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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.

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.


Links and Show Notes: Support Liftoff with a Relay FM Membership 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