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    #164: A Dashcam for a Space Probe

    November 30th, 2021 · 38 minutes

    The future of the International Space Station is the topic of a new report, all while the SLS inches closer to its first launch. Also: DART is on its way to a celestial crash and a spacewalk has been delayed thanks to debris.

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    Links and Show Notes

    NASA postpones ISS spacewalk because of debris - SpaceNews
    NASA Provides Update on Webb Telescope Launch – James Webb Space Telescope
    JWST undamaged from payload processing incident - SpaceNews
    Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission | NASA
    NASA wants to defend Earth from asteroids — so it’s slamming a spacecraft into one - The Verge
    Nasa’s Management of The International Space Station and Efforts to Commercialize Low Earth Orbit (PDF)
    How To Deorbit The International Space Station Safely - YouTube
    Umbilical hardware arrives for SLS ML-2, runs out of funding - NASASpaceFlight.com
    NASA wants to buy SLS rockets at half price, fly them into the 2050s | Ars Technica
    NASA to Roll Out Mega Moon Rocket for First Time, Media Invited | NASA
    Eric Berger on Twitter: "Update on the engine controller issue affecting one of the four space shuttle main engines that power the SLS..." - Twitter
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