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on Episode 145 of This Week in SpaceRod Pyle and Tariq Malik meet the authors of a new book about FaceFlight called “Star Bound: A Beginner’s Guide to America’s Space Program“From Goddard’s rockets to Goldilocks’ planets and everything in between,” Emily Carney and Bruce McCandless III.
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Emily started the Facebook group Facebook, now 66,000 members strong, and Bruce is a retired attorney and space enthusiast who also happens to be the son of Bruce McCandless II, a NASA astronaut who flew on the shuttle and whose sons used the Maneuvering Module.
We’ll be covering a lot of ground on this one, so get your hands off the ejection lever and strap in!
Also this week: Trump wants astronauts on Marsand Earth semi-moon goddess of the hinges? And we finally know What a meteor impact on the front porch is like.
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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 happens with the new race to the moon and other planets? When will Spacex really send people to Mars?
Join Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik from Space.com As they grapple with these questions and more each week on Friday afternoon. You can subscribe today on your favorite Podcatcher.
