a privately-crewed journey around the Moon\u2014riding on a Dragon 2 and Falcon Heavy\u2014at the end of 2018. I discuss the implications of both, and go on a rant about SpaceX and \u201cfocus.\u201d\n\nThis episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 5 executive producers\u2014Pat, Matt, Jorge, Brad, and one anonymous\u2014and 34 other supporters on Patreon.