84 - JPL Christmas Party

Somehow, it’s almost time for Artemis I. Again. Yes, again. And then we break down some hot planetary drama from this week.

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• NASA leaves its Artemis I rocket exposed to winds above design limits | Ars Technica
• Off-Nominal on Twitter: “lol”
• WeMartians Podcast on Twitter: “I’m seeing a lot of commentary about how SLS is "unlucky" or "cursed" due to the timing of the hurricanes approaching Florida. There definitely is some luck here, as hurricanes cannot be predicted, but I think this is missing the point and giving way too much credit to Nature.”
• Eric Berger on Twitter: “An unbiased industry source spitballed tonight that the first SLS launch will probably come around 2023.”
• Acting NASA Administrator Lightfoot Memo: Agency Update – Feb. 15, 2017 - SpaceRef
• NASA Keeps Psyche, But VERITAS Pays the Price – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Good Night Oppy (2022) - IMDb

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