#98 - August 2020 Part 2

The Discussion:


Jen on the radio discussing the Perseids

Starlink satellites flaring over our heads

TV shows From the Earth to the Moon and For All Mankind

Sputnik V

Jeni’s latest paper is submitted for journal review

Submit your experiences of how diversity is perceived in the
amateur astronomy community at tinyurl.com/y28ebdu2



 


The News: Rounding up the space exploration news we have:


Protecting other worlds from our germs and bugs

Space Force’s Star Trek-esque logo

The Curiosity rover celebrates its 8th year on Mars

New Zealand’s Rocketlab pursue reusability

Skyrora begin rocket testing in Iceland

SpaceX’s Starship prototyping and testing continues



Main news story: America gets back to launching people into space


Q&A: Will the James Webb Space Telescope actually launch and
will it still be worth launching? Lana Visser from Heerenveen in
the Netherlands.