Podcaster: Ralph, Paul & Jenni
Organization: Awesome Astronomy
Title : Awesome Astronomy March 2020 Part 2 (Space Roundup)
Link : www.awesomeastronomy.com
Description:
The Discussion: Balancing the argument between love and hate of SpaceX and drawing a line under the argument over when the current decade starts and what constitutes a decade.
The News: Rounding up the space exploration news this month we have:
- SpaceX is cleared for a crewed launch in April
- Further problems for Boeing
- Christina Koch takes the female spaceflight record.
- The dullest space news story ever (involving biscuits/cookies)
- A Japanese mission to return samples from Phobos!
- ESA’s launch & deployment of the Solar Orbiter.
Main news story: The import of NASA’s 2021 FY Budget.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum: The radio part of the spectrum. How it became so important for astronomy and by whom.
Q&A: What do you think was the greatest astronomical/scientific advancement that came about due to a dubious past, and do you think it was worth it? By email from Alan Beech in the UK.
Today’s sponsor: Big thanks to our Patreon supporters this month: Dustin A Ruoff, Brett Duane, Kim Hay, Nik Whitehead, Timo Sievänen, Michael Freedman, Paul Fischer, Rani Bush, Karl Bewley, Joko Danar, Steven Emert, Frank Tippin, Steven Jansen, Barbara Geier, Don Swartwout, James K. Wood, Katrina Ince, Michael Lewinger, Phyllis Simon Foster, Nicolo DePierro.
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