Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain)
Guests:
Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter)
Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein)
Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba)
This Week’s Stories:
Updates on private spaceflight
NASA inspector general critisizes asteroid search
Rosetta landing site
citizen science
New AMS results
Ultra-compact dwarf galaxy
We record the Weekly Space Hangout every Friday at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern. You can watch us live on Google+, Universe Today, or the Universe Today YouTube page.
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