Extra: SpaceX and the Future of Spaceflight

This Awesome Astronomy episode is inspired by last week’s
incredible SpaceX launch and listeners’ requests to talk a bit
more about SpaceX and the advances in commercial spaceflight. In
this Podcast Extra, we’re joined by spaceflight aficionado Gavin
Price (@pilliarscreatio) to discuss:


The inaugural Falcon Heavy launch and what it achieved

Was the launch awesome or all hype?

How good is the Falcon Heavy really?

Will Falcon Heavy or Elon’s next ambitious rocket make NASA’s
rocket redundant?

How about other organisations? (ULA/Arianne/Blue origin etc)

Where do the commercial companies leave the likes of Soyuz?
(TsSKB-Progress)

Where do we see access to space in ten, fifteen, twenty years
time?

Will Elon make good on his plan to colonize Mars?