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98: The Moon is Having a Moment
Episode 98

98: The Moon is Having a Moment

This fortnight: checking in on the SLS' test procedures and the on-going planning to return to the moon in 2024, and then a dose of planetary defense.

Liftoff · Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett

May 7, 201948m 39s

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This fortnight: checking in on the SLS' test procedures and the on-going planning to return to the moon in 2024, and then a dose of planetary defense.

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