In this week's episode, we honor the great John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. Jack and Newton discuss recent news regarding the future of the Air Force in space, a major milestone in exoplanet discovery, and a suite of newly approved NASA programs that will turn theoretical physics into practice. They answer listener-submitted queries and talk about the upcoming March for Science on April 22.
Links:
Latest from Washington/Colorado
Rep. Rogers calls for a Space Corps
Moon AND Mars??? (Jack might have to apologize)
Space News Highlight of the Week
Atmosphere discovered on Earth-sized planet
International Updates
China's Yulong Tian elaborates more
China’s 2016 Space White Paper (sorta)
Europe commits to a minimum launch cadence of (5) Ariane 6, (2) Vega C
Latest in Tech
NASA invests in 22 visionary exploration concepts
Listener-submitted Queries
Joanne asks: “how do we store food for a Mars mission?”
Earth Independent ECLSS/Deep Space Gateway+Transport would require some way to produce food.
Articles to mention: http://www.eater.com/2015/9/17/9338665/space-food-nasa-astronauts-mars
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/stories/even-in-space-the-psychology-of-food-matters
Coming Soon to Space
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