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Links and Show Notes Support Liftoff with a Relay FM Membership Watch a Chinese probe land on the far side of the Moon - The Verge China’s lunar lander successfully sprouts cotton on the Moon - The Verge China unveils follow-up lunar exploration missions - Xinhua | English.news.cn The new space race pits the U.S. against China. The U.S. is losing badly. - The Washington Post NASA delays SpaceX commercial crew test flight to February - SpaceNews.com This is SpaceX’s very first human crew - YouTube NASA's Johnson Space Center employees expected to protest government shutdown Tuesday - HoustonChronicle.com NASA rescinds invitation to Russian space agency chief to visit US after backlash | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Bridenstine and Rogozin speak by phone after canceled visit - SpaceNews.com SpaceX's 'Starship' Hopper Prototype Could Make 1st Test Flight in Weeks, Elon Musk Says SpaceX Finishes Building 'Starship' Hopper Prototype (Photo) Susanne Auer 🇪🇺 on Twitter: ""How I look on Tinder vs Real Life" - #SpaceX Rocket Edition… " SpaceX to lay off 10% of its workforce - Los Angeles Times Eric Berger on Twitter: "Some notes regarding SpaceX cuts..." Rocket Report: Blue nears flight, India to double up, Musk’s Starship love | Ars Technica