Episode 224: Downward Vector

This week in SF history— August 21, 1959. Little Joe 1 failure (pao.ksc.nasa.gov) (wikipedia.org)Spaceflight news— Linkspace hover test (spacenews.com)— ESA confirms second Exomars parachute test has failed (spacenews.com)— Vector Launch closes its doors (spacenews.com) (PDF: vector-launch.com)Short & Sweet— OSIRIS-REx mission selects candidate sampling sites (nasa.gov)— Robonaut returns to Station. (https://spacenews.com/robonaut-to-return-to-iss/)— BEAM to stay on ISS (spacenews.com)— Virgin Galactic updates (parabolicarc.com) (engadget.com)Questions, comments, corrections— Come play an RPG with us! Friday August 30 at 5.30pm PT/8.30pm ET (patreon.com)