On Episode 72 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Geoffrey Notkin welcome Rick Jenet of Expanding Frontiers.
Some communities in the U.S. are poised for exponential expansion into the Newspace economy, and Brownsville, Texas, says it is one of the key locations. Rick Jenet's nonprofit, Expanding Frontiers, is trying to make Brownsville a key hub for space development.
As the southernmost spot in the continental U.S., Jenet says Brownsville is ideally situated for commercial space activity, launch, and control. Expanding Frontiers' programs aim to assist students, veterans, aspiring space entrepreneurs, and women.
Also, this week: Moon mining gains momentum, the first of two supermoons rises in August, and SpaceX tests Starship's water deluge system.
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Space news of the week
- Scientists Not Happy With NASA’s Plan to Alter Deep Space Mission
- Boeing records more losses from Starliner delays
- Expanding Frontiers
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