This week features a part 1 of our chat with Alan Bond a legend of British Rocketry - Hotol, Daedalus, Sklon, Blue Streak, Reaction Engines, Sabre. His life in rockets.

Jamie and Matt bring you the week's space news.

Happy Birthday Martin John Rees

Happy Birthday Yury Petrovich Artyukhin

JUNE 21st The summer solstice

Trump and the Space Council

ESA Council decides on the completion of Ariane 6 and endorses start of transition from Ariane 5 to Ariane 6

VEGA-C - Launching in one year

European Exploration Envelope Programme, (known as E3P)

Hayabusa2 is within sight of its target, Ryugu

ATLAS18qqn/AT2018cow Something has blown up in the universe

ARE WE ALONE?

Space Song playlist on spotify bit.ly/spacesongs

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