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Liftoff

Liftoff was a podcast about space, the universe, and everything. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand the major developments as explained by enthusiastic space fans Stephen Hackett and Jason Snell. Hosted by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett.

Copyright: Copyright © 2019 Relay FM

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121: Apollo 13 Apr 07, 2020

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In the spring of 1970, NASA launched what would be the third mission to walk on the moon, but almost nothing went to plan, putting the crew in peril until the moment they splashed down.

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Our Apollo Episodes:

Apollo 13 | NASA

Apollo 13 Accident

Apollo 13: Home Safe - NASA on YouTube

Apollo Expeditions to the Moon: Chapter 13

Apollo 13 Flight Journal - Index Page

Apollo 13 (AS-508) | National Air and Space Museum

The Recipe for Apollo 13's Disaster | Popular Science

45 years after Apollo 13: Ars looks at what went wrong and why | Ars Technica

Apollo 13: An Accident in Space | The New Yorker

Apollo 13: Houston, We've Got a Problem - YouTube

Apollo 13 Accident - Flight Director Loop Part 1 - YouTube

Your Questions about Apollo 13 Answered by Jerry Woodfill - Universe Today

More of Your Apollo 13 Questions Answered by Jerry Woodfill - Universe Today

Apollo 13 in Real Time website offers new insight into mission, 50 years later | collectSPACE

As it Happened - Apollo 13 "Houston We've Had A Problem" - YouTube

The Apollo 13 Mission and Rescue: How much plutonium was added to the Earth's environment?

Apollo 13 (1995) - IMDb

BBC World Service - 13 Minutes to the Moon

Houston, we have a problem - Wikipedia

Apollo 13: Lovell, Jim, Kluger, Jeffrey - Amazon.com

Apollo 50th on Twitter: "Damage caused to the first car from the fire..."

The Incomparable: Apollo 13

120: Everything Got Jumbled and Fell Down Mar 24, 2020

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The entire space industry is reeling from effects of the current global pandemic, and NASA remembers Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden.

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NASA fixes Mars lander by hitting it with a shovel - CNN

NASA targets May for Crew Dragon test flight - SpaceNews.com

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites, misses booster landing for second time - SpaceNews.com

Scientists trace famed 1987 supernova to weird blue supergiant star | Space

Life on the Planet Mercury? ‘It’s Not Completely Nuts’ - The New York Times

NASA and the Coronavirus — Where Things Stand – SpacePolicyOnline.com

Bigelow Aerospace lays off entire workforce - SpaceNews.com

NASA Response Framework (PDF)

NASA is suspending development of its future deep-space rocket during coronavirus pandemic - The Verge

NASA confirms work stoppage on James Webb Space Telescope – Spaceflight Now

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance still on track for July launch despite coronavirus outbreak | Space

How NASA is preparing to launch humans to space as coronavirus pandemic worsens - The Verge

ESA scales down science mission operations amid pandemic

Astronauts know how to handle isolation: Here are tips from Scott Kelly, Peggy Whitson and more. | Space

Alfred M "Al" Worden | NASA

Apollo astronaut Al Worden dies at 88 – Spaceflight Now

Remembering Apollo 15’s Al Worden - The Vintage Space - Medium

Alfred Worden, 88, Dies; Orbited Moon and Walked in Deep Space - The New York Times

119: A Rovey McRoverface Situation Mar 10, 2020

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Mars 2020 has a name, Voyager 2 can't call home and SpaceX is doing SpaceX things. Then, results from the initial Starliner investigation and a look at VIPER.

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News | Virginia Middle School Student Earns Honor of Naming NASA's Next Mars Rover

NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Gets New, Official Name: Perseverance - The New York Times

When Voyager 2 Calls Home, Earth Soon Won’t Be Able to Answer - The New York Times

DSN Now

Inside Elon Musk’s plan to build one Starship a week—and settle Mars | Ars Technica

SpaceX launches the last flight of its original Dragon cargo capsule - The Verge

NASA Update on Orbital Flight Test Independent Review Team – Commercial Crew Program

NASA still doesn’t know if it wants Boeing to perform another test flight of its passenger spacecraft - The Verge

NASA is Planning to Build a Lunar Rover With a 1-Meter Drill to Search for Water Ice - Universe Today

NASA Asks Commercial Moon Delivery Partners to Fly Rover to Moon | NASA

VIPER | NASA

BBC World Service - 13 Minutes to the Moon - Downloads

118: A Reusable Buddy Satellite Feb 28, 2020

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Little satellites are helping larger ones, InSight's mole is causing problems, the SLS is slipping and Venus is up for a mission as a Hot Jupiter may be being ripped apart. Just another fortnight of space news!

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Mac Power Users #524: Photographing the Stars, with Andrew Burwell - Relay FM

Mac Observatory

InSight to try to push mole into Martian surface - SpaceNews.com

A Year of Surprising Science From NASA's InSight Mars Mission | NASA

Publications | Science – NASA's InSight Mars Lander

Delay seems likely as parachute problems plague European Mars lander | Ars Technica

Boeing didn’t perform full end-to-end test of Starliner - Orlando Sentinel

William Gerstenmaier joins SpaceX, and that’s a really big deal | Ars Technica

An Orbital Rendezvous Demonstrates a Space Junk Solution - The New York Times

This 'hot Jupiter' alien planet is dancing with death with its 18-hour year | Space

China’s Rover Finds Layers of Surprise Under Moon’s Far Side - The New York Times

Sunspots and Stranded Whales: A Bizarre Correlation - The New York Times

Final Test of Orion Motor Critical to Astronaut Safety a Success | NASA

SLS debut slips to April 2021, KSC teams working through launch sims - NASASpaceFlight.com

NASA’s next science missions will head for Venus, Io, or Triton - The Verge

One of NASA’s greatest mathematicians, Katherine Johnson, has died | Ars Technica

Liftoff #48: Hidden Figures - Relay FM

Julius Montgomery, Who Broke a Space-Age Race Barrier, Dies at 90 - The New York Times

117: Things Bumping Against Other Things Feb 11, 2020

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Boeing's Starliner issues run deeper than it first appeared, CHEOPS is operation and the Solar Orbiter is on its way to our start. That, and a look at the White House's proposed NASA budget for 2021.

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Ungeniused #98: NACA - Relay FM

NASA Shares Initial Findings from Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test Investigation – Commercial Crew Program

Boeing’s Starliner problems may be worse than we thought | Ars Technica

NASA confirms two Boeing Starliner issues would’ve led to spacecraft loss without intervention | TechCrunch

Does NASA Trust Boeing? - The Atlantic

Europe's planet-hunting CHEOPS telescope beams down first image. It's better than expected | Space

Bad Astronomy | First light for the exoplanet hunter mission CHEOPS goes tetrahedral

Solar Orbiter Launch Takes Solar Science to New Heights | NASA

Solar Orbiter | NASA

We are entering the Golden Age of studying our Sun | Ars Technica

News | Voyager 2 Engineers Working to Restore Normal Operations

Liftoff #44: Voyager - Relay FM

Trump administration calls for big budget increases for NASA to fund Moon program - The Verge

White House requests significant NASA budget increase to fund Artemis program - SpaceNews.com

NASA FY 2021 Budget Request (PDF)

Fiscal Year 2020 Budget (PDF)

NASA's budget appears on page 92.

116: Remembering Challenger Jan 28, 2020

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On January 28, 1986, seven astronauts lost their lives aboard the space shuttle Challenger, including teacher Christa McAuliffe. This week, Jason and Stephen talk about the disaster, its causes and how it changed NASA, after discussing the current House NASA Authorization Bill and more.

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SpaceX releases preliminary results from Crew Dragon abort test – Spaceflight Now

Starliner’s thruster performance receiving close scrutiny from NASA | Ars Technica

Spitzer telescope to be decommissioned after 16 years - SpaceFlight Insider

NASA prepares to shut down Spitzer Space Telescope - SpaceNews.com

A TV satellite is about to explode following 'irreversible' battery damage | Live Science

Doubletree by Hilton Chocolate Chip Cookie First Food Baked in Space | Hilton Press Center

We finally know what happens when you bake cookies in space | Space

Is the Moon a Stepping Stone or a Cornerstone for Mars? | The Planetary Society

House introduces NASA authorization bill that emphasizes Mars over moon - SpaceNews.com

NASA Authorization Bill Update – Administrator Jim Bridenstine

Delta-v - Kindle edition by Daniel Suarez. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Remembering Space Shuttle Challenger | NASA

Teacher in Space Project - Wikipedia

Watch The Challenger Disaster | Prime Video

1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion: CNN's live broadcast - YouTube

Rogers Commission Report - Wikipedia

Barbara Morgan - Wikipedia

115: A Mannequin is Not an Astronaut Jan 14, 2020

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2020 is here, as are updates on the James Webb telescope and SLS. NASA has inducted some new astronauts and the star Betelgeuse is getting weird.

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James Webb Space Telescope on Track for March 2021 Launch, NASA Says | Space

An Earth-size planet in the habitable zone? New NASA discovery is one special world. | Space

How the Sun's 11-Year Solar Cycle Works | Live Science

First New Sunspots in 40 Days Herald Coming Solar Cycle | Live Science

First look at LEGO Ideas International Space Station set (21321) – Jay's Brick Blog

SpaceX continues to blast satellites into orbit as the space community worries - The Verge

Find Starlink

SpaceX In-Flight Abort Test Launch Date Update – Commercial Crew Program

Timer Glitch Means No Space Station Docking for Boeing’s Starliner – SpacePolicyOnline.com

NASA/Boeing Team to Look for Root Cause of Starliner’s Mission Elapsed Timer Issue – SpacePolicyOnline.com

Sierra Nevada explores other uses of Dream Chaser - SpaceNews.com

Astronaut Christina Koch Breaks Record for Longest Space Mission by a Woman | Space

NASA’s Newest Astronauts Ready for Space Station, Moon & Mars Missions | NASA

Just a Fainting Spell? Or Is Betelgeuse About to Blow? - The New York Times

Bright Star Betelgeuse Might Be Harboring a Deep, Dark Secret | Live Science

The Incomparable 497 - For All Mankind

114: A Pentagon of Storms Dec 17, 2019

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2019 is coming to a close, but the news rolls on: NASA is close to having a new budget, Commercial Crew makes another step in the right direction and Jason ends things with a holiday message.

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SpaceX successfully launches and lands its rocket, misses catching its nosecone - The Verge

Vector files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy - SpaceNews.com

Bad Astronomy | Jupiter is still really weird: A new monster storm has formed around its south pole

How an Icy Moon of Saturn Got Its Stripes - The New York Times

Cascading parallel fractures on Enceladus | Nature Astronomy

Boeing's Starliner capsule cleared for milestone uncrewed test flight to space station - CBS News

Boeing rolls out Starliner passenger spacecraft ahead of December flight - The Verge

House Passes $738 Billion Military Bill With Space Force and Parental Leave - The New York Times

NASA to receive $22.6 billion in fiscal year 2020 spending bill - SpaceNews.com

Artemis Wins Only Lukewarm Support in Final NASA FY2020 Appropriation – SpacePolicyOnline.com

Another Day, Another Exoplanet, and Scientists Just Can't Keep Up | Space

The Site Has Been Chosen! Here's Where OSIRIS-REx is Going To Take a Sample from Bennu - Universe Today

NASA’s Osiris-Rex Selects Target Asteroid Landing Site - The New York Times

The Interstellar Comet Has Arrived in Time for the Holidays - The New York Times

113: Barbecue Freezer Dec 03, 2019

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Commercial Crew is moving forward, Vikram's crash site has been found, and there's a big black hole in the news. There are also claims of a new particle, but questions surround the announcement.

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Launch of first Starliner orbital test flight slips to Dec. 19 – Spaceflight Now

Russia's status as a space power will end with the start of NASA's commercial crew | TheHill

NASA Engineers Are Trying To Figure Out Why It's So Hard To Dig Mars : NPR

NASA spacecraft finds crash site of Indian lunar lander - The Verge

Amateur sleuth helps locate crash site of India’s Vikram moon lander – Spaceflight Now

1969 Chevrolet "Astrovette" Classic Drive - Motor Trend Classic - Motor Trend

The Grand Tour Game Neil Armstrong’s Corvette Full Documentary (Grand Tour Game Chevrolet Corvette) - YouTube

All four RS-25 Shuttle veterans installed into SLS Core Stage - NASASpaceFlight.com

NASA Certifies SLS Laboratory to Test Flight Software for Artemis | NASA

ESA Commits to ISS Extension, Cooperation on Gateway – SpacePolicyOnline.com

This Newfound Monster Black Hole Is Too Big for Theories to Handle | Space

Old NASA Moon Orbiter Finds New Life for Artemis Lunar Landing Project | Space

This Is Why The 'X17' Particle And A New, Fifth Force Probably Don't Exist

New Boson Claim Faces Scrutiny | Quanta Magazine

112: Apollo 12 Nov 19, 2019

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Apollo 12 forever lives in the shadow of the mission before it, but it shouldn't. Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon and Al Bean made plenty of their own history, with some terror and plenty of laughs along the way.

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Our Apollo Episodes:

Apollo 12 (AS-507) | National Air and Space Museum

Apollo 12 Mission - LPI

Apollo 12: The Pinpoint Mission - YouTube

Apollo 12's Launch Day Sandwiches - YouTube

Apollo 12: The electrifying return to the Moon

Apollo 12 - SCE to AUX - YouTube

What Does "Set SCE To AUX" Mean Anyway - Apollo 12's Lightning Strike Explained - YouTube

What Happened on Board when Apollo 12 was Struck by Lightning - YouTube

Apollo 12 Was Struck By Lightning Right After Launch ... Twice! (Video) | Space

Apollo 12 Was Struck By Lightning Right After Launch ... Twice! (Video) | Space

NASA's Analysis Of Apollo 12 Lightning Incident (PDF)

How Curiosity, Luck, and the Flip of a Switch Saved the Moon Program - VICE

Why Tuna Really Mattered on Apollo 12 - YouTube

Playmates on the Moon - YouTube

The Second Moon Landing Was Much Rowdier - The Atlantic

Down the Ladder

Surveyor 3 - Wikipedia

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