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    #135: Space is Full of Rocks

    October 20th, 2020 · 36 minutes

    Stephen comes with good news about InSight's Mole, and Jason says there probably aren't aliens on Venus. Also: OSIRIS-REx is due for a big day and the space industry in China is heating up.

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    Links and Show Notes

    InSight's 'Mole' is Now Completely buried! - Universe Today
    Astronomers Report They've Detected the Amino Acid Glycine in the Atmosphere of Venus - Universe Today
    A NASA spacecraft is poised to snag the largest sample of rocks from an asteroid ever - The Verge
    NASA selects first human-tended suborbital research payload - SpaceNews
    The Worm... Inside the Rotation, Processing… | Flickr
    NASA Graphics Standards Manual (PDF)
    China’s CASIC reveals five-year plan for reusable spaceplane, commercial space projects - SpaceNews
    First launch of Chinese Kuaizhou-11 rocket ends in failure - SpaceNews
    US and seven other countries sign NASA’s Artemis Accords to set rules for exploring the Moon - The Verge