Spacetime With Stuart Gary

Bad Weather Scrubs a Third Launch Attempt for the World’s Most Powerful Rocket

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The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 101*Bad weather scrubs a third launch attempt for the world’s most powerful rocketIn a case of déjà vu all over again as NASA has been forced to scrub a third launch attempt of its massive Artemis 1 Moon rocket – this time because of Tropical storm Ian near Jamaica which was forecast to rapidly intensify and move towards the Florida coast.*NASA's Lunar IceCube missionHitching a ride on NASA's Artemis Moon rocket is a tiny shoe box sized six unit cubesat spacecraft that will be searching for water hidden in the dark shadows of deep craters on the lunar surface.*Virgin Orbit to launch from QueenslandThe rural Queensland city of Toowoomba could become a future space port for Virgin Orbit. The company has just signed a memorandum of understanding with Australian infrastructure development company Wagner Corporation to use their Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport as a local base of operations.*32 new variable stars discoveredAstronomers