
Episode 80
All Systems Go: NASA's new giant rocket
How NASA's Space Launch System is getting along and Europe's new mission to Mercury....
Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists · The Naked Scientists
March 10, 201537m 36s
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Show Notes
This month Richard sees NASA's new giant rocket, the Space Launch System, taking shape in New Orleans. In the studio the Space Boffins are joined by poet Simon Barraclough to discuss the poetic power of the Sun. Sue reports on Europe's new mission to Mercury, they celebrate the 50th anniversary of the missions that made the Moon landings possible and unveil the original recording that inspires the Space Boffins jingle. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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spaceboffinscienceastronomyNASAlaunchsystemmercurymoon