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    #157: It's in the Slushie Now

    August 24th, 2021 · 45 minutes

    Boeing is returning the Starliner capsule to the factory, while Cassini continues to teach us about Saturn from beyond the grave. Then, Stephen and Jason give good and bad news about Artemis.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Relay FM for St. Jude 2021
    Pediatric Cancer Genome Project | St. Jude Research
    Inspiration4 - Home
    Starliner Returning to Factory to Resolve Valve Issue
    NASA, Boeing to Move Starliner to Production Facility for Propulsion System Evaluation – Commercial Crew Program
    NASA’s Perseverance to attempt second Mars soil scoop, hoping rocks don’t ‘crumble’ - The Verge
    Helicopter Status Updates - NASA Mars
    Millennium Space in an experiment de-orbited a satellite in eight months - SpaceNews
    Saturn's insides are sloshing around | MIT Technology Review
    Orion Spacecraft Goes ‘Shields Up’ for Artemis I – Artemis
    First Piece of Artemis II Rocket Hardware Arrives in Florida | NASA
    Blue Origin suit stops work on NASA HLS contract with SpaceX - SpaceNews
    Nelson: Blue Origin lawsuit adds further delays to Artemis - SpaceNews
    Development of spacesuits for Artemis moonwalks lagging – Spaceflight Now