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    #82: Hubble Trouble

    October 8th, 2018 · 57 minutes

    Jason and Stephen discuss the latest Commercial Crew dates, and emerging issues with the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as exomoons and Jason's view of the latest SpaceX launch.

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    Links and Show Notes

    SpaceX SAOCOM 1A Launch from Santa Monica on Vimeo
    Jason Snell on Twitter: "Nice to take a dog walk and see a space launch… "
    RIP, MASCOT: Hopping Lander Meets Its End on Asteroid Ryugu
    Cassini’s last discoveries: Saturn’s innermost ring rains dust - Vox
    October 05, 2018 | Science
    NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Target Test Flight Dates – Commercial Crew Program
    First Orion service module ready for shipment to the U.S. - SpaceNews.com
    The Orion spacecraft may carry more than NASA missions to the Moon | Ars Technica
    Hubble Space Telescope Apparently in 'Safe Mode' After Gyroscope Failure
    Wayne Hale on Twitter: "To repair Hubble you need a trained repair crew in a mid high LEO with a spacecraft...
    Canada offers help for Hubble - The Globe and Mail
    Curiosity Rover Activates Backup 'Brain' on Mars
    Astronomers may have discovered the first moon ever found outside our Solar System - The Verge