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    #153: Hubble Trouble

    July 1st, 2021 · 36 minutes

    Jason and Stephen catch up with several commercial space companies before reviewing footage of Zhurong on Mars and talking about the issues currently plaguing the Hubble Space Telescope.

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    Tide to develop first laundry detergent for astronauts' clothing on space station | collectSPACE
    NASA - Astronauts' Dirty Laundry
    NASA and Boeing close out recommendations from Starliner review - SpaceNews
    OFT-2 Starliner spacecraft fueled in advance of late-July launch - SpaceFlight Insider
    Virgin Orbit launches cubesats on second operational mission - SpaceNews
    Virgin Orbit suddenly has a viable rocket, so what comes next? | Ars Technica
    Blue Origin will fly female aviator Wally Funk, one of the Mercury 13, on 1st crewed launch | Space
    The Mercury 13: The women who could have been NASA's first female astronauts | Space
    In a first, black holes feasting on neutron stars have been discovered in deep space - CNET
    China’s Zhurong rover returns landing footage and sounds from Mars - SpaceNews
    China's Shenzhou 12 spacecraft docks at space station with 3 astronauts | Space
    China outlines space plans to 2025 - SpaceNews
    June 18, 2021 - Operations Continue to Restore Payload Computer on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope
    Operations Underway to Restore Payload Computer on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope
    Operations Underway to Restore Payload Computer on NASA's Hubble | NASA
    John Grunsfeld on Twitter: "The team working on #Hubble recovery are masters of engineering and very cautious. I’m optimistic they will succeed." / Twitter
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