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115: A Mannequin is Not an Astronaut
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115: A Mannequin is Not an Astronaut

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.

Liftoff · Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett

January 14, 202059m 54s

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Show Notes

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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