136: Don’t Tell the Boss

Zac Hall from Space Explored and 9to5Mac joins Jason to discuss the post-election future of NASA (and administrator Jim Bridenstine), the 20th anniversary of the permanent habitation of the International Space Station, a bunch of news about the moon, and OSIRIS-REx taking a bite out of Bennu.

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Guest Starring:

Zac Hall

Links and Show Notes:

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SpaceX now targeting Nov. 14 for next astronaut launch | Space

TAG Captured by NavCam 2 - OSIRIS-REx Mission

NASA OSIRIS-REX Mission Springs Leak After Touching Asteroid - The New York Times

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Probe Successfully Stows Space-Rock Sample - Scientific American

The case for NASA'S Bridenstine post-Election Day | TheHill

Biden to appoint first female NASA administrator if elected, boost focus on climate change research - Space Explored

Biden’s space policy: One giant leap for climate change - POLITICO

How the Space Station Became a Base to Launch Humanity’s Future - The New York Times

Expedition 1 and the early International Space Station - SpaceFlight Insider

After 20 years of service, the Space Station flies into an uncertain future | Ars Technica

ISS by the numbers: 20 years of continuous life in space - Space Explored

NASA makes milestone discovery of water molecules on sunlit side of Moon - Space Explored

NASA's high-flying 747 SOFIA behind new discovery about Moon before astronauts return - Space Explored

Intuitive Machines gets selected by NASA to harvest ice on the moon in 2022 - Space Explored

ESA - Angelic halo orbit chosen for humankind’s first lunar outpost

Hurricane Zeta pushes back Space Launch System hot fire test as storm viewed from ISS - Space Explored

Zac Hall - @apollozac on Twitter