Podcaster: Ralph, Paul & Jenni
Title : Awesome Astronomy February 2022 Part 2 (The Space Exploration Show)
Organization: Awesome Astronomy
Link : www.awesomeastronomy.com
Description:
The Discussion:
- Techniquest in Cardiff Bay
- Our Good friend Dylan O’Donnell at Star Stuff
- A listener’s email on the naming of spacecraft, prompting a debate on history, cultures and tearing down statues.
The News
- Britain’s ambitious spaceports hit regulatory purgatory
- China’s plans for this year include space station completion, comet and asteroid missions
- Unknown heroines of space & astronomy for International Women in Science Day
The news discussion: NASA contract a Mars Sample return rocket.
Nebulas:
A look at the weird and wonderful nebulae that you can see through telescopes or use to understand the interstellar medium and star formation. This month we focus on Emission Nebulae.
Q&A:
Why do astronauts travelling from the earth to the moon appear to experience complete weightlessness? From our good friend Paul Waterhouse in the Forest of Dean, UK
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).
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