This week, Stephen and Jason are joined by space and technology reporter Swapna Krishna to catch up on a whole bunch of news, including the James Webb Telescope's latest schedule slip, SpaceX's recent tangling with NOAA, Commercial Crew changes and more. Also, the introduction of Liftoff merchandise!
This episode of Liftoff is sponsored by:Swapna Krishna
Links and Show Notes Swapna Krishna (@skrishna) | Twitter Swapna Krishna Give Me Space by Swapna Krishna LIFTOFF MERCH ???????? NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Slips to 2020, and Astronomy Suffers - Scientific American NASA, Boeing add option for extended Starliner Crew Flight Test - SpaceFlight Insider NOAA didn't notice years of illegal SpaceX Falcon 9 video — Quartz WSJ: SpaceX not to blame for 'Zuma' spy satellite disaster Virgin Galactic chalks up successful supersonic test flight - CBS News Virgin Galactic completes first powered test flight since 2014 crash SpaceShipTwo - Wikipedia Chinese Space Station Tiangong 1 Falls to Earth - Scientific American The First Naked-Eye Superflare Detected from Proxima Centauri @EvryscopeCTIO Tweet about Proxima Centauri A new startup wants to launch a luxury space hotel into orbit NASA may use swarms of robotic bees to study Mars