May 24, 2016

21: The Excitement Has Exploded

57 minutes

Jason and Stephen catch up some news, talk about some weird ways stars end and are then joined by Loren Grush, science reporter at The Verge to talk about commercial crew, inflatable space hotels and more.

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Guest Starring:

Loren Grush

Links and Show Notes Photos: Final space shuttle fuel tank moves through Los Angeles to museum – Spaceflight Now The External Tank Has Arrived! What's Next for L.A. Space Shuttle Display Spaceflight Now | STS-134 | Space shuttle Endeavour leaves LAX Space Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit | Kennedy Space Center OV-105 "Endeavour" | California Science Center India launches mini space shuttle - BBC News India's 1st Mini 'Space Shuttle' Test Launch in Pictures China reveals design for planned Tiangong 3 space station - SpaceFlight Insider TASS: Science & Space - Russia has no plans to deliver US astronauts to ISS after 2018 — official Watch NASA Deploy First Expandable Habitat at Space Station | NASA SN 2003fg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Progenitor IA supernova - Supernova - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Loren Grush (@lorengrush) | Twitter Loren Grush - The Verge Commercial Crew Program | NASA Juno | NASA Bigelow and ULA Partner to Launch Commercial Space Habitat in 2020 - Universe Today Space in Videos - 2016 - 02 - ESA Euronews: Moon Village