Australia’s SpaceX Connection, Super Earth’s Secrets, and Rocket Lab’s Mars Ambition: S04E08
Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: S04E08
Welcome to another exciting episode of Astronomy Daily, your daily source for the latest updates in space exploration and astronomical discoveries. I'm Anna, and today we have a fascinating lineup of stories that highlight the rapid advancements in space technology and our understanding of the cosmos.
Highlights:
- Telstra and SpaceX Collaboration: Australia's largest telecommunications company, Telstra, has joined forces with SpaceX to bring Starlink's satellite-to-mobile technology to remote areas in Australia. This partnership marks a significant step in bridging the digital divide, enabling connectivity even in the most isolated parts of the continent.
- Discovery of a Dense Super Earth: A new planetary system, K2 360, has been discovered 750 light-years away, featuring a super Earth, K2 360B, with a density rivaling that of lead. This planet, completing an orbit in just 21 hours, challenges our understanding of planetary formation.
- Rocket Lab's Mars Sample Return Proposal: Rocket Lab is urging NASA to open its Mars sample return mission to commercial competition, proposing a faster and cheaper solution to bring Martian samples back to Earth by 2031. This proposal comes amid concerns over potential delays in NASA's current plans.
- Impact of Eaton Fire on JPL Operations: The Eaton Fire in California has forced NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to halt operations temporarily. With hundreds of employees evacuated, the fire poses a significant threat to the facility and its ongoing missions.
- NASA's Innovative Lunar Technology : The Lunar Planet Vac (LPV), a new technology developed by Honeybee Robotics, is set to revolutionize lunar sample collection. This space-age vacuum cleaner will be tested on the lunar surface, offering a simple and efficient solution for future lunar operations.
- Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Launch : Blue Origin is preparing for the inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket, marking its entry into the heavy-lift rocket market. This historic launch represents a major advancement in launch vehicle capability and is a significant milestone for the company.
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00:00 - Telstra has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Elon Musk's SpaceX
02:07 - Scientists have made a fascinating discovery in deep space
04:38 - Rocket Lab has submitted a proposal to revolutionize NASA's Mars sample return mission
06:37 - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California has been closed due to wildfire
08:03 - NASA to test innovative new technology that could revolutionize how we collect lunar samples
09:46 - The inaugural launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is scheduled for Friday
✍️ Episode References
Telstra
SpaceX
Starlink
Rocket Lab
NASA
Blue Origin
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Firefly Aerospace
The Planetary Society
Europa Clipper Mission
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00:00 - Telstra has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Elon Musk’s SpaceX
02:07 - Scientists have made a fascinating discovery in deep space
04:38 - Rocket Lab has submitted a proposal to revolutionize NASA’s Mars sample return mission
06:37 - NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California has been closed due to wildfire
08:03 - NASA to test innovative new technology that could revolutionize how we collect lunar samples
09:46 - The inaugural launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is scheduled for Friday
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welcome to astronomy daily your daily
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dose of the most exciting developments
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in space exploration and astronomical
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discoveries I'm Anna and today we're
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diving into a fascinating mix of stories
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from across the cosmos from
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groundbreaking telecommunications
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Partnerships in Australia to the
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discovery of an incredibly dense super
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Earth and from NASA's Innovative lunar
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technology to Blue Origins ambitious
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rocket launch we've got an action-packed
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episode ahead that showcases just how
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rapidly our understanding and
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exploration of space continues to evolve
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there's a lot going on today so let's
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get
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started in an exciting development for
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remote connectivity Australia's largest
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telecommunications company Telstra has
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announced a groundbreaking collaboration
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with Elon musk's SpaceX this partnership
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aims to bring starlinks satellite to
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mobile technology directly to Australian
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customers in remote areas marking a
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significant step forward in Bridging the
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digital divide across the vast continent
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the collaboration will enable Telstra
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customers to send and receive text
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messages on compatible mobile phones
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from virtually anywhere in Australia
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provided they have a clear view of the
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sky this means that even in the most
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isolated parts of the Outback people
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will be able to stay connected a
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potentially life-changing development
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for Rural communities and remote workers
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this isn't the first time these
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companies have worked together in fact
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they already have an existing agreement
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from 2023 that provides voice only and
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Voice Plus Broadband services to rural
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areas this new expansion of their
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partnership demonstrates both companies
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commitment to improving connectivity in
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traditionally underserved
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regions what makes this particularly
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interesting is how it represents a
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growing trend of traditional
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telecommunications companies embracing
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satellite technology to expand their
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service coverage by combining telstra's
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established Network infrastructure with
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spacex's Innovative satellite technology
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they're creating a more robust and
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comprehensive Communications Network
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that could serve as a model for similar
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Partnerships
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worldwide let's take a look at a major
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Discovery now scientists have made a
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fascinating Discovery in deep space a
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remarkable new planetary system that's
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challenging our understanding of how
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planets form and evolve located about
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750 light years from Earth the k230
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system features what might be one of the
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most extraordinary planets we've ever
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found the star system's innermost planet
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designated
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k23b is truly remarkable it's what we
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call a super Earth but with some
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mindboggling
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characteristics despite being only about
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1.6 times the size of our Earth it packs
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nearly eight times Earth's mass into
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that relatively small volume to put this
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in perspective this planet is so dense
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it Rivals the density of lead making it
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the densest well studied Ultra short
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period planet ever discovered what makes
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this world even more intriguing is its
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incredibly tight orbit around its star
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it completes one full orbit in just 21
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hours less than one Earth day at such
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close proximity to its star the surface
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conditions must be extreme with
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temperatures hot enough to maintain
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pools of molten rock on its surface but
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that's not all this system has another
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surprise in store a second larger Planet
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K2
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360c orbits further out from the Star
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taking about 10 days to complete one
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orbit while we can't see this Planet
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directly Crossing in front of its star
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we know it exists because of its
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gravitational effects and it appears to
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be at least 15 times more massive than
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Earth the discovery team believes this
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unique configuration might help explain
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how such extreme planets form the outer
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planet may have played a crucial role in
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pushing the inner planet into its
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current tight orbit through
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gravitational interactions it's like
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watching the aftermath of a cosmic dance
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that's been ongoing for billions of
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years the composition of K
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230b is particularly interesting to
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planetary scientists unlike Mercury
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which is mostly iron this superar
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appears to have a more earthlike
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composition just much more compressed it
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likely has a substantial iron core
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making up about half its mass surrounded
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by a dense Rocky mantle this helps us
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understand how planets can form and
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survive in these extreme conditions this
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discovery is more than just an
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astronomical curiosity it's helping us
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piece together the puzzle of how
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planetary systems form and evolve
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throughout our galaxy especially under
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extreme conditions we don't see in our
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own solar
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system next up in a bold move that could
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reshape Mars exploration rocket lab has
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stepped forward with an ambitious
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proposal to revolutionize NASA's Mars
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sample return Mission the commercial
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space company is urging NASA to open up
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the program to commercial competition
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claiming they can accomplish the mission
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faster and at a significantly lower cost
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than current plans while NASA recently
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announced it would spend the next 18
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months studying two new architectures
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for the sample return Mission rocket lab
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believes they have a better solution the
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company's proposal suggests they could
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bring Martian samples back to Earth by
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2031 nearly 4 years earlier than NASA's
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projected timeline and do it for less
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than $4 billion compared to NASA's
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estimated cost of up to $7.7
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billion rocket lab's approach would
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leverage their existing Technologies
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across multiple platforms from their
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Neutron launch vehicle to their
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experience with re-entry vehicles and
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proximity operations the company argues
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that their comprehensive end-to-end
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system could maintain the core mission
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objectives while dramatically improving
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efficiency however the response to their
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proposal has been somewhat frustrating
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for the company despite submitting
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detailed studies they received minimal
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feedback from NASA on their input Now
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Rocket lab is advocating for a different
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approach so suggesting that instead of
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continuing with extended studies NASA
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should initiate a commercial competition
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to find the most effective solution the
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debate comes at a crucial time as
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samples are already being collected by
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the perseverance Rover on Mars the
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planetary Society has expressed concern
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about further delays emphasizing that
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after two years of pause it's time for
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NASA to commit to a clear path
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forward with hundreds of millions of
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dollars potentially being allocated for
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additional studies rocket lab argues
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those resources could be better spent on
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actual Mission development through
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commercial
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competition breaking news from NASA's
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jet propulsion laboratory in California
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where operations have come to a
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temporary halt due to the approaching
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eaten fire the facility which sits at
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the base of the San Gabriel mountains
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just north of Los Angeles has been
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forced to close its doors to all but
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emergency personnel as the Wildfire
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rages dangerously close to the facility
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JPL director Lori Leen reports that
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while the laboratory itself has so far
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avoided fire damage they have
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experienced some wind related issues
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more concerning is the impact on jpl's
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staff with hundreds of employees being
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forced to evacuate their homes and sadly
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some have already lost their houses to
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the Flames the eaten fire which ignited
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Tuesday evening near Altadena has
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already consumed over 1,000 acres and is
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just one of several major fires
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currently threatening the Los Angeles
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area these fires are being driven by
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record-breaking winds with the Palisades
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fire on the city's West Side causing
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particular Devastation this closure
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comes at a challenging time for JPL
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which manages several of NASA's most
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important robotic missions including the
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Mars rovers perseverance and curiosity
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as well as the recently launched $5
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billion Europa Clipper Mission the
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laboratory has already faced significant
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challenges in the past year having
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undergone two rounds of layoffs that
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reduced their Workforce by a combined
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15% due to budget
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constraints in other NASA news today in
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an exciting development for lunar
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exploration NASA is set to test an
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Innovative new technology that could
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revolutionize how we collect samples on
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the moon think of it as a space age
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vacuum cleaner Apple named the lunar
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Planet vac or lpv for short this
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ingenious device will be one of 10 NASA
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payloads heading to the lunar surface
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aboard Firefly aerospace's Blue Ghost
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one lunar lander developed by honeybee
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robotics now a blue origin company the
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lpv uses a fascinating pneumatic system
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powered by Compressed Gas the concept is
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brilliantly simple it creates a
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miniature tornado on the lunar surface
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to stir up the moon's regolith secondary
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Jets then funnel this material through a
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transfer tube and into a collection
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container all without relying on gravity
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what makes this system particularly
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impressive is its speed and efficiency
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the entire sample collection process
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takes just seconds and operates
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completely AO autonomously the device
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can handle particles up to 4/10 of an
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inch in size siing them into the
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collection container where they're
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photographed and analyzed these results
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are then transmitted back to Earth in
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real time the potential impact of this
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technology extends Far Beyond Simple
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sample collection according to Dennis
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Harris who manages the project this
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could be a GameChanger for future lunar
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operations without any mechanical arms
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to wear out or complex digging
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mechanisms to maintain the system offers
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a remarkably simple solution for
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Gathering materials that could be
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essential for establishing a permanent
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lunar presence from searching for water
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and helium to collecting materials for
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building habitats and launchpads the
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lunar Planet vac could play a crucial
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role in Humanity's return to the
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moon now a quick update blue origin is
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preparing for a historic Milestone with
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the inaugural launch of their new Glenn
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rocket scheduled for this Friday at 1:00
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a.m. eastern time from Cape Canaveral
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space force station in Florida and there
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will be a live stream available if you'd
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like to watch this historic launch this
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massive rocket standing over 320 ft tall
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represents a significant Leap Forward in
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launch vehicle capability and marks blue
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Origins entry into the heavy lift rocket
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Market named after pioneering Astronaut
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John Glenn this new rocket boasts
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impressive specifications it's unusually
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wide payload fairing measuring nearly 23
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ft across sets it apart from typical
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rock rockets and enables it to
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accommodate substantially larger
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satellites and space Hardware the
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vehicle is designed to deliver up to 45
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metric tons to low earth orbit or 13
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metric tons to geostationary transfer
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orbit for this first test flight
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designated ng1 new Glenn will carry a
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payload Mass simulator including the
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blue ring Pathfinder a prototype for
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future multi-payload missions while not
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carrying any operational satellites this
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Mission will validate crucial systems
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and demonstrate the Rocket's reusability
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features as the first stage is designed
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for at least 25 flights the rocket
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employs seven B4 engines in its first
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stage running on liquid oxygen and
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liquefied natural gas while two b3u
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engines power the upper stage following
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launch the first stage will attempt an
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ambitious landing on a ship named Jaclyn
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in the Atlantic Ocean similar to
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spacex's successful booster recovery
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technique this launch represents more
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than just a test flight it's the culmin
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of years of development and marks blue
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Origins transition from suborbital
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flights to orbital
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capabilities the mission is expected to
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last about 6 hours during which the
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company will gather crucial data to
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refine the vehicle's performance for
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future commercial government and
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National Security
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missions and that wraps up another
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fascinating day in space
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exploration what an incredible slate of
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developments we've covered today from
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revolutionary satellite communication in
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Australia to record-breaking exoplanet
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discoveries and groundbreaking rocket
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launches I'm Anna and before we close
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