TIS#004 11/24/2014 Asteroids - a podcast by Alex G. Orphanos, Science Communicator

from 2014-11-25T02:34

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EXPLICIT MATERIAL

EXPLICIT MATERIAL

  • Updates on the Philae mission


CORRECTION FROM LAST WEEK: Pronunciation of the "ORION"

 

  • Some information on why the harpoons may not have released

 

  • What is "Flight Heritage"

 

Asteroids

  • Some research shows we're getting hit with more asteroids than we thought

Some facts about asteroids

  1. How many people have been killed by them?
  2. What are they made of?
  3. Where do most of the asteroids we know of come from?


Alex then goes over different ways we could "defend" ourselves from asteroids

- Info on the upcoming launches
Orion (12/4/14) and SpaceX CRS-5 (12/16/14)



Space links:

Philae Harpoon Failure - Suspect Fuel
http://txchnologist.com/post/102624788755/philae-harpoon-failure-suspect-propellant-that

Asteroids may be more numerous than previously thought, scientists say
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/hazardous-asteroids-may-be-more-numerous-than-previously-thought-scientists-say/2013/11/06/c022a022-46f2-11e3-bf0c-cebf37c6f484_story.html

SpaceX Rocket Tank Production | Timelapse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrR31nHCV-U&feature=youtu.be


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