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    #58: Getting in on the Moon Money

    October 24th, 2017 · 44 minutes

    Blue Origin is firing up its new rocket engine as Bigelow is talking about inflatable lunar stations. Then, the recent LIGO announcement and some background on Project Gemini.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Blue Origin conducts first hot-fire test of BE-4 engine - SpaceFlight Insider
    Blue Origin just sent a jolt through the aerospace industry | Ars Technica
    Bigelow Aerospace wants to put an inflatable space habitat in orbit around the Moon - The Verge
    NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Blog | Planet Nine
    The Search for Planet Nine: Theory
    The Search for Planet Nine: Planet Nine: where are you? (part 1)
    Gravitational waves have let us see huge neutron stars colliding | New Scientist
    NASA Missions Catch First Light from a Gravitational-Wave Event | NASA