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    #63: It Looks Like a Soup Can

    January 3rd, 2018 · 60 minutes

    SpaceX's Falcon Heavy has been erected at 39-A, while NASA moves forward with its New Frontiers finalists. Then, Apollo flight hardware and the mighty Saturn V.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Falcon Heavy raised on pad 39A for first time – Spaceflight Now
    SpaceX shows off stunning pictures of its Falcon Heavy rocket fully assembled on the launchpad - The Verge
    Elon Musk shows off the Tesla Roadster that SpaceX will send beyond Mars - The Verge
    Emily Lakdawalla on Twitter on Falcon Heavy orbit
    Finalists in NASA’s Spacecraft Sweepstakes: A Drone on Titan, and a Comet-Chaser - The New York Times
    Armed with tough computer chips, scientists are ready to return to the hell of Venus | Science | AAAS
    Amazon.com: Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly
    Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017) - IMDb
    What Was the Saturn V? | NASA
    Apollo (spacecraft) - Wikipedia