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Archive for February 15th, 2025

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 148 — Clavius Base

February 15th, 2025 by me

On Episode 148 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik speak with Dr. Pascal Lee about why Clavius may be the ideal place to build our first lunar base.

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The best sci-fi TV shows of the 1950s

February 15th, 2025 by me

A list of 10 influential science fiction TV series from the ’50s

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The force is strong with this JEDI

February 15th, 2025 by me

The force will be strong with this next-generation imager; JEDI will be a featured instrument on the Vigil space mission set to launch in 2031.

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Tom Hanks’ ‘The Moonwalkers’ makes US premiere at Space Center Houston

February 15th, 2025 by me

It is not unusual to see a Saturn V launch while viewing a film at Space Center Houston. Now, with “The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks,” that spectacle stretches beyond the center’s screen.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites on record-setting 26th flight (photos)

February 15th, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for the 26th time this morning (Feb. 15), setting a new reuse record for the company.

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin laying off 1,000 employees: reports

February 15th, 2025 by me

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is laying off about 1,000 employees, according to media reports. That’s about 10% of the aerospace company’s workforce.

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Boeing Starliner astronauts on the ISS set the story straight: ‘We don’t feel stranded’

February 15th, 2025 by me

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore say they aren’t stranded aboard the space station. They’ll be happy to come home but sad when their spaceflight journey comes to an end.

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What the asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 looks like (images)

February 15th, 2025 by me

Astronomers have captured a new image of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 1 in 48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

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