On this episode of Talking Space we begin with the preliminary conclusions released by SpaceX regarding the loss of CRS-7, leading into a discussion of the succession of resupply issues over the past year and how it might impact today’s commercial space race for future NASA contracts. Heading over to the purely commercial side of things we speculate on the National Transportation Safety Board’s public hearing on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShip Two crash from last fall (which took place the morning after recording). Quickly shifting to much happier news we devote the bulk of the show to the New Horizons Pluto flyby with special commentary by our own intrepid on-the-scene reporter, Mr. Mikulka, who was at Johns Hopkins for all the festivities. From the images and data that rocked the very foundations of geological knowledge to international coverage and the incredible reach of this particular mission, we look at how New Horizons has and will change our ideas about our solar system. Speaking of images, we round things out with DSCOVR and its new Earth portraits before announcing a special plan to show NASA some more appreciation. Winding things up is this week’s Spinoff and one aspect of how space research is contributing to cleaner drinking water for people at all altitudes.
Show recorded 7/27/2015
Host this week: Kassy Tamanini a.k.a. CraftLass. Panel members: Gene Mikulka, Mark Ratterman, and Kathryn Robison.
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Episode 509: The #SoyuzAdventure of a Lifetime
Episode 508: Rovers and Couples Seeing Red
Episode 507: Just Another Asteroid
Episode 506: Stories of a
Episode 505: They're Sending Up Who?
Episode 504: It Was the Best and Worst of Times
Episode 503: A CCiCap Recap
Episode 502: New News is Good News
Episode 501: Five Times the Science
Episode 441: Trefft unsere Freunde aus Deutschland
Episode 440: Apocalypse Now?
Episode 439: Is This the Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy?
Episode 438: Curiosity About the Outer Solar System
Episode 437: Robot of the Year Checks In
Episode 436: Being @NASASocial
Episode 435: A Final Farewell to the Space Shuttle
Episode 434: Skylon with SABRE - Single Stage to Orbit
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