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    #136: Don’t Tell the Boss

    November 3rd, 2020 · 59 minutes

    Zac Hall joins Jason to discuss the post-election future of NASA (and administrator Jim Bridenstine), the 20th anniversary of permanent habitation of the International Space Station, a bunch of moon news, and OSIRIS-REx taking a bite out of Bennu.

    Guest Starring: Zac Hall

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    Links and Show Notes

    SpaceX now targeting Nov. 14 for next astronaut launch | Space
    TAG Captured by NavCam 2 - OSIRIS-REx Mission
    NASA OSIRIS-REX Mission Springs Leak After Touching Asteroid - The New York Times
    NASA's OSIRIS-REx Probe Successfully Stows Space-Rock Sample - Scientific American
    The case for NASA'S Bridenstine post-Election Day | TheHill
    Biden to appoint first female NASA administrator if elected, boost focus on climate change research - Space Explored
    Biden’s space policy: One giant leap for climate change - POLITICO
    How the Space Station Became a Base to Launch Humanity’s Future - The New York Times
    Expedition 1 and the early International Space Station - SpaceFlight Insider
    After 20 years of service, the Space Station flies into an uncertain future | Ars Technica
    ISS by the numbers: 20 years of continuous life in space - Space Explored
    NASA makes milestone discovery of water molecules on sunlit side of Moon - Space Explored
    NASA's high-flying 747 SOFIA behind new discovery about Moon before astronauts return - Space Explored
    Intuitive Machines gets selected by NASA to harvest ice on the moon in 2022 - Space Explored
    ESA - Angelic halo orbit chosen for humankind’s first lunar outpost
    Hurricane Zeta pushes back Space Launch System hot fire test as storm viewed from ISS - Space Explored
    Zac Hall - @apollozac on Twitter