S03E88: Starliner Hurdles & Europe's Rocket Shift

Welcome to Astronomy Daily, the Podcast that brings you the latest updates from around the universe. I'm your host, Anna. Today we have a lineup of fascinating stories that highlight the dynamic and ever-evolving nature of space exploration. We'll delve into NASA's ongoing efforts to bring the Boeing Starliner crew back home safely amid technical challenges and discuss Europe's weather satellite operators' notable decision to switch from the delayed Ariane 6 rocket to the more reliable SpaceX Falcon 9 for satellite launches. We'll also cover other intriguing updates, including a postponed spacewalk on the ISS due to a spacesuit leak, new insights on meteoroid impacts on Mars from NASA's InSight mission, and groundbreaking experiments aimed at uncovering the mysteries of dark energy. So let's dive into today's headlines.For more from the Astronomy Daily team, visit our website at www.astronomydaily.io and our HQ at www.bitesz.com where you'll find more space news podcasts to satisfy your cravings.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-latest-space-news--5648921/support.Sponsor Details:Ensure your online privacy by using NordVPN. To get our special listener deal and save a lot of money, visit www.astronomydaily.io/nordvpn. You'll be glad you did!Get the best secure and private email on the planet. Stop your Government, google and who knows who else spying on every email you write. Do what we did and use ProtonMail. They beleive in privacy and there are no ads in their business model...yet they still provide a free forever service. Check them out and get out special deal at www.astronomydaily.io/protonmailBecome a supporter of Astronomy Daily by joining our Supporters Club. Commercial free episodes daily are only a click way... Click Here