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On October 13, a resupply rocket launched carrying tools, supplies, and some new solar panels to help beef up the aging International Space Station. The first pieces of the ISS launched in 1998, but its time is drawing to a close. NASA has said it intends to keep the station running through 2030, and recently called for commercial proposals to build a new space station in low earth orbit.
Space reporter Brendan Byrne joins Ira to discuss the plans for the ISS, and other spaceflight news, from recent rocket test launches to Japan’s mission to retrieve a sample from the Martian moon Phobos, and the upcoming debut of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
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Brendan Byrne
Brendan Byrne is Assistant News Director for Central Florida Public Media, host of the ‘Are We There Yet?’ space podcast, and host of the new series “When We Find Them.”
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