Weekly Space Hangout – November 22, 2013: MAVEN, Minotaur, Comet Nevski
Host: Fraser Cain
Guests: Nancy Atkinson, Amy Shira Teitel, David Dickinson
This week’s stories:
Amy:
MAVEN
29 Satellites Launched at Once
Inspiration Mars Asks NASA for Help
David:
Comet Nevski brightens, and comets, comets, and more…
NASA halts building new nuclear engine
Launches, MAVEN, Minotaur, etc
Nancy:
15 years of the ISS
Further NASA cuts
Curiosity Problem
High energy jet from our black hole
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