T+191: Phil Bracken, VP of Engineering at Spaceflight

Phil Bracken, Vice President of Engineering at Spaceflight, joins me to talk about their past, current, and upcoming missions, the Sherpa program, and to dive into the technical details of it all.

This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 41 executive producers—Brandon, Matthew, Simon, Lauren, Melissa, Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Ryan, Donald, Lee, Chris, Warren, Bob, Russell, Moritz, Joel, Jan, Grant, David, Joonas, Robb, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Frank, Julian and Lars from Agile Space, Tommy, Matt, The Astrogators at SEE, Chris, Aegis Trade Law, Fred, and seven anonymous—and 595 other supporters.

Topics

• Philip Bracken - Spaceflight
• Spaceflight - Launch Services, Dedicated and Rideshare
• Spaceflight - Sherpa Program
• SSO-A - Spaceflight
• Integration Wrap Up for SXRS-5 - Spaceflight
• Inside look: Spaceflight ships out Sherpa orbital tugs
• T+162: Grant Bonin, SVP of Business Development at Spaceflight - Main Engine Cut Off

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