Rocket Roundup for September 16, 2020
Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript First up, on September 12 at 3:19 UTC, Astra launched their Rocket 3.1 for the very first time for their very first orbital flight attempt from Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, Alaska. CREDIT: John...
Rocket Roundup for September 9, 2020
Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript First up: on Wednesday, September 3rd at 01:51 UTC, Arianespace launched Vega flight 16 from Launch Pad 1 at Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana. Onboard were 53 spacecraft from 21 customers in 13...
Rocket Roundup for August 26, 2020
Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript Thanks to a number of delays, we have just one launch attempt to bring you today: On August 23rd at 02:27 UTC, a Long March 2D rocket launched from pad 603 at SLS-2 of the Jiuquan Space Center in northern...
Rocket Roundup for August 12, 2020
Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript First up, on August 6 at 4:00 am UTC China launched a Long March 2D from Jiuquan Satellite Center. Onboard were two satellites: Gaofen-9 04 and Tsinghua Science Satellite. CREDIT: CAST Gaofen is an optical...
Rocket Roundup for July 29, 2020
Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript First up, at 4:41 AM UTC, a Long March 5 rocket blasted off from Wenchang Space Launch Center, sending the Tianwen-1 on its way to Mars. It’s expected to arrive next February. IMAGE CREDIT: CNSA The mission...About Our Podcast
Get your daily dose of all that’s new in space and astronomy. The sky is not the limit, as we bring you a fast-paced roundup of launches, landings, and everyday discoveries. The Daily Space is brought to you by the team behind CosmoQuest at the Planetary Science Institute, and features hosts Dr. Pamela L. Gay & Annie Wilson.
