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    #129: Dirt in a Soccer Ball

    July 28th, 2020 · 38 minutes

    Mars 2020 is set to launch in just a few days, and should be followed by the splashdown of the Commercial Crew Demo-2 mission. Elsewhere, Virgin Galactic has shown off the interior of its space tourism craft, and we remember Rene Carpenter.

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    U.S. Space & Rocket Center
    Save Space Camp | Created by U S SPACE & ROCKET CENTER FOUNDATION
    NASA Delays James Webb Telescope Launch Date, Again - The New York Times
    Virgin Galactic unveils the interior cabin of its tourist spaceplane - The Verge
    Rene Carpenter, Astronaut’s Wife Who Broke NASA Mold, Dies at 92 - The New York Times
    Top 10 Things to Know for NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Return | NASA
    NASA Announces Astronauts to Fly on SpaceX Crew-2 Mission | NASA
    Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover - NASA Mars
    Bringing Mars Rocks to Earth: Our Greatest Interplanetary Circus Act - The New York Times
    Too Much Mars? Let’s Discuss Other Worlds - The New York Times