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Planetary Radio • 11 July 2018
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With this episode
Greg Holt
Aerospace engineer, NASA Johnson Space Center
Bruce Betts
Chief Scientist / Program Manager LightSail, The Planetary Society
The Sextants helped sailors find their way across the oceans for centuries. Now we are aboard the International Space Station so that astronauts can learn to make their way through the solar system even if other technologies fail. Reaching the ISS on the same mission of supply was the Cold Atom Lab. It can reach the lowest temperatures in the universe, helping to unlock cosmic secrets. Every planet with the naked eye is visible! Bruce Betts will tell you where to look in What's Up.
The astronaut Alexander Gerst
Astronaut Alexander Gerst using the badtant in the dome of the ISS
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Question this week:
What is the numerical value of the eccentricity of the orbit of Mars? In other words, how uncirculated is it?
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Question of last week:
What did Yuri Gagarin eat in space?
Answer:
The answer will be revealed next week.
Why is the near Earth asteroid Hayabusa2 visiting Ryugu?
Answer:
Asteroid Ryugu, which means Dragon Palace, was named after a Japanese folk tale. In this one, a fisherman goes to Ryugu, a magical underwater palace, and returns with a mysterious box, just as Hayabusa2 will come back with samples collected on Ryugu after his long journey!
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