On Episode 173 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik look back at the week in space news.
We look at the passing of Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell, potential re-tasking of NASA's Juno probe from Jupiter to the interstellar interloper, 3I/Atlas — Avi Loeb wants it, of course — the third launch of ULA's Vulcan rocket, Artemis 2 lunar flyby updates, Virgin Galactic's new spaceplane (can they ever make a profit?), a proposed Pluto orbiter — with a planned mission of 50 years — and much more, on This Week in Space!
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Space news of the week
- James Lovell, the steady astronaut who brought Apollo 13 home safely, has died
- Vulcan Centaur rocket launches experimental military satellite on its 1st-ever US Space Force mission
- NASA told to chase potential alien probe before it's gone forever
- New Pluto mission could uncover dwarf planet's hidden ocean — if the 'queen of the underworld' gets to fly
- Virgin Galactic's new Delta class space plane could fly as soon as fall 2026
- NASA's Perseverance rover spies mysterious 'helmet' on Mars
- NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft fuels up and moves closer to launch
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This Week in Space covers the new space age. Every Friday we take a deep dive into a fascinating topic. What's happening with the new race to the moon and other planets? When will SpaceX really send people to Mars?
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