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Only Mator and Aki are present for this show. Read was feeling under the weather and Digi was unable to attend a mid-week recording. But we could not delay the episode any longer as it was our last chance to record in the year 2020. We discuss what the the Kerbal Space Program 1.11 update will bring and share our excitement for this release. KSP2 is delayed until 2022 and we share our thoughts on that as well as the most recent Dev Diary from Intercept Games. Mator shares his experience with the most recent rocket launches and who will be the first members to walk on the moon. Aki discusses the sad news of the Arecibo Observatory collapse. 0:08:13 - Personal progress 0:22:41 - Kerbal Space Program 0:46:48 - KSP2 1:05:04 - Real Space 1:31:53 - Outros Music was created by Popskyy - www.popskyy.bandcamp.com Host Links: www.twitch.tv/thereadpanda www.twitch.tv/matoro www.twitch.tv/digitalpsychosis Social Links: https://twitter.com/bspacetape https://www.facebook.com/bspacetape https://www.instagram.com/boostersandspacetape Contact: boostersandspacetape@gmail.com

Kerbal Space Program celebrates 9 years in the making and we look at some of the facts Squad shared since releasing Kerbals into our care. Our overview of KSP2 news covers the way Kerbals will look and behave when the second version of this great game is released. Mator covers off some of the recent Space-X launches (and some that didn't launch!), which sends Digi and Aki off onto a rather stranger tangent... 0:07:01 - Personal progress 0:34:05 - Kerbal Space Program 0:48:29 - KSP2 1:10:36 - Real Space 1:32:13 - Outros Music was created by Popskyy - www.popskyy.bandcamp.com Host Links: www.twitch.tv/thereadpanda www.twitch.tv/matoro www.twitch.tv/digitalpsychosis Social Links: https://twitter.com/bspacetape https://www.facebook.com/bspacetape https://www.instagram.com/boostersandspacetape Contact: boostersandspacetape@gmail.com  

An episode is squeezed out just before Aki returns to the UK and it seems the pandemic hasn't caused a lack of news for both Kerbal Space Program and KSP2 this time. Version 1.10 drops for KSP and we go over the new features while the KSP2 slot is taken up with an inevitable discussion about the new Intercept Games studio. Mator runs through the Crew Dragon Demo-2 launch in our real-space segment while Aki get the other hosts to guess the RPM of the fastest known spinning object. A community questions has us discussing which launch/mission in history we would like to be a part of. 0:05:05 - Personal progress 0:17:13 - Kerbal Space Program 0:49:01 - KSP2 1:01:20 - Real Space 1:28:14 - Community Questions 1:37:40 - Outros Music was created by Popskyy - www.popskyy.bandcamp.com Host Links: www.twitch.tv/thereadpanda www.twitch.tv/matoro www.twitch.tv/digitalpsychosis Social Links: https://twitter.com/bspacetape https://www.facebook.com/bspacetape https://www.instagram.com/boostersandspacetape Contact: boostersandspacetape@gmail.com

We decided to leave the record button on after closing out the KSP content and this is the result. Our after-parties leave us discussing non-KSP related general gaming news and other material (including crock-pots!). Topics covered are the new pricing for Twitch in Australia, Steam Licencing, Fallout 4 Creation Club headaches, a streamers culinary best friend, and current and wishful game remakes! Warning - this episode contains strong language!

The pandemic continues to hinder our sanity as well as the release of fresh information, so we return to the Making History expansion for an overview of what the DLC provides. We discuss some things we'd like to see in KSP2 before moving on to our first listener email since relaunching the show. The Real Solar System mod is discussed as a result, and we also cover some communication mods that we've been using in recent play-through's of Kerbal Space Program. We revisit some questions from the last episode in the real-space section and The Read Panda brings the Theia Theory, which covers the most popular idea on the formation of the Moon, to his Space History Corner. 0:06:54 - Personal progress0:25:24 - Kerbal Space Program0:44:11 - KSP20:56:10 - Community Spotlight1:20:52 - Real Space1:44:41 - Outros Music was created by Popskyy - www.popskyy.bandcamp.com Host Links:www.twitch.tv/thereadpanda www.twitch.tv/matoro www.twitch.tv/digitalpsychosis Social Links:https://twitter.com/bspacetape https://www.facebook.com/bspacetape https://www.instagram.com/boostersandspacetape boostersandspacetape@gmail.com

Perhaps our most wayward episode with the longest intro to date! We get immensely side-tracked during our intro segment, but it should still be good entertainment. We’ll blame the lack of new KSP contact, thanks to the current pandemic. Skip the first 30 minutes if all you want is Kerbal Space Program news. Although not much has happened for KSP 1 or 2 in recent times, we still have a good go at discussing some of the past and upcoming features. We cover off on what update 1.8 ‘Moar Boosters!’ brought us for Kerbal Space Program and we also talk about our thoughts on the latest KSP2 dev update. In real-space we spin some facts on the Mars Helicopter while celebrating NASA bringing back the ‘Worm Logo’. TheReadPanda talks about the space-stations that ‘never were’ in his History Corner. 0:03:37 - Personal progress0:33:00 - Kerbal Space Program0:41:37 - KSP20:58:08 - Real Space1:35:51 - Outros Music was created by Popskyy - www.popskyy.bandcamp.com Host Links:www.twitch.tv/thereadpanda www.twitch.tv/matoro www.twitch.tv/digitalpsychosis Social Links:https://twitter.com/bspacetape https://www.facebook.com/bspacetape https://www.instagram.com/boostersandspacetape boostersandspacetape@gmail.com

We review the biggest changes in the Kerbal Space Program 1.9.1 release and attempt to drag out some of the upcoming features from the latest KSP2 news. Real-space covers the new Mars 2020 rover 'Perseverance' and we try some inventive names for the new Mars Helicopter that will be accompanying the roaming vehicle. Matoro also comes up with a new technical term for solar panel deployment... 0:01:55 – What we've been up to 0:12:30 – KSP 1.9.1 release 0:19:04 – KSP2 features 0:40:30 – Real Space news 1:09:52 – Outros Music was created by Popskyy - www.popskyy.bandcamp.com

The Boosters and Space-Tape team resurface following the announcement of Kerbal Space Program 2.0! Matoro now leads the show and Read, Digi and Aki all return. In this episode we catch up about who we are and what we've been up to before sharing the latest news on this unexpected development. We also discuss what the show's return will include in future episodes. TheReadPanda brings back his space history corner. 0:03:19 – Re-introductions and what to expect 0:28:15 – KSP2 news 1:03:57 – Read's History Corner 1:30:42 – Closing out Music was created by Popskyy - www.popskyy.bandcamp.com

We have decided not to continue under the Boosters and Spacetape name as we move away from a KSP focus. All four of us appear for the final recording to say farewell and let you know where to find our new show. We discuss the upcoming KSP 1.3.1 patch as well as the progress on the DLC. Take Two also gets a discussion after the company partners with SQUAD. Feedback from our listeners is read out as their opinion is shared on our decision to expand our show. The usual astronomy section follows where we talk over the probe to the Ice Giants, the LRO meteoroid encounter and some more news on the WOW! signal. We dedicate the end of this final episode sharing news on our new show and where to follow if you decide to continue with us on our crazy podcasting journey. 0:01:40 - Coming up... 0:03:31 - Mission Control 0:05:58 - R&D 0:16:50 - Listener Mail 0:24:08 - Tracking Station 0:51:38 - Our New Podcast

Join us for our second special offline episode and last dedicated KSP recording as we discuss the changes that will be coming to this podcast. The feedback we have received from both the live and at-home audience has been extremely positive regarding our proposed changes and we have already begun work on the new format for the show. Before we start we also have another quick overview of the upcoming 'Making History' expansion and the KSP v1.3 update to offer some clarity to our listeners. 0:01:56 - 'Making History' Expansion and KSP v.1.3 discussion 0:19:51 - Changes to the show and listener feedback 0:42:11 - Discussion on the new format 1:07:49 - Reflection and gratitude

Digi returns back to the show with his bad jokes for a full-house lineup. We quickly breeze over our recent KSP adventures to get to the discussion over Squad revealing their 'Big Announcement'. Despite sugar coatings from Aki and perspective changes from the Panda, beware for much cynicism and salt in this episode... After wishing Yuri Gagarin a happy birthday we revisit TRAPPIST-1 to dampen the spirits for many in our real-space segment. The NASA budget proposals cause mixed emotions for both existing and future missions and then Digi re-designs the laws of physics in response to the Panda's discussion on Fast Radio Bursts. We also have a big announcement for the podcast that we would very much appreciate your feedback on. Contact boostersandspacetape@gmail.com or @BSpacetape if you would like to influence our decision on some upcoming changes. 0:03:27 - Mission Control 0:13:49 - R&D 0:35:49 - Mods 0:38:17 - Listeners Mail 0:41:45 - Real Space 1:17:15 - Important Show Announcement 1:23:14 - Outros

In the absence of DigitalPsychosis we do our best to inject the silliness into this episode as we discuss our recent adventures in Kerbal Space Program. With the help of the live chat we throw out some, what turned out to be, bad guesses for the Secret Project that Squad has been working on for the past few months. The Read Panda has some obsessions over the Fallout series and gazebos while Aki explains how he is a second-hand vegetarian. Listener mail and Tweets are also read out. 0:01:39 - Mission Control 0:18:07 - R&D 0:32:46 - Mods 0:39:28 - Real Space 0:58:21 - Listeners Mail 1:03:33 - Outros The Gazebo Song - WheezyWaiter - YouTube

Digi returns to the show with his bad jokes and awkward moments. We talk about our recent ventures with Kerbal Space Program, discuss the latest development news and mods and reading out listener messages. In our real-space segment the observations of Proxima Centauri are discussed as well as some interesting research in metallic hydrogen. Time stamps: 0:04:23 - Coming up 0:05:16- Mission Control 0:25:35 - R&D 0:36:32 - Listeners Mail 0:48:29 - Real Space 1:25:44 - Shout Outs

A trio in the form of Aki, Read and Mator take the helm of this episode. We talk about our KriSPmas streaming adventures on KSPTV for the 5 year celebration of Kerbals Space program and a few extra things discovered in the release of 1.2.2. The passing of John Glenn is covered in our real-space section, as does some de-classified history of the Soviets weaponising orbital vehicles. Time Stamps: 0:03:03 - Coming up... 0:04:11 - Mission Control 0:20:46 - R&D 0:27:03 - Modding 0:31:09 - Real Space 0:47:31 - Plugs and Outro    

While Digi is away, Kofeyh joins us in the fourth seat as we report on our latest experiences in the Kerbal Space Program universe. Although there is little development news at the time of recording, Read brings forward a topic that sparks a big discussion regarding the direction of the modding community. In our real astronomy segment we talk about the successes of the recent ExoMars mission and also Cassini's next grand adventure. A lot of tweets and mail from our listeners also bloats out this episode. 0:01:48 - Coming up... 0:02:52 - Mission Control 0:07:07 - Modding Concerns 0:47:29 - R&D 0:54:00 - Real Space 1:11:16 - Listeners Mail 1:34:03 - Shout Outs 1:38:24 - Kofeyh's Outro Host Links: www.twitch.tv/akinesis_gaming www.twitch.tv/thereadpanda www.twitch.tv/matoroignika www.twitch.tv/digitalpsychosis    

In Episode 27 DigitalPsychosis rejoins the team to cover our latest progress in Kerbal Space Program, albeit a bit dry. We talk about SQUADs progress on the 1.2.2 patch and welcome a new senior developer. TheReadPanda offers his experience with the OPT and Mk4 Spaceplane mods in the modding section. For our Real Space segment we discuss MatoroIgnika's experience at the GOES-R launch, the future options for NASA and that darned Super-Moon hype. 0:02:22- Coming up... 0:04:28 - Mission Control 0:16:40 - R&D 0:31:12 - Real Space 1:01:50 - Shout Outs  

In this episode we discuss the changes in the 1.2.1 patch and we also delve into the issues the PS4 and XBox users are currently facing with their version of Kerbal Space Program. Digital Psychosis was in PAX Australia at the time of recording so Million_Lights joins us as a guest on the show and discusses the new SquadCast format. The Read Panda runs through the fun he's been having with the OPT Spaceplane mod and we discuss the ESAs Schiaparelli crash in the real space section. 0:05:06 - Mission Control 0:16:47 - Million_Lights on Squadcast 0:21:42 - R&D 0:37:52 - Console Discussion 0:48:43 - Modding Community 1:01:12 - Real Space 1:23:39 - Astronaut Complex 1:29:27 - Shout-outs and Outros CommNet Signal Strength Calculator and Antenna Selector: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/149099-commnet-signal-strength-calculator-antenna-selector/ CommNet Wiki: http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/CommNet

In this episode we discuss the release of KSP 1.2. Unfortunately this version is still waiting console porting, but the PC release seems all that we could have hoped for. We share our feelings on the departure of the majority of developers and thank them for all their hard work. We also delve into what we'd like to see with KSPs future. We also talk about Mator's experience at TwitchCon and Digi's and Aki's adventures at the Skylab crash site. 00:03:06 - Coming up... 00:04:30 - R&D and Mission Control 01:04:05 - Real Space 01:25:53 - Tweets and Mail 01:44:52 - Plugs, thanks and waves

1.2 is now in pre-release and we are now able to talk about the features without fear of breaking the Squad NDA. We run through our experiences with version 1.2 so far as well as giving a brief over view of the features. We weren't able to cover everything so we will be diving into more depth over the next few shows. We also cover SpaceX, Philae's discovery and the Juno data in our real space section. Time Stamps: 0:01:20 - Season 3 feedback 0:03:34 - Episode 24 delay (NDA) 0:05:35 - Kasper's farewell 0:06:54 - Aki opening 1.2 KSPTV streams 0:13:36 - Coming up in this episode... 0:14:53 - Mission Control 0:32:43 - Research and Development (1.2 development and modding) 1:04:05 - Tracking Station (Real Space) 1:15:27 - Astronaut Complex (listeners messages) 1:21:56 - Administration Building (plugs and outros)

We all return to start Season Three of Boosters and Spacetape. We are excited to add some changes to the Podcast which we hope the listeners will find fun. We start by discussing these changes before moving onto our usual segment: Mission Control. Mator has been out of the loop as he recovers from a real-life disaster, Digi has an announcement for an upcoming event, Read continues to take things seriously and Aki is happy to be back into a streaming schedule. We talk about the changes expected in KSP 1.2 as well as Kerbalism from the modding community. In Real Space Stuff we talk about Juno's first close-pass of Jupiter and also the potential planet around Proxima Centauri B. Time Stamps: 0:03:01 - Season Three changes 0:10:02 - Mission Control 0:21:10 - R&D 0:53:20 - Space Stuff 1:07:10 - Listener mail 1:13:52 - Digi's announcement 1:18:23 - Plugs and waves