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    #127: Wormy Space Coin

    June 30th, 2020 · 46 minutes

    This week: black holes doing weird black hole things, a progress report on the SLS and a discussion of how some of NASA's facilities should be renamed.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Building the next Canadarm - Canada.ca
    NASA developing plans to fly astronauts on suborbital rockets – Spaceflight Now
    American Innovations $1 | News Image Library | U.S. Mint
    Annie Jump Cannon | American astronomer | Britannica
    NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson | NASA
    Modern Figures | NASA
    Campaign to Rename Stennis Space Center Kicks Off – SpacePolicyOnline.com
    NASA Completes Artemis Space Launch System Structural Testing Campaign | NASA
    NASA Plans for More SLS Rocket Boosters to Launch Artemis Missions | NASA
    Astronomers see first light flare from two distant black holes colliding - The Verge
    A Black Hole’s Lunch Provides a Treat for Astronomers - The New York Times