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Episode 205: DOWNLINK--SEDS UCF IREC III
This week in SF history
— April 9, 1959, Mercury 7 announced (wikipedia.org)
Spaceflight news
— Beresheet enters orbit (spacenews.com)
— Landing details (technology.spaceil.com)
Short & Sweet
— Starliner gets delayed once again. (spaceflightnow.com) (spacenews.com) (nasaspaceflight.com)
— Hayabusa2 impactor successfully strikes asteroid’s surface (sciencenews.org) (planetary.org)
— Starhopper hops (spacenews.com)
Interview -- SEDS UCF IREC
— Thanks to Pedro for coordinating this interview!
— Thanks also to the team members who took the time to talk to us:
— Ben S. - Electronics lead
— Alec - Propulsion lead
— Ryan - Airframe Lead
— Tyler - Project Manager
— Fundraising (gofundme.com)
— IREC 2019 promo (youtube.com)
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