A Tragedy Has Delayed the SpaceX Starship V3 Launch

About this episode

The episode discusses the delay of the SpaceX Starship V3 launch due to a tragic accident, asteroid mining lessons, and new findings from the ESA's Gaia telescope.

An accident has taken the life of a contract employee causing a delay in the next launch of the Starship V3 out of respect and for an investigation into the cause. An asteroid passed by Earth this week that was close, but not too close. Scientists have learned an important lesson aboout attempts at mining asteroids. Plus the ESA's Gaia telecope shows evidence of a huge wave rippling through the Milky Way. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support .

People in this episode

Host: Wes Carroll

Topics covered

• SpaceX
• Starship V3
• asteroid mining
• Milky Way
• ESA Gaia telescope
• space exploration

Keywords

• SpaceX
• Starship V3
• asteroid
• ESA
• Milky Way
• space exploration
• accident
• launch delay

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX, ESA

Places: Milky Way

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