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Episode 69: DOWNLINK--Alessondra Springmann
- This week in SF history
- August 6, 2012, 05:17:57 UTC: Landing of Curiosity in Gale Crater (Jump to landing: youtu.be)
- Tango Delta Nominal was the call for successful touch down (marsmobile.jpl.nasa.gov)
- August 6, 2012, 05:17:57 UTC: Landing of Curiosity in Gale Crater (Jump to landing: youtu.be)
- Spaceflight news
- Women of NASA lego kit, Maia Weinstock (ideas.lego.com) (twitter.com/LegoNASAWomen)
- Commercial crew timeline (twitter.com/jeff_foust)
- March’s timeline for reference (reddit.com/r/spacex)
- Second SPX mission already ordered (nasa.gov)
- Red Dragon updates from NASA (spaceflightnow.com)
- Cop Sub Nexø initial analysis (copenhagensuborbitals.com)
- copenhagensuborbitals.com/sponsor-page
- SNC to begin second phase of Dream Chaser testing in December (parabolicarc.com)
- SPX does 3 full duration burns of F9 S1 over 3 days (youtube.com)
- Questions, comments, corrections
- ExoMars hangout (youtube.com)
- Alessondra Springmann interview
- "This was the most extreme bunny suiting of my life. Couldn't wear face moisturizer, makeup. No nylon. Had to tape on gloves, ninja hood." (twitter.com/sondy)
- Blog post about Arecibo rescuing yet another spacecraft (blog.sondy.com)
- Unofficial mascot (twitter.com/rex_pen)
- PI's blog (highly recommended) (dslauretta.com)
OSIRIS-REx in a very similar state as Sondy saw it in.