Orbital News: Astronaut Christina Koch Returns, Solar Orbiter, Voyager 2 back online, and the State of NASA | TIS185 - a podcast by Alex G. Orphanos, Science Communicator
from 2020-02-13T11:00
On this episode, I break down some of the major space news that happened since the last episode. We're bringing Orbital News into 2020 on some major rocket fuel!
Astronaut Christina Koch returns to earth after record breaking time in space
https://www.space.com/record-breaking-astronaut-christina-koch-female-space-records.html
Solar Orbiter launches aboard the ULA's Atlas V rocket on its way to capture the Sun's poles for the first time
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/solar-orbiter-launch-takes-solar-science-to-new-heights
Voyager 2 Is back online after some troubleshooting from Earth, 11.5 billion miles away
http://www.todayinspace.net/podcast/spacex-amp-boeing-make-progress-voyager-2s-interstellar-research-tis171/2019/11/7
What caused the problem and how did they fix it?
https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/news/details.php?article_id=117
https://www.inverse.com/science/nasa-brings-voyager-2-fully-back-online-11.5-billion-miles-from-earth
State of NASA - Jim Bridenstein has helped aquire $25 billion dollars for NASA FY2021
3 min breakdown:
https://youtu.be/Iy5uN7xf0dAFull Address
https://youtu.be/S7TrnpELPXw Full Broadcast
NASA StatementÂ
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-administrator-statement-on-moon-to-mars-initiative-fy-2021-budget
Science Mag Article (misleading)
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/trump-s-new-budget-cuts-all-favored-few-science-programs?utm_campaign=news_daily_2020-02-11&et_rid=607737199&et_cid=3203643
Christopher Becke tweet
Planetary Society Breakdown of NASA Budget (great source!)
https://www.planetary.org/get-involved/be-a-space-advocate/become-an-expert/fy2021-nasa-budget.html
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