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    #120: Everything Got Jumbled and Fell Down

    March 24th, 2020 · 39 minutes

    The entire space industry is reeling from effects of the current global pandemic, and NASA remembers Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden.

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    Links and Show Notes

    NASA fixes Mars lander by hitting it with a shovel - CNN
    NASA targets May for Crew Dragon test flight - SpaceNews.com
    SpaceX launches Starlink satellites, misses booster landing for second time - SpaceNews.com
    Scientists trace famed 1987 supernova to weird blue supergiant star | Space
    Life on the Planet Mercury? ‘It’s Not Completely Nuts’ - The New York Times
    NASA and the Coronavirus — Where Things Stand – SpacePolicyOnline.com
    Bigelow Aerospace lays off entire workforce - SpaceNews.com
    NASA Response Framework (PDF)
    NASA is suspending development of its future deep-space rocket during coronavirus pandemic - The Verge
    NASA confirms work stoppage on James Webb Space Telescope – Spaceflight Now
    NASA's Mars rover Perseverance still on track for July launch despite coronavirus outbreak | Space
    How NASA is preparing to launch humans to space as coronavirus pandemic worsens - The Verge
    ESA scales down science mission operations amid pandemic
    Astronauts know how to handle isolation: Here are tips from Scott Kelly, Peggy Whitson and more. | Space
    Alfred M "Al" Worden | NASA
    Apollo astronaut Al Worden dies at 88 – Spaceflight Now
    Remembering Apollo 15’s Al Worden - The Vintage Space - Medium
    Alfred Worden, 88, Dies; Orbited Moon and Walked in Deep Space - The New York Times