S03E65: Celestial Spectacle & Starliner's Snag: Planetary Parade and Boeing's Countdown Trouble

Embark on a celestial journey with today's episode of Astronomy Daily - The Podcast, where your host, Steve Dunkley, brings you the latest cosmic updates. We'll start with the intriguing story of Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maizawa who recently canceled his planned lunar voyage on a SpaceX vehicle. Next, we'll delve into a groundbreaking method developed by a team from Rhode Island to map the moon using 2D images and a technique called shape-from-shading. But that's not all. We'll also discuss the rare planetary alignment of six planets visible on June 3, and bring you the latest updates on Boeing's Starliner and its recent launch attempt. Lastly, we cover China's successful landing on the far side of the moon to collect soil and rock samples.
00:00) This is Astronomy Daily for the 3 June 2024
00:31) A Japanese billionaire who wanted to go into space canceled his plans
01:50) Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maizawa cancels private moon flight due to uncertainty
07:12) An alignment of six planets will be visible shortly before sunrise on June 3
11:03) Computer trouble cancels Saturday's launch attempt for Boeing's first astronaut flight
13:56) Chinese spacecraft lands on far side of moon to collect soil and rock samples

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