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Episode 157: Sunset Parafoil
This week in SF history
— 14 May, 2010. Launch of Rassvet on STS-132. (wikipedia.org)
Spaceflight news
— Elon posted a parafoil photo! (twitter.com/elonmusk)
— Mars 2020 helicopter (spacenews.com)
Short & Sweet
— Firefly to take over SLC-2W in Vandenberg (spacenews.com)
— SLS Mobile Launcher needs an upgrade. (parabolicarc.com)
— JWST testing reveals a new issue. (spacenews.com)
Questions, comments, corrections
— @27394days: Zodiacal light is ecliptic dust reflection!