Space Turkeys? A Big Helping of Tryptophan on an Astreoid

from Made of Stars · host Wes Carroll

The Russian Cosmodrome was damaged after a launch over Thanksgiving. A Russian cosmonaut won't be flying aboard a SpaceX mission because of his cell phone. Tryptophan is the 15th amino acid found on Bennu. OSIRIS-APEX is off to explore another asteroid. We got another reminder that solar radiation can be very bad for airplanes. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support.

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