#116 - February 2022 Part 2

The Discussion:


Techniquest in Cardiff Bay

Our Good friend Dylan O’Donnell at Star Stuff

A listener’s email on the naming of spacecraft, prompting a
debate on history, cultures and tearing down statues.



 


The News:


Britain’s ambitious spaceports hit regulatory purgatory

China’s plans for this year include space station completion,
comet and asteroid missions

Unknown heroines of space & astronomy for International
Women in Science Day



The news discussion: NASA contract a Mars Sample return rocket.


 


Nebulas:
A look at the weird and wonderful nebulae that you can see
through telescopes or use to understand the interstellar medium
and star formation. This month we focus on Emission Nebulae.


 


Q&A:


Why do astronauts travelling from the earth to the moon appear to
experience complete weightlessness? From our good friend Paul
Waterhouse in the Forest of Dean, UK