Orbital News: Astronaut Christina Koch Returns, Solar Orbiter, Voyager 2 back online, and the State of NASA | TIS185

On this episode, I break down some of the major space news that happened since the last episode. We're bringing Orbital News into 2020 on some major rocket fuel! Astronaut Christina Koch returns to earth after record breaking time in space https://www.americaspace.com/2020/02/06/christina-koch-returns-to-earth-after-longest-ever-spaceflight-by-a-woman/ https://www.space.com/record-breaking-astronaut-christina-koch-female-space-records.html Solar Orbiter launches aboard the ULA's Atlas V rocket on its way to capture the Sun's poles for the first time https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/solar-orbiter-launch-takes-solar-science-to-new-heights Voyager 2 Is back online after some troubleshooting from Earth, 11.5 billion miles away http://www.todayinspace.net/podcast/spacex-amp-boeing-make-progress-voyager-2s-interstellar-research-tis171/2019/11/7 What caused the problem and how did they fix it? https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/news/details.php?article_id=117 https://www.inverse.com/science/nasa-brings-voyager-2-fully-back-online-11.5-billion-miles-from-earth State of NASA - Jim Bridenstein has helped aquire $25 billion dollars for NASA FY2021 3 min breakdown: https://youtu.be/Iy5uN7xf0dAFull Address https://youtu.be/S7TrnpELPXw Full Broadcast NASA Statement  https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-administrator-statement-on-moon-to-mars-initiative-fy-2021-budget Science Mag Article (misleading) https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/trump-s-new-budget-cuts-all-favored-few-science-programs?utm_campaign=news_daily_2020-02-11&et_rid=607737199&et_cid=3203643 Christopher Becke tweet Planetary Society Breakdown of NASA Budget (great source!) https://www.planetary.org/get-involved/be-a-space-advocate/become-an-expert/fy2021-nasa-budget.html