Liftoff

7: Still Probably Not Aliens


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A fortnight of news has passed, and Jason and Stephen are here to talk water in the solar system, Orion's progress, the 15th anniversary of crewed ISS missions and some new job openings at NASA.

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  • Links and Show Notes Play "Space Theme" yourself — Hair-Breened Ideas Live From Mars – We are the Martians! | 12 months, 6 scientists, 1 Hab. Welcome to "Mars" Dreaming of Blue: Water and Mars | Live From Mars – We are the Martians! SETI Institute Allen Telescope Array Checks Out Star KIC 8462852 | SETI Institute NASA | Thermonuclear Art – The Sun In Ultra-HD (4K) - YouTube Liftoff #6: The Sun - Relay FM Space: Water, Water Everywhere — but Does That Mean There’s Life? Earth's Oldest Crust Dates to 4.4 Billion Years Ago Earth's Oldest Crust Dates to 4.4 Billion Years Ago Seven Key Facts About Cassini's Oct. 28 'Plume Dive' | NASA Deepest-Ever Dive Through Enceladus Plume Completed | NASA Cassini Solstice Mission: Saturn's Geyser Moon Shines in Close Flyby Views Saturn's Geyser Moon Shines in Close Flyby Views | NASA Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy of Europa: The Distinct Spectrum of Large-scale Chaos Mike Brown's Planets: Whale bones on Europa Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mission to Europa | NASA NASA's Orion moves on to full-scale assembly and testing - SpaceFlight Insider CDR, Orange Rockets And A Sense of “Since” | Rocketology: NASA’s Space Launch System Space Launch System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Orange tank SLS evolution - Post CDR - Space Launch System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia NASA Releases Harrowing New Photos of Last Year’s Antares Rocket Explosion GoPro Hero Camera Captures Awesome Sight Of Antares Orb-3 Rocket Explosion - YouTube NASA: AJ26 turbopump likely to blame for loss of Orb-3 Antares - SpaceFlight Insider NASA Mission Reveals Speed of Solar Wind Stripping Martian Atmosphere | NASA Mars’ Atmosphere Stripped by Solar Winds, NASA Says - The New York Times 15 Years on Station | NASA International Space Station program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia NASA denies Boeing a billion-dollar contract to resupply the ISS | The Verge Want to Be an Astronaut? NASA's Looking : Discovery News Be an Astronaut: NASA Seeks Explorers for Future Space Missions | NASA
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