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    #98: The Moon is Having a Moment

    May 7th, 2019 · 48 minutes

    This fortnight: checking in on the SLS' test procedures and the on-going planning to return to the moon in 2024, and then a dose of planetary defense.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Real-time satellite imagery on your desktop with Downlink - Main Engine Cut Off
    Downlink – 512 Pixels
    Dragon was destroyed just before the firing of its SuperDraco thrusters | Ars Technica
    The Hunt for Rocket Boosters in Russia's Far North | WIRED
    Andrew Jones on Twitter on Chinese launches
    NASA to perform key test of the SLS rocket, necessitating a delay in its launch | Ars Technica
    NASA outlines plan for 2024 lunar landing - SpaceNews.com
    Facing 2024 deadline, NASA issues a report defending the Lunar Gateway | Ars Technica
    "Why Gateway" PDF
    The Race to Develop the Moon | The New Yorker
    What If an Asteroid Was Going to Hit Earth? NASA Will Make Believe This Week | Space
    A Fake Asteroid Headed to Earth Can Really Make You Think | Space
    News | NASA, FEMA, International Partners Plan Asteroid Impact Exercise
    Planetary Defense Conference Exercise - 2019
    Hera adds objectives to planetary defense test mission – NASASpaceFlight.com
    Asteroid Impact & Deflection Assessment mission / Hera / Space Safety / Our Activities / ESA