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    #159: Fun Stuff in Science

    September 21st, 2021 · 43 minutes

    NASA has published information about its work with AR, VR and getting sleepy while in a self-driving car. Jason and Stephen talk through the reports, then get into the breaking news of NASA's two new mission directorates.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Support the life-saving work of St. Jude
    Relay FM Podcastathon for St. Jude (2021) - YouTube
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    Inspiration4 - Crew Makes Evening Splashdown, Completing World’s First All-Civilian Orbital Mission to Space
    NASA Lab Studies Sleepiness and Use of Automated Systems | NASA
    NASA’s Artemis Rover to Land Near Nobile Region of Moon’s South Pole | NASA
    The Moon Crater Where NASA Will Send Its Viper Rover - The New York Times
    Nine Ways We Use AR and VR on the ISS | NASA
    NASA Leadership Positions Agency for Future | NASA
    NASA to split leadership of its human spaceflight program | Ars Technica