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LIVE: Elon Musk, Life in Space, China, NASA + MORE Jun 20, 2019

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LIVE Episode: Elon Musk and SpaceX, Life in Space, China's new Space Station Experiments, NASA + MORE

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NEW China Space Station + Experiments Jun 19, 2019

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China has selected nine scientific experiments — including a project that will probe how DNA mutates in space — to fly on its first major space station, scheduled to be completed in 2022.

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NASA Shuts Down Spitzer Space Telescope After 16 Years Jun 18, 2019

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After spending almost 16 years in space, NASA is now preparing to shut down its Spitzer Space Telescope. According to the space agency, the spacecraft will be officially retired in early next year.

Spitzer was officially launched on Dec. 18, 2003. Originally, the spacecraft’s mission was to remain in orbit for a maximum of five years. Surprisingly, NASA was able to extend the spacecraft’s functionality to 11 more years.

LIVE: SpaceX, Space Travel, Space Tourism, NASA and MORE! Jun 17, 2019

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The second LIVE episode of the Space News Pod! Please let me know what you think on social media @spacenewspod.

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NASA Moon Landing needs $20-$30 Billion More Jun 17, 2019

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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told CNN Business on Thursday that the space agency will need an additional “$20 to $30 billion” over a span of five years to return American astronauts to the Moon by 2024.

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LIVE: NASA spots Star Trek logo on Mars, Moon Missions + MORE Jun 15, 2019

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This is a full length #live episode of the Space News Pod where I dig into Mars, the Moon, NASA and other cool space related things!

What's on the next SpaceX flight? Jun 14, 2019

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There will be 24 Payloads aboard the Falcon Heavy STP-2 launch, including six weather research satellites, each weighing less than 500 pounds. The Planetary Society will also be flying its Lightsail 2 spacecraft aboard this mission.

India plans its own space station and Mars 2020 Updates Jun 13, 2019

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India plans to have its own space station in the future and conduct separate missions to study Sun and Venus, it said on Thursday, as the nation moves to bolster its status as a leader in space technologies and inspire the young minds to take an interest in scientific fields.

India’s space agency said today that it will begin working on its space station following its first manned mission to space, called Gaganyaan (which means “space vehicle” in Sanskrit), in 2022 — just in time to commemorate 75 years of the country’s independence from Britain. The government has sanctioned Rs 10,000 crores ($1.5 billion) for Gaganyaan mission, it was unveiled today.

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Elon Musk Highlights from Tesla Shareholder Meeting June 2019 Jun 13, 2019

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Tesla hosts their 2019 annual shareholders meeting where they highlight the future of Tesla as a company. We ended the quarter with $2.2 billion of cash and cash equivalents, a $1.5 billion reduction from the end of 2018. This reduction was driven by a $920 million convertible bond repayment and an increase in the number of vehicles in transit to customers at the end of Q1. In addition, we began production and deliveries of Model 3 vehicles for overseas markets. As noted in our Q1 2019 Vehicle Production & Deliveries letter, due to unforeseen challenges we had only delivered half of the quarter’s numbers ten days before the end of the quarter. This caused a large number of vehicle deliveries to shift into Q2.

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India sets sights on Moon, unveils spacecraft for historic mission Jun 12, 2019

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India plans to join the exclusive group of countries that have successfully landed on the Moon following the launch of its Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft next month.

Speaking in Bangalore on Wednesday, Indian Space Research Organization Chairman K. Sivan said that the spacecraft will launch from Sriharikota, an island off India's southeastern coast, on July 15.

Chandrayaan-2 will carry a lunar lander dubbed "Vikram," or "valor," which is expected to make a soft landing on the Moon’s surface on Sept. 6. The lander will transport a robotic rover that will explore the lunar surface.

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