On Episode 150 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik answer your questions, respond to your comments, and have lined up a number of your most tummy-tickling space jokes. This one is more fun than wearing new shoes!
Join us as we talk about asteroid 2024YR4, the Space Launch System's prospects, Katy Perry in space, the newest lunar missions, the X-37B "secret shuttle," Apollo-era flight director Gene Kranz and astronaut Buzz Aldrin, solar sails, the cage match between Elon and astronaut Andreas Morgenson, and the best meteor shower of the year!
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Space news of the week
- 'That's impact probability zero folks!' Earth safe from 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4
- Long-time advocate of SLS rocket says it’s time to find an “off-ramp”
- NASA Working to Reestablish Communications With Lunar Trailblazer
- Katy Perry will launch to space with historic all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket
- Private Blue Ghost moon lander captures amazing footage of Earth behind and lunar surface below
- U.S. Space Force releases rare image of the mysterious X-37B spacecraft in orbit
- Astronauts vs. Musk: Public spat ensues over claims that politics delayed a flight to Earth
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About This Week In Space
This Week in Space covers the new space age. Every Friday we take a deep dive into a fascinating topic. What's happening with the new race to the moon and other planets? When will SpaceX really send people to Mars?
Join Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik from Space.com as they tackle those questions and more each week on Friday afternoons. You can subscribe today on your favorite podcatcher.
