Podcaster: Ralph, Paul & Jenni
Title : Awesome Astronomy September 2021 Part 2 (The Space Exploration Show)
Organization: Awesome Astronomy
Link : www.awesomeastronomy.com
Description:
The Discussion:
- Our practical astronomy gathering is back – join us in Wales on 2-5th October
- Jen is contributing to Andy Oppenheimer’s book Stars of Orion
- Submit your support for Lego to create a clockwork solar system
- Watch Jen’s free online exoplanet talk for the Open University Space Society
- Emails from our good friends:
- Casey Ash in Thailand, about the perennial issue of satellite constellations
- Conor Brian from Texas about the first Martian settlers
The News
- Ongoing problems with the James Webb Space Telescope as it nears launch.
- The first NASA Artemis moon mission suffers a setback
- The International Space Station’s new module is now functional
- Inspiration4 – the first civilian mission to space
- Commercial rocket companies Astra & Firefly put on the firework show
- NASA’s Perseverance rover collects its first Mars samples for a return to Earth
The news discussion: Is commercial spaceflight just a billionaires’ plaything?
Moons of the Solar System: Our show segment exploring the discovery, exploration and our knowledge of the solar system’s moons. This month we reach the last major solar system body to have moons: Pluto.
Bio: Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well).
Today’s sponsor: Big thanks to our Patreon supporters this month: Rob Leeson, David Bowes, Brett Duane, Benett Bolek, Mary Ann, Frank Frankovic, Michael Freedman, Kim Hay, Steven Emert, Frank Tippin, Rani Bush, Jako Danar, Joseph J. Biernat, Nik Whitehead, Michael W, Cherry Wood, Steve Nerlich, Steven Kluth, James K Wood, Katrina Ince, Phyllis Foster, Don Swartwout, Barbara Geier, Steven Jansen
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