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EPISODE · Jul 14, 2020 · 1H 11M

#97 - July 2020 Part 2

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The Discussion: What Einstein would have made of an iPhone The goods and ills of social media Free teaching for teachers to teach space and astronomy Jeni talking Pluto on the BBC A trip down technology Memory Lane And get out and look at Comet Neowise!   The News: Rounding up the space exploration news we have a Mars launch window and NASA storming ahead with Artemis plans so this month is all about the moon and Mars: The Kennedy Space Centre takes delivery of rocket engines for their SLS rocket Funding for more SLS moon rockets A new lunar rover to help plan human missions New modules for the lunar orbiter NASA innovation funding for new long duration mission capabilities United Arab Emirates' Mars orbiter launching this month China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission with an orbiter, lander and rover Main news story: Getting ready to launch the biggest ever rover to Mars   The Electromagnetic Spectrum: The visible light part of the spectrum. How telescopes were developed and became ever more powerful.   Q&A: Do you think we will see humans space exploration beyond Mars in our lifetimes? Pieter Johnson @Nascothornet on Twitter.

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