TIS#003 11/17/2014 Orion Launch System

Today, November 17, 2014, in Space! - Updates from the Philae mission        - Correction from the last show: How many times Philae "bounced" vs. "touched down" - Overview of the Orion Launch System        - 1st Test flight (12.4.14), overview of what to expect, etc - A few facts on why we use cones to exit atmospheres, and large wide surfaces to re-enter QUESTION OF THE WEEK: "How can we know what the Milky Way Galaxy looks like, if we are inside and have never sent anything outside the galaxy?"   EXPLICIT MATERIAL POSSIBLE