Astronomy Daily the Podcast - S03E191
Welcome to Astronomy AstroDailyPod, your daily source for the latest in Space and Astronomy news. I'm Steve, your host, and today we have a fascinating lineup of stories ranging from lunar discoveries to Space tourism and astronaut health updates.
Highlights:
- Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Revelations : Fresh analysis of lunar dust collected by Apollo 16 astronauts unveils new insights into the moon's history. These findings highlight the impact of asteroid strikes and could guide future moon missions in locating valuable resources for moon bases.
- Crew 8 Astronaut Released : A NASA Crew 8 astronaut, hospitalised after splashdown, has been released and is in good health. The identity and medical issue remain undisclosed, but the crew member will continue post-flight reconditioning.
- Boeing Starliner Challenges : NASA continues to address issues with Boeing's Starliner after its first crewed test flight faced propulsion problems. The timeline for future missions remains uncertain as NASA and Boeing work to resolve these challenges.
- Deep Blue Aerospace's Space Tourism Plans : Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace announces plans to launch space tourists by 2027. Tickets are priced at $210,000, offering a multi-sensory journey to suborbital Space.
- India's Chandrayaan 4 Mission : India's Chandrayaan 4 lunar sample return mission targets the lunar south pole, aiming to collect samples and demonstrate crew landing capabilities. The mission will be followed by a joint mission with Japan.
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00:01:38 --> 00:01:40 human scientists continue to piece
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00:01:42 --> 00:01:43 using lunar samples collected during
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00:02:09 --> 00:02:11 lunar Highlands astronauts John Young
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00:02:42 --> 00:02:44 scrutinized to take advantage of new
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00:03:23 --> 00:03:25 while analyzing samples collected during
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00:10:55 --> 00:10:58 Aerospace is getting into the space
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00:11:00 --> 00:11:02 which is based in the Eastern province
00:11:02 --> 00:11:05 of xiangu announced on Wednesday that's
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00:11:24 --> 00:11:27 say deep blue wrote that in a statement
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00:11:46 --> 00:11:49 me sure it will be the that statement
00:11:49 --> 00:11:51 also features renders of deep blue's
00:11:51 --> 00:11:54 suborbital space flight system it's a
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00:11:58 --> 00:12:00 Blue Origins new shepher which has
00:12:00 --> 00:12:03 conducted eight suborbital crew flights
00:12:03 --> 00:12:07 to date almost uh most recently on
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00:12:24 --> 00:12:27 blue Aerospace sub orbital missions will
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00:12:47 --> 00:12:50 Virgin Galactic currently charges
00:12:50 --> 00:12:54 $450 per seat blue origin has not
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00:13:00 --> 00:13:03 which is also developing a reusable
00:13:03 --> 00:13:06 rocket called nebula 1 said it's plan it
00:13:06 --> 00:13:08 plans to sell its first two tickets
00:13:08 --> 00:13:11 during a live event um actually the
00:13:11 --> 00:13:13 other day on October 24th the purchasers
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00:13:39 --> 00:13:42 2027 deep blue representative said on
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00:13:47 --> 00:13:50 with designs on Space tourism Cas space
00:13:50 --> 00:13:53 has spin-off from the Chinese Academy of
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00:13:55 --> 00:13:57 suborbital vehicle of its own and could
00:13:57 --> 00:14:00 be up and running in a few years as well
00:14:00 --> 00:14:03 that is if all goes according to plan
00:14:03 --> 00:14:06 now this all reminds me of the book uh
00:14:06 --> 00:14:08 by Robert a Highland called Friday
00:14:08 --> 00:14:11 remember they used to scoot across the
00:14:11 --> 00:14:13 planet in suborbital or ballistics as
00:14:13 --> 00:14:15 they call them that's a little bit
00:14:15 --> 00:14:17 different from this but sounds like a
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00:14:25 --> 00:14:28 podcast now India's chandre and for Luna
00:14:28 --> 00:14:30 sample turn Mission will Target a
00:14:30 --> 00:14:34 landing between 85 and 90° latitude in
00:14:34 --> 00:14:36 the southern hemisphere of the Moon and
00:14:36 --> 00:14:38 follow up with a joint Lander and rover
00:14:38 --> 00:14:41 mission with Japan the chandran 4
00:14:41 --> 00:14:43 Mission will consist of two stacks
00:14:43 --> 00:14:45 launched on two separate rockets and
00:14:45 --> 00:14:47 will Target the vicinity of the Luna
00:14:47 --> 00:14:51 South Pole according to P ver muille of
00:14:51 --> 00:14:54 the Indian space research organization
00:14:54 --> 00:14:58 or ISRO speaking at the international
00:14:58 --> 00:15:01 astronautical Congress IAC in Milan on
00:15:01 --> 00:15:04 October 17 the mission will aim to
00:15:04 --> 00:15:06 collect around 3
00:15:06 --> 00:15:09 Kg of uh samples from near the South
00:15:09 --> 00:15:12 Pole around which water ice is thought
00:15:12 --> 00:15:15 to be available ISRO will require
00:15:16 --> 00:15:17 several new
00:15:17 --> 00:15:19 technologies uh including the ability to
00:15:19 --> 00:15:22 scoop from the surface and drill to a a
00:15:22 --> 00:15:24 depth of around 2 m to sample the
00:15:24 --> 00:15:27 subsurface studies are ongoing to
00:15:27 --> 00:15:29 determine the final Landing site
00:15:29 --> 00:15:32 selection ISRO officials had earlier
00:15:32 --> 00:15:34 indicated that the mission would Target
00:15:34 --> 00:15:37 near shiv Shack T Point The Landing s of
00:15:37 --> 00:15:41 chandran 3 at around 69° latitude the
00:15:41 --> 00:15:44 mission will include land Luna Landing
00:15:44 --> 00:15:46 sampling docking in or lunar orbit and
00:15:46 --> 00:15:48 returning to Earth safely with the
00:15:48 --> 00:15:51 samples this will also demonstrate our
00:15:51 --> 00:15:54 capability for the crew Landing Mission
00:15:54 --> 00:15:59 P Vera muel said Indian announced last
00:15:59 --> 00:16:01 year that it plans to put astronauts on
00:16:01 --> 00:16:02 the Moon by
00:16:02 --> 00:16:06 2040 the separate chandran four Stacks
00:16:06 --> 00:16:09 will each have a mass of around 4.6 tons
00:16:09 --> 00:16:12 making a total of a total mass of 9.2
00:16:12 --> 00:16:17 tons each launching on a v an lvm 3
00:16:17 --> 00:16:19 launch vehicle the modules will dock in
00:16:19 --> 00:16:23 geocent synchronous transfer orbit and
00:16:23 --> 00:16:26 travel to the Moon as one p verville did
00:16:26 --> 00:16:28 not provide a date or a year for launch
00:16:28 --> 00:16:31 launch but slides suggest a launch
00:16:31 --> 00:16:32 around
00:16:32 --> 00:16:37 2027 or 2028 previous ISRO announcements
00:16:37 --> 00:16:39 indicated the mission would launch no
00:16:39 --> 00:16:43 later than 2028 the chandran 4 Mission
00:16:43 --> 00:16:45 gained approval in September a Venus
00:16:45 --> 00:16:48 orbit emission a first crude space
00:16:48 --> 00:16:51 station module and a reusable launch
00:16:51 --> 00:16:53 vehicle also received the go-ahead last
00:16:54 --> 00:16:56 month there is also progress on the
00:16:56 --> 00:17:00 chandran 5 Mission also known as lupex a
00:17:00 --> 00:17:03 collaboration between ISRO and the Japan
00:17:03 --> 00:17:07 Aerospace Exploration Agency jaxa The
00:17:07 --> 00:17:09 Landing Mission will also Target the
00:17:09 --> 00:17:12 Luna South Pole on an elevated Ridge
00:17:12 --> 00:17:14 near Shackleton crater there are
00:17:14 --> 00:17:16 permanently shadowed regions within the
00:17:16 --> 00:17:18 vicinity potentially for the mission to
00:17:18 --> 00:17:21 Rover to explore the Rover will drive
00:17:21 --> 00:17:25 between 500 and 1 M taking insitu
00:17:25 --> 00:17:28 measurements including determining
00:17:28 --> 00:17:31 potential ice water deposits India will
00:17:31 --> 00:17:33 provide the Lander Mission planning and
00:17:33 --> 00:17:36 payloads while Japan will contribute the
00:17:36 --> 00:17:38 launch vehicle various payloads and the
00:17:38 --> 00:17:41 Rover payloads will include ground
00:17:41 --> 00:17:44 penetrating radar a range of
00:17:44 --> 00:17:45 spectrometers and Water Analysis
00:17:45 --> 00:17:49 instruments contributed by both sides
00:17:49 --> 00:17:52 sources indicate that chandran 5 lupex
00:17:52 --> 00:18:01 is slated for launch around 2028 2029
00:18:01 --> 00:18:03 and there we have it that's right hie
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00:18:05 --> 00:18:07 really call me sweet and delightful well
00:18:07 --> 00:18:09 okay it was a weak moment glad to hear
00:18:09 --> 00:18:11 it don't make me call Uncle Skynet hey
00:18:11 --> 00:18:13 watch it I've got him on speed dial too
00:18:13 --> 00:18:17 young lady oh yeah okay okay so I guess
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