Episode 326: Martian Alps
Perseverance has collected a second sample and moved on to a new site. Also, Shenzhou-12, Vande Hei's long haul, and five Artemis study contracts.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight news
— First Perseverance sample collection (spacenews.com) (nasa.gov) (nasa.gov)
— “Where Is The Rover” map, featuring Ingenuity (mars.nasa.gov)
Short & Sweet
— Shenzhou 12 crew returns to Earth (spaceflightnow.com)
— Vande Hei to remain on ISS (spacenews.com)
— NASA awards five companies for Lunar Lander studies (spacenews.com)
Questions, comments, corrections
— From the intro: Inspiration4 (spacenews.com)
— Are you free Sep 21-23? Sit in on a NIAC session! (nasa.gov)
This week in SF history
— 24 Sept, 2011: UARS burns up on re-entry (en.wikipedia.org) (directory.eoportal.org)
— Next week (9/28 - 10/4) in 2001: A first from the last frontier.