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Feb 18th 2022
This Week in Space B4
SpaceX's New Polaris Project!
Hosted by
Rod Pyle,
Tariq Malik
NASA vs Starlink, Isaacman Commands Polaris Dawn for SpaceX
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The man behind the Inspiration4 private orbital flight wants to buy three more space missions from SpaceX, including Project Polaris. Can we geoengineer in space to mediate climate change? Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik take a look at the options and the expensive ramifications of attempting to fight global climate change. Also, NASA has some concerns with SpaceX's Starlink satellites.
Links:
- Space geoengineering: Can we control the weather?: https://www.space.com/geoengineering-how-to-control-the-weather
- FAA pushes back review of SpaceX's Starship to March 28: https://www.space.com/faa-spacex-starship-review-delayed-march-28
- The out-of-control rocket about to hit the moon is not a SpaceX Falcon 9, astronomers now say: report: https://www.space.com/rocket-stage-to-hit-moon-chinese-not-spacex
- NASA issues a warning about SpaceX Starlink satellites: https://interestingengineering.com/nasa-starlink-warning
- Hope for the future of space exploration lies at the heart of SpaceX's new 'Polaris' missions: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/hope-for-the-future-of-space-exploration-lies-at-the-heart-of-spacexs-new-polaris-missions
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