Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.

 

The Discussion: 

• Techniquest in Cardiff Bay
• Our Good friend Dylan O’Donnell at Star Stuff
• A listener’s email on the naming of spacecraft, prompting a debate on history, cultures and tearing down statues.

 

The News:

• Britain’s ambitious spaceports hit regulatory purgatory
• China’s plans for this year include space station completion, comet and asteroid missions
• Unknown heroines of space & astronomy for International Women in Science Day

 

The news discussion: 

NASA contract a Mars Sample return rocket.

 

Nebulas:
A look at the weird and wonderful nebulae that you can see through telescopes or use to understand the interstellar medium and star formation. This month we focus on Emission Nebulae.

 

Q&A:

Why do astronauts travelling from the earth to the moon appear to experience complete weightlessness? From our good friend Paul Waterhouse in the Forest of Dean, UK

 

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