WELCOME BACK! Today is a special Friday episode of the podcast, brought to you in part by the flu and cough medicine. Alex has Sara back on the show to discuss some topics that have been rolling around in his head this week: What are we gonna do with kids in Space? And the inevitable dealings with shitty people during the holiday season. They also go over some of the current Space news from this week. The new date for the next SpaceX launch, The Principia Launch w/ Tim Peake & the newest hi-res Pluto pictures! Enjoy! Space Links:

• SpaceX Launch date: Sunday around 8 or 9 PM ET
  • https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/674885173838680064
  • http://www.spacex.com/news/2015/12/11/orbcomm-2-mission-update
• The ESA's PRINCIPIA Launch
  • http://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Principia/ESA_astronaut_Tim_Peake_begins_six-month_stay_on_Space_Station
  • http://blogs.esa.int/tim-peake/2015/12/14/soyuz-scientific-stowaways/
• Newest Hi-Res Pictures from Pluto
  • http://www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-s-close-up-now-in-color
  • http://www.nasa.gov/feature/a-day-on-pluto-a-day-on-charon