2023.09.06 | Ashburton Space Balls & Dr Joe Kerwin, Scientist-Astronaut — Skylab 2

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 6 September 2023:

NASA’s sounding rocket launch campaign from the Arnhem Space Centre in Australia — High Above Down Under:

• Episode 3: UV Light – More Than Just Sunburns
• Episode 4: The Final Test

Join Miles Hatfield, a science writer at the Goddard Spaceflight Centre in Greenbelt Maryland, as he follows two NASA rocket teams as they launch from Australia. Studying our nearest stellar neighbours – Alpha Centauri A & B – on a quest to understand how stars make the planets around them suitable for life.

Ashburton Space Balls:

Remnants of Cosmos 482 (Venera 9a - 1972 023A) landed near Ashburton in New Zealand's South Island. One "space ball" is now on display in the Ashburton Aviation Museum. (Audio insert courtesy Radio NZ)

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Dr Joe Kerwin, Scientist-Astronaut — Skylab 2:

Joe Kerwin describes the genesis of the Skylab project. Preceded by a song used to wake up the Skylab 3 crew. (Interviewer Peter Aylward)