Tariq is back from the Far East and bursting with space news! This week we'll look at the passing of Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell, potential re-tasking of NASA's Juno probe from Jupiter to the interstellar interloper, 3I/Atlas--Avi Loeb wants it, of course--the third launch of ULA's Vulcan rocket, Artemis 2 lunar flyby updates, Virgin Galactic's new spaceplane (can they ever make a profit?), a proposed Pluto orbiter--with a planned mission of 50 years--and much more, on This Week in Space!
Headlines:
- Remembering Apollo 13's Jim Lovell
- ULA's Vulcan Rocket Hits New Milestone With Powerful Launch
- Could Juno Chase an Interstellar Visitor?
- NASA Eyes Pluto Orbiter Mission Persephone
- Virgin Galactic Preps Next-Gen Delta Spaceplane
- Strange "Helmet" Rock Spotted on Mars
- Artemis II Orion Capsule Fuels Up for 2026 Launch
Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik
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- Show
- Channel
- FrequencyUpdated weekly
- Published15 August 2025 at 22:30 UTC
- Length1h 3m
- Episode173
- RatingClean