T+187: Eric Berger on Artemis, Starship, Amazon’s Atlas V Rides, and the State of Blue Origin

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Eric Berger of Ars Technica returns to the show to talk about NASA selecting SpaceX’s Starship for its Artemis landings, Bill Nelson’s nomination hearing, Amazon buying 9 Atlas V launches for Kuiper, and the state of Blue Origin.

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Topics

• Eric Berger
• Eric Berger | Ars Technica
• Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
• NASA’s bold bet on Starship for the Moon may change spaceflight forever | Ars Technica
• Bill Nelson backs NASA decision on lunar lander in confirmation hearing | Ars Technica
• ABL Space has never launched a rocket, but it just landed a huge contract | Ars Technica
• Amazon’s first Internet satellites will not launch on Blue Origin rockets | Ars Technica
• Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket is delayed for years. What went wrong? | Ars Technica
• Axiom secures $130M in additional funding — Axiom Space

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