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Episode 203: DOWNLINK--Erika Hamden
Manage episode 230100348 series 118428
This week in SF history
— 28 March, 1986: ISEE-3/ICE Comet Halley Distant Flyby (wikipedia.org)
Spaceflight news
— Crew Dragon is close, but not quite ready for human flight (and other SPX news) (spacenews.com)
— Pre-launch presser (github.com)
— Tested heat shield (engadget.com)
— Hopper tests (spacenews.com) (nextbigfuture.com)
Short & Sweet
— Beresheet is on course for the moon (spacenews.com)
— The ISS gets some fresh batteries (spaceflightnow.com)
— NASA engineers still unclear on why InSight’s heat probe is stuck (spacenews.com)
Questions, comments, corrections
— Chris Birke via Discord: Molly Brown was the last gemini capsule that was named.
Interview: Professor Erika Hamden
— Applying to Small Explorer program (wikipedia.org)
— TESS’s orbit is weird (spaceflight101.com)
— UV standard stars paper (researchgate.net)
479 episodes
Manage episode 230100348 series 118428
This week in SF history
— 28 March, 1986: ISEE-3/ICE Comet Halley Distant Flyby (wikipedia.org)
Spaceflight news
— Crew Dragon is close, but not quite ready for human flight (and other SPX news) (spacenews.com)
— Pre-launch presser (github.com)
— Tested heat shield (engadget.com)
— Hopper tests (spacenews.com) (nextbigfuture.com)
Short & Sweet
— Beresheet is on course for the moon (spacenews.com)
— The ISS gets some fresh batteries (spaceflightnow.com)
— NASA engineers still unclear on why InSight’s heat probe is stuck (spacenews.com)
Questions, comments, corrections
— Chris Birke via Discord: Molly Brown was the last gemini capsule that was named.
Interview: Professor Erika Hamden
— Applying to Small Explorer program (wikipedia.org)
— TESS’s orbit is weird (spaceflight101.com)
— UV standard stars paper (researchgate.net)
479 episodes
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