Awesome Astronomy - August Part 2 (Space Exploration)

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce. The Discussion: Jen on the radio discussing the Perseids. Starlink satellites flaring over our heads. TV shows "From the Earth to the Moon" and "For All Mankind". Jeni talking Pluto on the BBC. Sputnik V. Jeni’s latest paper is submitted for journal review. And submit your feelings.   The News: Rounding up the space exploration news we have: Protecting other worlds from our germs and bugs. Space Force’s Star Trek-esque logo. The Curiosity rover celebrates its 8th year on Mars. New Zealand’s Rocketlab pursue reusability. Skyrora begin rocket testing in Iceland. SpaceX’s Starship prototyping and testing continues. Main news story: America gets back to launching people into space.   Q&A;: Will the James Webb Space Telescope actually launch and will it still be worth launching? Lana Visser from Heerenveen in the Netherlands.   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].