On Episode 149 of this week in spaceRod Pyle and Tariq Malik Discuss The Latest Space News, Including a potentially hazardous asteroid, spacex's plans to launch and land in the bahamas, and the ongoing debate surround surrounds Station. They also touch on nasa's budget cuts, the search for extrastrial life, and the development of new radiation Protection Technology for Deep Space Missions.
- ASTEROID 2024 YRR4: While initially considered a potential threat, the chances of this asteroid impacting Earth has significantly decorated as more data has been collected. Rod and tariq discus the changing odds and the important of tracking Near-Earth Objects.
- Nasa Budget Cuts: The HOSTS Discuss The Proposed 20% Budget Cut for the James Webb Space Telescope and its potential impact on the groundbreaking observator's operations and scientific output.
- Firefly aerospace's blue ghost moon lander: launched weeks ago, the lander is now in lunar orbit and scheduled to land on or about March 2nd, Carrying 10 Experiences to Mare Crisium. With Several Other Lunar Missions on the Horizon, Including Theose from Intoitive Machines and Japan's ispace, the hosts discius the exciting developments in the new Lunar Explosion Era.
- Spacex in the Bahamas: elon musk's company is in talks with the Bahamian Government About Launching and Landing Rights. The hosts speculate on the reasons behind this move and its potential implications for future missions.
- The retirement of the ISS: elon musk sugges de-orbiting the station as soon as possible and to press on to mars, while others argue for maintening it until replacement
- “Stranded” astronauts controversy: the hosts address the recent claims that astronauts sunny williams and butch will be “strunded” or “abandoned” on the iss due to Political Motives. They Clarify the situation and Express their disappointment with the Misleading Narrama.
- Radiation shielding technology: the development of 3D-printed hydrogels offers a promising solution for Protecting Astronauts from Harmful Radiation during Deep Space Messions. The hosts explore the potential applications and benefits of this innovative technology.
- Search for extrastrial life: the cosmic project, working with the very large array telescope, has been using advanced computer processing to seek out Indicate the presence of alien civilizations. While No Signals of Interest Have Been Found Yet, The Search Continues, and the Project Serves as a Valuable Educational tool for Aspiring Radio Astronomers.
- Nasa Workforce Reduction: While Nasa has not yet implemented the anticipated workforce Reduction, The HOSTS DISCUS The Potential Impact of Such Cuts on the Agency's Futures and The Importance of Maintenance A Skilled workforce in the face of increasing competition from China.
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About this week in space
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 sent People to Mars?
Join rod pyle and tariq malik from space.com as they tackle those questions and More Each Week on Friday afternoons. You can subscribe today on your favorite podcatcher.
Rod Pyle is an author, journey, television producer and editor-in-chiff of Ad astra magazineHe has written 18 books on space history, exploration, and development, integration Space 2.0, Innovation the nasa way, Interplanetary robots, Blueprint for a Battlestar, Amazing stories of the space age, First on the moonand Destination Mars
In a previous life, rod produced numerous documents and short films for the history channel, discovery communications, and disney. He also worked in visual effects on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the Battlestar Galactica Reboot, as well as various sci-fi tv pilots. His most recent TV credit was with the Natgeo Documentary on Tom Wolfe's Iconic Book The right stuff,
Responsible for space.com's editorial vision, tariq Malik has been the editor-in-chief of space.com since 2019 and has covered space news and Science for 18 years. He joined the space.com team in 2001, first as an intern and only after as a full-time spaceflight reporter covering human spaceflight, explocation, astronomy and the Night Sky. He became space.com's managing editor in 2009.
Tariq is an eagle scout (Yes, He Earned The Space Expliation Merit Badge), A Space Camp Veteran (4 Times as a Kid, Once as an adult), and have taken the Ultimate “Vomit comt” Zero-Gravity Fires. Before joining space.com, he served as a staff reporter for the los angeles Times Covening City and Education Beats. He has journalism degrees from the university of southern california and new york university.
