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In today's episode, we delve into NASA's efforts to revive the Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter, which has gone silent since its launch. We also celebrate a milestone in space exploration with NASA's fifth all-female spacewalk, featuring astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers. Additionally, we discuss the FAA's grounding of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket following a launch failure, impacting future space missions. Join us for these stories and more on Simply News Radio.
Sources:
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/nasa-still-trying-to-revive-silent-lunar-trailblazer-moon-orbiter
https://opentools.ai/news/can-nasa-resurrect-the-lunar-trailblazer
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/lunar-trailblazer/2025/04/30/nasa-focuses-lunar-trailblazer-recontact-efforts-through-mid-june/
https://opentools.ai/news/nasas-earthly-moonwalk-mastering-lunar-skills-in-idaho
https://rocketlaunch.org/launch-schedule/spacex/falcon-9
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-spacewalk-anne-mcclain-nichole-ayers/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYwIfccFYdU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDZoQnNvVXg
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/watch-2-nasa-astronauts-perform-the-5th-ever-all-female-spacewalk-today
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/faa-grounds-firefly-aerospaces-alpha-rocket-until-failure-investigation-is-complete
https://www.flyingmag.com/firefly-alpha-rocket-grounded-after-in-flight-anomaly/
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/04/firefly-flta006/
https://news.satnews.com/2025/04/29/firefly-alphas-stage-separation-anomaly-sends-lockheed-martins-satellite-into-south-pacific-near-antarctic/
https://www.independent.com/2025/04/29/firefly-rocket-launched-from-vandenberg-crashes-into-pacific-ocean-north-of-antarctica/
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https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/nasa-still-trying-to-revive-silent-lunar-trailblazer-moon-orbiter
https://opentools.ai/news/can-nasa-resurrect-the-lunar-trailblazer
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/lunar-trailblazer/2025/04/30/nasa-focuses-lunar-trailblazer-recontact-efforts-through-mid-june/
https://opentools.ai/news/nasas-earthly-moonwalk-mastering-lunar-skills-in-idaho
https://rocketlaunch.org/launch-schedule/spacex/falcon-9
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-spacewalk-anne-mcclain-nichole-ayers/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYwIfccFYdU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDZoQnNvVXg
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/watch-2-nasa-astronauts-perform-the-5th-ever-all-female-spacewalk-today
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/faa-grounds-firefly-aerospaces-alpha-rocket-until-failure-investigation-is-complete
https://www.flyingmag.com/firefly-alpha-rocket-grounded-after-in-flight-anomaly/
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/04/firefly-flta006/
https://news.satnews.com/2025/04/29/firefly-alphas-stage-separation-anomaly-sends-lockheed-martins-satellite-into-south-pacific-near-antarctic/
https://www.independent.com/2025/04/29/firefly-rocket-launched-from-vandenberg-crashes-into-pacific-ocean-north-of-antarctica/
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In today's episode, we delve into NASA's efforts to revive the Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter, which has gone silent since its launch. We also celebrate a milestone in space exploration with NASA's fifth all-female spacewalk, featuring astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers. Additionally, we discuss the FAA's grounding of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket following a launch failure, impacting future space missions. Join us for these stories and more on Simply News Radio.
Sources:
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/nasa-still-trying-to-revive-silent-lunar-trailblazer-moon-orbiter
https://opentools.ai/news/can-nasa-resurrect-the-lunar-trailblazer
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/lunar-trailblazer/2025/04/30/nasa-focuses-lunar-trailblazer-recontact-efforts-through-mid-june/
https://opentools.ai/news/nasas-earthly-moonwalk-mastering-lunar-skills-in-idaho
https://rocketlaunch.org/launch-schedule/spacex/falcon-9
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-spacewalk-anne-mcclain-nichole-ayers/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYwIfccFYdU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDZoQnNvVXg
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/watch-2-nasa-astronauts-perform-the-5th-ever-all-female-spacewalk-today
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/faa-grounds-firefly-aerospaces-alpha-rocket-until-failure-investigation-is-complete
https://www.flyingmag.com/firefly-alpha-rocket-grounded-after-in-flight-anomaly/
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/04/firefly-flta006/
https://news.satnews.com/2025/04/29/firefly-alphas-stage-separation-anomaly-sends-lockheed-martins-satellite-into-south-pacific-near-antarctic/
https://www.independent.com/2025/04/29/firefly-rocket-launched-from-vandenberg-crashes-into-pacific-ocean-north-of-antarctica/
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Sources:
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/nasa-still-trying-to-revive-silent-lunar-trailblazer-moon-orbiter
https://opentools.ai/news/can-nasa-resurrect-the-lunar-trailblazer
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/lunar-trailblazer/2025/04/30/nasa-focuses-lunar-trailblazer-recontact-efforts-through-mid-june/
https://opentools.ai/news/nasas-earthly-moonwalk-mastering-lunar-skills-in-idaho
https://rocketlaunch.org/launch-schedule/spacex/falcon-9
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-spacewalk-anne-mcclain-nichole-ayers/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYwIfccFYdU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDZoQnNvVXg
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/watch-2-nasa-astronauts-perform-the-5th-ever-all-female-spacewalk-today
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/faa-grounds-firefly-aerospaces-alpha-rocket-until-failure-investigation-is-complete
https://www.flyingmag.com/firefly-alpha-rocket-grounded-after-in-flight-anomaly/
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/04/firefly-flta006/
https://news.satnews.com/2025/04/29/firefly-alphas-stage-separation-anomaly-sends-lockheed-martins-satellite-into-south-pacific-near-antarctic/
https://www.independent.com/2025/04/29/firefly-rocket-launched-from-vandenberg-crashes-into-pacific-ocean-north-of-antarctica/
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Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might re ...
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