Show Notes
EXPLICIT MATERIAL
- Updates on the Philae mission
CORRECTION FROM LAST WEEK: Pronunciation of the "ORION"
- Some information on why the harpoons may not have released
- What is "Flight Heritage"
Asteroids
- Some research shows we're getting hit with more asteroids than we thought
Some facts about asteroids
- How many people have been killed by them?
- What are they made of?
- Where do most of the asteroids we know of come from?
Alex then goes over different ways we could "defend" ourselves from asteroids - Info on the upcoming launches Orion (12/4/14) and SpaceX CRS-5 (12/16/14)
Space links:Philae Harpoon Failure - Suspect Fuel http://txchnologist.com/post/102624788755/philae-harpoon-failure-suspect-propellant-that
Asteroids may be more numerous than previously thought, scientists sayhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/hazardous-asteroids-may-be-more-numerous-than-previously-thought-scientists-say/2013/11/06/c022a022-46f2-11e3-bf0c-cebf37c6f484_story.html SpaceX Rocket Tank Production | Timelapse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrR31nHCV-U&feature=youtu.be