The 365 Days of Astronomy

Awesome Astronomy - August Part 2 (Space)

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Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce. The Discussion: Following on from last month’s 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, we take a look at the recent movies and documentaries & social media: - High Life, - 8 Days to the Moon and Back, - Apollo 50th, - ApolloinRealTime.org, - The ongoing inspiration of Apollo, - The build-up of Project Artemis, - Saying farewell to Flight Director Chris Kraft and Mandla Maseko, and - An email from our good friend Lee Stevens. The News: Rounding up the space exploration news this month we have: - Japan’s Hyabusa 2 mission to return asteroid samples to Earth - Toyota and JAXA prototype a pressurized lunar rover for launch in 2029. - India launches Chandrayaan 2 to the lunar south pole. - ESA proposes a comet interceptor for 2028. - A formation of satellites to study the heliosphere. - NASA’s Orion capsule completes its abort tests. Main news story: NASA selects 12 new lunar technology investigations. The Debate: Court is in session for the third round of advocacy to get winner from your top ten historic space missions. This month we have an epic battle of space telescopes as Kepler goes toe to toe with Hubble. Q&A;: Why did NASA choose to send a drone to Titan rather than a submarine to Enceladus? Suki Woods in Norway. http://www.awesomeastronomy.com Bio: Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well).   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].

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