SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Bad Weather Scrubs a Third Launch Attempt for the World’s Most Powerful Rocket
Sep 26, 2022
30:49
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 101
*Bad weather scrubs a third launch attempt for the world’s most powerful rocket
In a case of déjà vu all over again as NASA has been forced to scrub a third launch attempt of its massive Artemis 1 Moon rocket – this time because of Tropical storm Ian near Jamaica which was forecast to rapidly intensify and move towards the Florida coast.
*NASA's Lunar IceCube mission
Hitching a ride on NASA's Artemis Moon rocket is a tiny shoe box sized six unit cubesat spacecraft that will be searching for water hidden in the dark shadows of deep craters on the lunar surface.
*Virgin Orbit to launch from Queensland
The rural Queensland city of Toowoomba could become a future space port for Virgin Orbit. The company has just signed a memorandum of understanding with Australian infrastructure development company Wagner Corporation to use their Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport as a local base of operations.
*32 new variable stars discovered
Astronomers have discovered 32 new variable stars in the Palomar 2 globular cluster a hundred thousand light years away in the constellation Auriga the charioteer.
*The Science Report
Scientists have created what they claim are living synthetic cells by harvesting bacteria for body parts.
Rare 2000-year-old Judean coin returned to the Israel Antiquities Authority
A new study shows medieval Brits weren’t as British as they thought.
Skeptics guide to cults.
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SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 101
*Bad weather scrubs a third launch attempt for the world’s most powerful rocket
In a case of déjà vu all over again as NASA has been forced to scrub a third launch attempt of its massive Artemis 1 Moon rocket – this time because of Tropical storm Ian near Jamaica which was forecast to rapidly intensify and move towards the Florida coast.
*NASA's Lunar IceCube mission
Hitching a ride on NASA's Artemis Moon rocket is a tiny shoe box sized six unit cubesat spacecraft that will be searching for water hidden in the dark shadows of deep craters on the lunar surface.
*Virgin Orbit to launch from Queensland
The rural Queensland city of Toowoomba could become a future space port for Virgin Orbit. The company has just signed a memorandum of understanding with Australian infrastructure development company Wagner Corporation to use their Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport as a local base of operations.
*32 new variable stars discovered
Astronomers have discovered 32 new variable stars in the Palomar 2 globular cluster a hundred thousand light years away in the constellation Auriga the charioteer.
*The Science Report
Scientists have created what they claim are living synthetic cells by harvesting bacteria for body parts.
Rare 2000-year-old Judean coin returned to the Israel Antiquities Authority
A new study shows medieval Brits weren’t as British as they thought.
Skeptics guide to cults.
Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen
For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ
If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…
To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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Your support is needed...
SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.
That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.
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