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    #74: Scientific Research and Glory

    June 5th, 2018 · 50 minutes

    Jeff Bezos, Planet 9 and China's space station plans are all in the news, then Stephen and Jason remember Alan Bean and Donald Peterson.

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    Links and Show Notes

    The curious case of the Apollo 4 Earth images | The Planetary Society
    Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin space venture go all in on the moon – GeekWire
    Jeff Bezos details his moon colony ambitions | TechCrunch
    Where Is ‘Planet Nine’ Already? - The Atlantic
    China just invited the world to its space station | Ars Technica
    With a successful second powered flight, Virgin Galactic could take paying customers to space in a year
    Alan Bean Family Obituary Statement | NASA
    Aviator, Apollo Astronaut, Artist: Alan Bean passes away at 86 - SpaceFlight Insider
    Liftoff #17: Space Stations: Totally Not Obsessed - Relay FM
    Skylab 3 - Wikipedia
    NASA Remembers Shuttle Astronaut Don Peterson | NASA
    Spacewalk During Maiden Voyage of Shuttle Challenger | NASA