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Giant Rockets to the Moon

Giant Rockets to the Moon

FromSpace Boffins, from the Naked Scientists


Giant Rockets to the Moon

FromSpace Boffins, from the Naked Scientists

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Space Boffins get to see inside the NASA's famous Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Centre - a building so large that it has its own weather system. It's being adapted so that NASA's Saturn V replacement the new SLS or Space Launch System rocket will be built. The senior NASA engineer who's overseeing the project, Ken Tenbusch, gives Richard Hollingham a personal tour. Back in the studio Richard and Sue (Nelson) are joined by rocket expert David Wade and Oliver Morton, author of The Moon: A History for the Future. There's also an insight into Gene Cernan's experience during... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
Apr 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Publishing monthly, Space Boffins brings you cutting edge conversation and debate about the past, present and future of space science.