EPISODE · Jul 28, 2022 · 44 MIN
Space Stations and Out of Control Boosters
from Made of Stars · host Wes Carroll
This week Wes and Shawn talk about the ISS and Russia's plans to leave after 2024. The US is committed to the ISS until 2030 and may need assistance if Russia pulls out before then. China's new space station has doubled its size but the booster that helped get it there has gone rogue and a sizeable portion of it could land in a populated area. SpaceX had their own booster problems when a truck carrying a vertical booster went under a bridge and the booster collided with the bridge.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support.
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This week Wes and Shawn talk about the ISS and Russia's plans to leave after 2024. The US is committed to the ISS until 2030 and may need assistance if Russia pulls out before then. China's new space station has doubled its size but the booster that helped get it there has gone rogue and a sizeable portion of it could land in a populated area. SpaceX had their own booster problems when a truck carrying a vertical booster went under a bridge and the booster collided with the bridge.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support.
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