European Space Dynamics, Astronauts’ Resilience, and Mercury’s Mysteries: S04E09
Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: S04E09
Welcome to another captivating episode of Astronomy Daily, your go-to source for the latest updates in space and astronomy. I'm Anna, and today we have an exciting lineup of stories that highlight the dynamic and rapidly evolving nature of space exploration and cosmic discoveries.
Highlights:
- Italy's Strategic Moves in Space Cooperation: Italy is making waves in the European space sector, with plans to take control of Vega C rocket operations and explore agreements with SpaceX's Starlink. This shift highlights Italy's growing influence and potential reshaping of Europe's space industry.
- International Space Station Update: NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are extending their stay aboard the ISS, showcasing adaptability and dedication. Their mission, initially planned for eight days, continues to contribute significantly to space exploration.
- Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Delay: The debut launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has been postponed due to rough seas, affecting booster landing plans. This massive vehicle represents a major step in Blue Origin's orbital ambitions, with a focus on reusability and cost reduction.
- BepiColombo's Final Flyby of Mercury : The BepiColombo spacecraft has completed its sixth and final flyby of Mercury, capturing stunning images that reveal new insights into the planet's mysterious surface features, including potential water ice in permanently shadowed craters.
- Jupiter's Cloud Composition Revealed: A ground-breaking collaboration between amateur and professional astronomers has transformed our understanding of Jupiter's clouds. New research shows that these clouds consist of ammonium hydrosulfide mixed with smog, rather than ammonia ice, challenging previous assumptions.
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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 - Today's Astronomy Daily features some fascinating developments in the space sector
00:50 - European Space Agency addresses concerns about potential fragmentation within the space sector
03:02 - Two NASA astronauts have been on an unexpectedly extended stay aboard the ISS
05:07 - Weather delays for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket due to rough seas
07:00 - The BepiColombo spacecraft made its sixth flyby of Mercury
09:06 - For decades scientists believed Jupiter's visible clouds were primarily composed of ammonia ice
11:18 - Anna finishes up another fascinating day of space exploration and discovery
✍️ Episode References
European Space Agency (ESA)
[ESA](https://www.esa.int/)
Avio
[Avio](https://www.avio.com/en)
SpaceX Starlink
[Starlink](https://www.starlink.com/)
International Space Station (ISS)
[ISS](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html)
Blue Origin
[Blue Origin](https://www.blueorigin.com/)
BepiColombo Mission
[BepiColombo](https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo)
Journal of Geophysical Research
[Journal of Geophysical Research](https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/21699356)
Very Large Telescope
[Very Large Telescope](https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/vlt/)
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00:00 - Today’s Astronomy Daily features some fascinating developments in the space sector
00:50 - European Space Agency addresses concerns about potential fragmentation within the space sector
03:02 - Two NASA astronauts have been on an unexpectedly extended stay aboard the ISS
05:07 - Weather delays for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket due to rough seas
07:00 - The BepiColombo spacecraft made its sixth flyby of Mercury
09:06 - For decades scientists believed Jupiter’s visible clouds were primarily composed of ammonia ice
11:18 - Anna finishes up another fascinating day of space exploration and discovery
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welcome to astronomy daily I'm Anna and
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we've got an absolutely packed show for
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you today with some fascinating
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developments from across the space
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sector we'll be diving into the latest
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shakeup in European space cooperation
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where Italy is making some interesting
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moves that could reshape the continent
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space industry I'll also bring you up to
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speed on our colleagues up on the
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International Space Station where two
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NASA astronauts are taking their
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extended stay and stride plus we'll look
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at why blue origin had to delay the
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debut launch of their massive new Glenn
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rocket then we'll explore some
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incredible new images from Bey Columbo's
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final flyby of mercury and wrap up with
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a mind-blowing discovery about Jupiter's
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clouds that's completely changing what
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we thought we knew about the gas giant
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stay with me as we journey through these
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exciting stories in today's episode of
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astronomy
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daily in a significant development for
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European space cooperation the head of
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the European space agency has addressed
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growing concerns about potential
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fragment ation within the European space
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sector this comes as Italy charts its
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own course in rocket operations and
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explores possible agreements with Elon
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musk's starlink satellite Network
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Italy's space company Avio is set to
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take control of Vega C rocket operations
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on behalf of Esa effectively moving the
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Italian built rocket away from Europe's
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primary launch operator Aran espace at
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the same time Rome is evaluating
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potential Supply agreements with
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starlink with musk expressing enthusiasm
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about providing Italy with what he calls
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the most secure and advanced
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connectivity Esa director General Joseph
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ashbacher is keeping a watchful eye on
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these developments particularly the
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balance between National and European
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space activities while acknowledging
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that space is becoming increasingly
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strategic and important with Investments
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On The Rise ashbacher emphasizes the
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benefits of participating in European
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programs rather than purely National
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ones this situation becomes even more
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intriguing when we consider the timing
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these discussions about Italy's
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potential role with starlink come
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shortly after the European commission
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announced funding for Iris 2 their own
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satellite constellation designed to
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provide secure Communications for
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European governments and agencies
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looking ahead to 2025 Esa has outlined
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ambitious launch plans despite recent
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setbacks their Flagship ariani 6 rocket
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is now scheduled for its next launch in
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February with four more launches planned
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through throughout the year meanwhile
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the Vega SE rocket which successfully
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returned to flight in December after a
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previous failure is set to conduct four
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launches in
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2025 the agency maintains that it will
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prioritize using European launchers now
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that they're available again this marks
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a shift from recent years when Esa had
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to rely on spacex's Falcon 9 Rockets
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during gaps in European launch
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capabilities however Esa will continue
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with one planned SpaceX launch the
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Sentinel 6B Mission which is being
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funded through NASA
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cooperation now an update from the ISS
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two NASA astronauts have found
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themselves in an unexpectedly Extended
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Stay aboard the International Space
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Station but their spirits remain
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remarkably High Butch Wilmore and Sunni
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Williams who originally planned for just
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an 8-day Mission when they launched in
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June 2024 have turned what could have
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been a challenging situation into a
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testament to astronaut
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adaptability when asked during a phone
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conference call earlier this week about
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feeling like Castaways a reference to
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the Tom Hanks film Sunni Williams was
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quick to dismiss any such notion while
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acknowledging their desire to eventually
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return home to their families she
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emphasized their focus on the important
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work that still needs to be done aboard
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the station this professional dedication
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showcases the true Spirit of space
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exploration their extended Mission
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hasn't been without its share of
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memorable moments the astronauts have
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experienced several major events from
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their orbital perspective including the
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US colelection Thanksgiving and
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Christmas they've maintained their
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connection to life on Earth with Wilmore
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even managing to participate in
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important moments of his daughter's
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final year of high school albeit from
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250 Mi above the station has remained
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well supplied with recent cargo
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deliveries bringing essential supplies
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including food water oxygen and even
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special items to help the crew celebrate
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the holidays far from being idle both
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astronauts have fully integrated into
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the station's regular crew duties taking
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on everything from routine maintenance
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to complex repair work looking ahead
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Sunni Williams is preparing for her eth
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spacewalk an impressive milestone in her
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NASA career during this upcoming Eva
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she'll be working with another crew
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member to replace critical orientation
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equipment on the station's exterior as
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well as conducting repairs on various
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instruments including a
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telescope this continued commitment to
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station maintenance and scientific work
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demonstrates how these astronauts have
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trans formed an unexpected situation
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into an opportunity for extended
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contribution to space
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exploration now an update to a story
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we've been following this week in space
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launch news blue origin has had to push
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back the debut launch of their
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impressive new Glenn rocket the
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postponement comes due to challenging
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weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean
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specifically rough seas that could
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impact the Rocket's planned booster
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Landing the launch originally set for
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early Friday morning has been
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rescheduled for Sunday at 1:00 a.m.
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eastern time from Cape Canaveral space
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force station in Florida this massive
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vehicle stands an impressive 320 fet
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tall and represents blue origin's first
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Venture into orbital class Rockets what
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makes new Glenn particularly interesting
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is its reusable first stage designed to
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return to Earth and land on a
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specialized vessel in the Atlantic The
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Landing ship named jacine after Jeff
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bezos's mother will serve as the
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touchdown point for these returning
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boosters While Blue origin acknowledges
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the ambitious nature of attempting a
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booster landing on their very first
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flight they're committed to giving it
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their best shot this approach to
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reusability isn't just about technical
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achievement it's Central to their
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business model each new Glenn first
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stage is engineered to fly at least 25
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times which could significantly reduce
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launch costs for future missions the
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rocket already has an impressive lineup
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of contracted missions waiting in the
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wings including plans to launch missions
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to Mars for NASA and a series of
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Amazon's Kyper internet satellites this
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makes the successful debut of new Glenn
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crucial not just for blue origin but for
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their commercial and government Partners
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as well should Sunday's launch attempt
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face additional delays blue origin has
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secured a launch window extending
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through January 16th this flexibility
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ensures they can wait for optimal
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conditions to give their new rocket the
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best possible chance of success in both
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its primary Mission and the ambitious
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booster recovery attempt
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moving on now to a space mission that's
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really kicking goals the Bey Columbo
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spacecraft has just completed a
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remarkable Milestone making its Sixth
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and final flyby of mercury before its
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main mission begins next year during
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this close encounter the spacecraft came
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within just 185 miles of Mercury's
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surface giving us some incredible new
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views of the Solar System's smallest
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planet the images captured during this
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flyby are particularly fascinating
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offering us detail DET glimpses of
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Mercury's mysterious surface features
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one of the most intriguing discoveries
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involves the planet's permanently
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shadowed craters despite Mercury's
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proximity to the sun these deep craters
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rank among the coldest places in our
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entire solar system and scientists
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believe they might Harbor water ice the
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spacecraft's monitoring cameras revealed
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striking contrasts between Mercury's
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dark surface and bright features that
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indicate recent geological activity the
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ne facula for instance stands out as the
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remnant of the largest known volcanic
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explosion on Mercury with a central vent
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spanning 25 miles in volcanic deposits
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extending nearly 200 mil in diameter the
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images also showcased Mercury's vast
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volcanic Plains known as the Borealis
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plena formed by Massive lava flows
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roughly 3.7 billion years ago these
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ancient flows created smooth regions
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across much of Mercury's surface later
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marked by wrinkles as the planet's
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interior cooled and contracted Within
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These planes we can see numerous impact
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craters including the massive caloris
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Basin which stretches over 930 M wide
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one particularly unexpected feature
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caught in the new images is a
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distinctive boomerang-shaped lava flow
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near the caloris Basin this formation
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connected to a deep trough presents an
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intriguing puzzle that scientists hope
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to solve when Bey Columbo begins its
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primary Mission the spacecraft is
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scheduled to enter Mercury's Orbit on
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November 21st
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2026 when it will begin in its detailed
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investigation of these and other
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mysteries about our Solar System's
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innermost
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planet now on to the amazing discovery
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of the day our understanding of
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Jupiter's clouds has just been
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completely transformed thanks to a
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groundbreaking collaboration between
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amateur and professional astronomers for
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decades scientists believed Jupiter's
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visible clouds were primarily composed
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of amonia ice however new research
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published in the Journal of geophysical
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research has revealed something entire
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different these clouds are actually made
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of ammonium hydrosulfide mixed with smog
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this fascinating Discovery began with
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amateur astronomer Dr Steven Hill from
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Colorado who demonstrated that using
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commercially available telescopes with
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specialized filters could effectively
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measure ammonia levels and pressure at
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Jupiter's Cloud tops his observations
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revealed something unexpected these
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clouds were simply too deep in Jupiter's
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warm atmosphere to be made of ammonia
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ice as previously
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thought Professor Patrick Irwin from
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Oxford University took this research
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further applying Hills methods to
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observations from the very large
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telescope in Chile using spectroscopic
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analysis his team confirmed that
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Jupiter's main Cloud deck exists in a
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region of higher pressure and
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temperature than previously believed the
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conditions there are simply too warm for
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ammonia to condense into ice pointing to
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ammonium hydr sulfide as the primary
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component instead the team suggests that
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in Jupiter's atmosphere when ammonia
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Rich air rises the ammonia is either
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destroyed or mixed with photochemical
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products faster than ice can form this
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process explains the distinctive red and
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brown colors we see in Jupiter's clouds
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they're actually a mixture of ammonium
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hydrosulfide and smog like compounds
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created by sunlight induced chemical
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reactions interestingly This research
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method has proven so effective that it's
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now being applied to Saturn as well
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where similar processes appear to be at
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work this discovery not only changes our
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fundamental understanding of Jupiter's
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atmosphere but also opens up new
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opportunities for citizen scientists to
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contribute to planetary research using
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these relatively simple techniques
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amateur astronomers can now track
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atmospheric changes across Jupiter's
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bands storms and even its famous Great
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Red
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Spot well that wraps up another
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fascinating day of space exploration and
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Discovery from the changing landscape of
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European space cooperation to the
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resilient spirits of our astronauts on
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the ISS from Blue Origins careful
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approach to their new Glenn launch to
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Bey Columbo's final Rendevous with
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Mercury and of course that remarkable
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Revelation about Jupiter's clouds we've
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covered quite a bit of ground today I'm
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Anna and I want to thank you for joining
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