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When Blue Origin’s New Glenn spacecraft exploded in an enormous fireball during a ground test a couple weeks ago, it sent shockwaves not only through the air, but through NASA’s timeline for the upcoming Artemis missions.
It also came at an especially bad time for Jeff Bezos’ rocket company—just days after it was awarded a slew of NASA contracts to deliver equipment to the moon. Blue Origin had also been expected to play a major role in the upcoming Artemis III and IV missions, but that’s now more up in the air depending on how soon the company can rebuild its only launchpad.
And with NASA’s Artemis III crew announcement this week, Guest Host Jane Lindholm sits down with space reporters Ken Chang and Brendan Byrne to break it all down and what’s next for the space program.
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Segment Guests
Brendan Byrne
Brendan Byrne is a space reporter for WMFE and host of “Are We There Yet?” in Orlando, Florida.
Kenneth Chang
Kenneth Chang is a science reporter at the New York Times, where he covers NASA and the solar system.
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About Jane Lindholm
Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of “But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids.” She also produces special projects for Vermont Public and was previously host and editor of “Vermont Edition.”
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Dee Peterschmidt is Science Friday’s audio production manager, hosted the podcast Universe of Art, and composes music for Science Friday’s podcasts. Their D&D character is a clumsy bard named Chip Chap Chopman.