Podcaster: Ralph, Paul & Jenni
Organization: Awesome Astronomy
Title : Awesome Astronomy August 2020 Space Exploration Roundup
Link : www.awesomeastronomy.com
Description: The Discussion:
- Jen on the radio discussing the Perseids
- Starlink satellites flaring over our heads
- TV shows From the Earth to the Moon and For All Mankind
- Jeni talking Pluto on the BBC
- Sputnik V
- Jeni’s latest paper is submitted for journal review
- And submit your feelings
The News: Rounding up the space exploration news we have:
- Protecting other worlds from our germs and bugs
- Space Force’s Star Trek-esque logo
- The Curiosity rover celebrates its 8th year on Mars
- New Zealand’s Rocketlab pursue reusability
- Skyrora begin rocket testing in Iceland
- SpaceX’s Starship prototyping and testing continues
Main news story: America gets back to launching people into space
Q&A: Will the James Webb Space Telescope actually launch and will it still be worth launching? Lana Visser from Heerenveen in the Netherlands.
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