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    #42: You Don't Wanna Hit a Moon

    March 14th, 2017 · 41 minutes

    This fortnight, Jason and Stephen catch up the news coming out of Washington D.C. and Blue Origin, and then consider what the Europa Clipper mission could mean.

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    Links and Show Notes

    House Passes NASA Transition Authorization Act
    Plans Being Devised for Human Outpost Near the Moon
    SOFIA Science Center | Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
    MAVEN Mission Overview | NASA
    MAVEN » MAVEN Steers Clear of Mars Moon Phobos
    An exclusive look at Jeff Bezos’s plan to set up Amazon-like delivery for ‘future human settlement’ of the moon - The Washington Post
    Blue Origin releases animation of its future orbital rocket, and it looks really familiar - The Verge
    Jeff Bezos shows off Blue Origin’s new rocket engine, fully assembled for the first time - The Verge
    Here's Our Best Look Yet at Saturn's 'UFO' Moon
    Cassini: Mission to Saturn: Cassini Reveals Strange Shape of Saturn's Moon Pan
    Europa Clipper | NASA
    NASA Mission Named 'Europa Clipper' | NASA