NASA’s Psyche spacecraft delayed // Earth’s strongest lightning // Report on Blue Origin’s crash

The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 121 *The launch of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft delayed again Mission managers have rescheduled the launch of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to a metal asteroid for Thursday October 12th. *What causes Earth’s strongest lightning Scientists have found that the planet’s most powerful lightning events – known as super-bolts -- are more likely to strike, the closer a storm cloud’s electrical charging zone is to the land or ocean’s surface. *The FAA releases its report on Blue Origin’s crash and burn The US Federal Aviation Administration report into the mid-air failure which destroyed a Blue Origin New Shepherd rocket has ordered a list of 21 corrective actions which need to be undertaken before the company can fly again. *The Science Report The 2023 Nobel Prizes in Physics chemistry and Medicine awarded in Sweeden. A new study is looking at people’s attitudes to Daylight Saving The commercially available water additive that limits the reformation of plaque and tartar on dogs' teeth. Skeptics guide anti-vax disinformation. This week’s guests: This week’s talent includes: Chuan Huang from Curtin University Jim Bell Arizona State University NASA Psyche mission Image Instrument Lead Lindy Elkins-Tanton Arizona State University NASA Psyche mission Principal Investigator Maria Zuber MIT NASA Psyche mission Gravity Science Investigation Lead Henry Stone JPL NASA Psyche mission Project Manager David Oh JPL NASA Psyche mission Chief Engineer for Operations And our regular guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from www.techadvice.life Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen and access show links via https://linktr.ee/biteszHQBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.