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On Episode 221 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and guest host Rick Jenet of the National Space Society talk about SpaceX's Starship Flight 13, which deployed new Starlink V3 satellites and stunned viewers when the ship survived reentry intact enough to float in the ocean for days afterward.
They also discuss NASA's Roman Space Telescope, now just a month from launch, and an in-progress emergency effort to save the ailing Swift Space Observatory using a servicing spacecraft that is itself now experiencing technical trouble. Finally, they look into Boeing's continued Starliner delays and India's first successful private orbital launch via Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket. Tune in!
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SpaceX's Starship megarocket makes the 'softest splashdown' ever after launching next-gen Starlink satellites in Flight 13 test
X: Landing burn and splashdown of Starship on Flight 13
X: The Starship Recovery team has continued gathering imagery of the vehicle, which is still afloat in the Indian Ocean
Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a "dead end" for rapid reuse
SpaceX wins $1.6 billion in launch orders for military satellite networks
'It's going to do things that currently are impossible': The Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is ready to launch Aug. 30
NASA Fuels Roman Space Telescope for Late August Launch
Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year
'The dawn of a new space era': Vikram-1, India's 1st private orbital rocket, aces debut launch
Should Artemis IV astronauts actually land near the moon's south pole? Artemis II pilot says the lunar equator might be better
Astronomers may have discovered the 1st moon outside of our solar system — or is it something weirder?
A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon next week, and scientists aren't sure what to expect
An 'almost blood moon' is coming on Aug. 27 and it'll be the best lunar eclipse until NYE 2028
Perseid meteor shower 2026 — When, where and how to see it
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