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158: A Bad Roommate
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158: A Bad Roommate

It's a real roller coaster this week, except for the Astra rocket that went ... sideway off the pad. Other stories include Inspiration4, the James Webb Space Telescope and dual-core stars.

Liftoff · Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett

September 7, 202144m 52s

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It's a real roller coaster this week, except for the Astra rocket that went ... sideway off the pad. Other stories include Inspiration4, the James Webb Space Telescope and dual-core stars.

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