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    #125: A Sparkly Dinosaur

    June 2nd, 2020 · 49 minutes

    The age of Commercial Crew has arrived, with Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken arriving at the International Space Station safely after riding a Falcon 9 there this weekend. Also: tiny CubeSats can do big things and Tom Cruise may be taking a trip.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Early SpaceX prototype test ends in fiery explosion, unrelated to NASA astronaut mission – Space Explored
    SpaceX’s Starship SN4 launch vehicle prototype explodes after static engine fire test | TechCrunch
    SpaceX's Starship explosion explained by Elon Musk
    Risky Business? NASA and Tom Cruise Talk Movie Shoot in Space - The New York Times
    News | JPL Mission Breaks Record for Smallest Satellite to Detect an Exoplanet
    JPL | CubeSat | ASTERIA
    Shannon Walker joins crewed SpaceX mission, launch target later this year – Space Explored
    Making history, astronauts ride commercial capsule to space station – Spaceflight Now
    “The trampoline is working”—SpaceX returns human spaceflight to America | Ars Technica
    SpaceX 'stowaway' revealed by crew as sons' dinosaur toy 'Tremor' | collectSPACE
    Astronauts 'capture the flag' for SpaceX in race to reach space station | collectSPACE
    SpaceX Crew Astronauts Get Used to Space Station – Space Station