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23: Inside a Bendy Straw
Episode 23

23: Inside a Bendy Straw

This fortnight: China talks to the United Nations, Blue Origin plays with parachutes and a quick trip to Mercury.

Liftoff · Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett

June 21, 201648m 41s

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Show Notes

This fortnight: China talks to the United Nations, Blue Origin plays with parachutes and a quick trip to Mercury.

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Links and Show Notes

Stephen at Jason's desk
Liftoff #10: The Solstice - Relay FM
See the First Solstice Full Moon in More Than 50 Years
Strawberry moon coincides with Summer Solstice for first time since 1967
Fire in the Hole: Studying How Flames Grow in Space | NASA
NASA Ignites Fire Experiment Aboard Space Cargo Ship
BEAM passes initial inspection; interior photos released - SpaceFlight Insider
China opens space station to rest of the world with United Nations agreement | gbtimes.com
United Nations and China agree to increased space cooperation
Blue Origin safely launches and lands the New Shepard rocket for a fourth time | The Verge
Replay of Flight 4 Live Webcast - YouTube
Blue Origin test flight will purposefully deploy only two of three parachutes.
Rocket Man — Belligerent Mars
Elon Musk on Twitter: "Looks like early liquid oxygen depletion caused engine shutdown just above the deck https://t.co/Sa6uCkpknY"
Elon Musk on Twitter: "Turns out the landing was not as fast we thought, but still hard enough to destroy the primary airframe and accordion the engines"
Elon Musk on Twitter: "RUD = Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly :)"
Mercury - Overview | Planets - NASA Solar System Exploration
Mariner 10 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MESSENGER - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ESA Science & Technology: BepiColombo