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Episode 96: Arcnice
- This week in SF history
- Feb 16 1961: Explorer 9 becomes first launch out of Wallops (wikipedia.org)
- Watch Tim Dodd recreate this mission live on Wednesday night at twitch.tv/everydayastronaut
- Spaceflight news
- FH side stick is (probably) Thaicom booster (twitter.com/elonmusk)
- MAF hit by tornado (nasaspaceflight.com)
- A Shuttle ET was damaged, taking a few cars with it. (collectspace.com)
- HTV successfully deorbits, but misses science opportunity (spaceflight101.com)
- NASA approves nanoracks commercial airlock (spacenews.com)
- Questions, comments, corrections
- Can anyone shed light on the SLC/LC distinction?
The damaged ET and one of the damaged cars. Courtesy Collect Space, click through for source.