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The International Space Station is now open for all commercial business as well as space tourism.  Be sure to have a pen and paper ready to make notes on being a tourist in space.  You'll be surprised how much it costs to breath, eat and use water per day on the ISS.

What is like to live aboard a space station the circles the globe every 92 minutes?  And what stress astronauts face living for extended time floating in space.  David and Washington Bureau Chief, Rick Potlock report.

2019 Looking back at America's Space Achievements. Joining David is Rick Potlock, also a former NPR Space Correspondent and now About Space Today's Washington Bureau Chief review an awesome year!

In 1968, Apollo astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders, would come within 70 miles above the lunar surface circling it several times. Their live broadcast from Lunar orbit would capture the world's attention!

One hour into the flight...and then a problem.  The spacecraft rocks over-fired using the fuel it need to reach the International Space Station (ISS).

Boeing's Starliner is ready for a Friday, Dec 20th Launch.  This will be the final unmanned test flight before astronauts begin travel to the International Space Station.

Listen to Chris Ferguson of Missions for Boeing and America's first commercial astronaut, as he describes the dynamics of the most versatile spacesuits ever designed.

The past president of the Atlanta Astronomy Club, Mark Banks will discuss the possibilities of an asteroid colliding with Earth.

Launch in 2016, the Osiris-Rex satellite was sent into deep space to rendezvous with the asteroid Benu.  Some scientists believe we will discover the leftover building blocks of the solar system, remnants from the dawn of the planet formation that may have delivered organics and water to Earth.

The second Moon Landing had to be "on target" perfect to land within walking distance to Surveyor III which landed in 1967.  Al Bean the fourth man to walk on the Moon shares his observations of our blue earth from 200 thousand miles away.