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    #23: Inside a Bendy Straw

    June 21st, 2016 · 48 minutes

    This fortnight: China talks to the United Nations, Blue Origin plays with parachutes and a quick trip to Mercury.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Stephen at Jason's desk
    Liftoff #10: The Solstice - Relay FM
    See the First Solstice Full Moon in More Than 50 Years
    Strawberry moon coincides with Summer Solstice for first time since 1967
    Fire in the Hole: Studying How Flames Grow in Space | NASA
    NASA Ignites Fire Experiment Aboard Space Cargo Ship
    BEAM passes initial inspection; interior photos released - SpaceFlight Insider
    China opens space station to rest of the world with United Nations agreement | gbtimes.com
    United Nations and China agree to increased space cooperation
    Blue Origin safely launches and lands the New Shepard rocket for a fourth time | The Verge
    Replay of Flight 4 Live Webcast - YouTube
    Blue Origin test flight will purposefully deploy only two of three parachutes.
    Rocket Man — Belligerent Mars
    Elon Musk on Twitter: "Looks like early liquid oxygen depletion caused engine shutdown just above the deck https://t.co/Sa6uCkpknY"
    Elon Musk on Twitter: "Turns out the landing was not as fast we thought, but still hard enough to destroy the primary airframe and accordion the engines"
    Elon Musk on Twitter: "RUD = Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly :)"
    Mercury - Overview | Planets - NASA Solar System Exploration
    Mariner 10 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    MESSENGER - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    ESA Science & Technology: BepiColombo