Sadly, I have lost the script for my top ten space movies episode, so I'm going to do an abbreviated episode just counting down my favorites. Sorry about that. :(
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Episode Links:
*#10 STS-135 The end of the Shuttle Era
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STS-135 Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/main/index.html)
STS-135: The Final Voyage (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/launch/sts-135_mission-overview.html)
*#9 Exoplanets and Kepler
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Kepler's Legacy (https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/keplerscience/)
"Super-Puffs"
'Cotton Candy' Planet Mysteries Unravel in New Hubble Observations (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/cotton-candy-planet-mysteries-unravel-in-new-hubble-observations)
*#8 Cassini
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Cassini- Mission Overview (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/overview/)
Cassini- The Grand Finale (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/mission/grand-finale/overview/)
Huygens Lander (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/huygens/in-depth/)
*#7 Dragon
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SpaceX COTS Demonstration Flight 1 (https://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/09/cots-demonstration-flight-1)
SpaceX First Dragon Reflight (https://www.spacex.com/news/2017/06/03/first-dragon-reflight)
COTS- NASA page (https://www.nasa.gov/content/cots-commercial-partners)
*#6 International Spaceflight
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China's Chang'e 4 Mission (https://www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/space-missions/change-4.html)
ESA Rosetta Mission (https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Rosetta)
India's Mars Orbiter Mission- Mangalyaan (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/mars-orbiter-mission/in-depth/)
*#5 Mars Exploration Rovers
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers (https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/)
Mars Exploration Rovers- Planetary.org (https://www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/space-missions/mer.html)
Historical Log- Mars Missions- NASA.gov (https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/historical-log/)
*#4 New Horizons
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New Horizons Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html)
Pluto's Heart (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/scientists-probe-mystery-of-pluto-s-icy-heart)
*#3 Commercial Spaceflight and Shotwell's Decade
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"This may be a transcendent year for SpaceX" Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/this-may-be-a-transcendent-year-for-spacex/)
Gwynne Shotwell- CNN Profile (https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/10/tech/spacex-coo-gwynne-shotwell-profile/index.html)
"William Gerstenmaier joins SpaceX, and that’s a really big deal" Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/spacex-has-hired-a-key-nasa-official-to-help-with-human-spaceflight/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social)
2 Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and the Rise of Reusable Launch Vehicles
SpaceX Falcon 9 Page (https://www.spacex.com/falcon9)
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Page (https://www.spacex.com/falcon-heavy)
See the Evolution of SpaceX's Rockets in Pictures- Space.com (https://www.space.com/40547-spacex-rocket-evolution.html)
NASA COTS (https://www.nasa.gov/content/cots-commercial-partners)
I found this SpaceX 10 years in review page after recording the decade in review episode. The difference in capabilities and scale of rocket production is astonishing.
https://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/09/spacex-10-years-review
1 NASA's Astronaut Corps
NASA Astronauts (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts)
*The 2020s
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Artemis (https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/)
Rise of the Super Heavies
SpaceX Starship (https://www.spacex.com/starship)
NASA's SLS (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html)
New Armstrong is still years out, but here's some information on Blue Origin's next rocket, New Glenn.
Blue Origin- New Glenn (https://www.blueorigin.com/new-glenn/)
JWST (https://www.jwst.nasa.gov)
Europa Clipper (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/europa-clipper/)
