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Racing the Sun: Parker Probe, Mercury Flybys, and the Future of Space Travel
20 minutes Posted Feb 22, 2025 at 5:00 pm.
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SCI078: Spacecraft are pushing boundaries! Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss NASA’s Parker Solar Probe’s fiery feat, Mercury’s latest close-up, private moon landers, and major rocket breakthroughs from SpaceX and Blue Origin. Science is on the move!Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer Let’s Science. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today?Links for this episode:* NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with the sun’s scorching surface

* Spacecraft buzzes Mercury’s north pole and beams back stunning photos

* 2 private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journey

* Mission to moon carries tiny red Swedish home to space

* Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight

* SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster at the launch pad in latest Starship test

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