Rand Simberg joins me to talk about his recent trip to the Space Tech Expo, the dawning of the age of in-space manufacturing, the future of SLS and Orion, the National Space Council, and a lot more.
This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 12 executive producers—Pat, Matt, Jorge, Brad, Ryan, Laszlo, Jamison, Guinevere, and four anonymous—and 50 other supporters on Patreon.

Rand Simberg
Transterrestrial Musings
Safe Is Not An Option: Overcoming The Futile Obsession With Getting Everyone Back Alive That Is Killing Our Expansion Into Space
Safe Is Not An Option on Amazon
Space Tech Expo USA
Loser of  ULA’s Vulcan engine downselect will likely lose Air Force funding - SpaceNews.com
NASA inspector questions why agency built rocket test stands in Alabama | Ars Technica
Virgin Orbit on Twitter
The Long Space Age, by Alexander MacDonald
DARPA selects Boeing for spaceplane project - SpaceNews.com
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