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    #110: A Consensual Hallucination

    October 22nd, 2019 · 53 minutes

    Insight is back up and running, and the ISS has hosted the first all-female spacewalk. Back here on Earth, NASA is making purchases for Artemis, even as Congress threatens the agency's 2024 plans.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Mars InSight's 'Mole' Is Moving Again – NASA’s Mars Exploration Program
    Koch, Meir conclude first all-female spacewalk – Spaceflight Now
    Why it took so long for NASA to do the first all-female spacewalk - The Verge
    NASA and the Exquisite Boredom of Spacewalking - The Atlantic
    Trump just got fact-checked from space, again - The Verge
    NASA considering purchase of additional Soyuz seats - SpaceNews.com
    NASA names Douglas Loverro new director of human spaceflight operations - CBS News
    National Reconnaissance Office - Wikipedia
    Trump's Iran Tweet Included Image From Specific Spy Satellite, Amateurs Find : NPR
    NASA Commits to Future Artemis Missions With More SLS Rocket Stages | NASA
    NASA will award Boeing a cost-plus contract for up to 10 SLS rockets | Ars Technica
    A House budget committee has likely killed the 2024 Moon landing | Ars Technica
    NASA’s Lucy Mission Clears Critical Milestone | NASA
    Lucy: The First Mission to Jupiter’s Trojans | NASA
    NASA unveils future Moon spacesuits that should be ready by 2024 - The Verge
    Blue Origin teams up with Lockheed Martin and more for human lunar lander design - The Verge