Jan. 9, 2025

Australia’s SpaceX Connection, Super Earth’s Secrets, and Rocket Lab’s Mars Ambition: S04E08

Australia’s SpaceX Connection, Super Earth’s Secrets, and Rocket Lab’s Mars Ambition: S04E08
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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.

For more cosmic updates, visit our website at astronomydaily.io (http://www.astronomydaily.io) . Join our community on social media by searching for #AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, Tumblr, YouTubeMusic, and TikTok . Share your thoughts and connect with fellow space enthusiasts.

Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe.

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

https://www.telstra.com.au/

SpaceX

https://www.spacex.com/

Starlink

https://www.starlink.com/

Rocket Lab

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/

NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/

Blue Origin

https://www.blueorigin.com/

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/

Firefly Aerospace

https://www.fireflyspace.com/

The Planetary Society

https://www.planetary.org/

Europa Clipper Mission

https://europa.nasa.gov/



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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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