2024.02.07 | Splashdown: 50 years since Skylab 4 returned to Earth

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 7 February 2024:

XPoSat:

India's X-ray Polarimeter Satellite was launched on New Year's day 2024. (Audio inserts courtesy ISRO)

Peregrine 1 Mission summary:

John Thornton (CEO, Astrobotic, Pittsburgh) explains what happened to the Peregrine 1 spacecraft. (Courtesy Astrobotic)

Celestis Memorial — Tranquility Flight:

Human remains were aboard the Centaur stage of the Vulcan rocket and the ill-fated Peregrine 1 lunar lander.

Dr Joe Kerwin, Skylab 2 Physician-Astronaut:

The Space Association of Australia in conversation with Joe Kerwin to mark the 50th anniversary of the splashdown of the 84 day Skylab 4 mission. (Interview by Peter Aylward)