The Discussion:
- Jen on the radio discussing the Perseids
- Starlink satellites flaring over our heads
- TV shows From the Earth to the Moon and For All Mankind
- Sputnik V
- Jeni's latest paper is submitted for journal review
- Submit your experiences of how diversity is perceived in the amateur astronomy community at tinyurl.com/y28ebdu2
The News: Rounding up the space exploration news we have:
- Protecting other worlds from our germs and bugs
- Space Force's Star Trek-esque logo
- The Curiosity rover celebrates its 8th year on Mars
- New Zealand's Rocketlab pursue reusability
- Skyrora begin rocket testing in Iceland
- SpaceX's Starship prototyping and testing continues
Main news story: America gets back to launching people into space
Q&A: Will the James Webb Space Telescope actually launch and will it still be worth launching? Lana Visser from Heerenveen in the Netherlands.
