#91 - January 2020 Part 2

<p><!-- wp:cgb/block-libsyn-podcasting-gutenberg --></p> <div class="wp-block-cgb-block-libsyn-podcasting-gutenberg"> <div class="libsyn-shortcode"></div> </div> <p><!-- /wp:cgb/block-libsyn-podcasting-gutenberg --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">The Discussion</span>: New Year resolutions, veganism, a little spoiler-free chat about the latest/last Skywalker movie and the new series of Dr Who, before some listeners’ emails.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">The News</span>: Rounding up the space exploration news this month we have:</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:list --></p> <ul> <li>Christina Koch racks up a flight time record on the ISS</li> <li>China’s moon rover breaks a lunar endurance record</li> <li>Ethiopia becomes the 10th African nation to send a satellite into orbit</li> <li>ESA launches their CHEOPS Exoplanet characterising spacecraft</li> <li>Space Force is go – and the world joins in</li> <li>NASA’s new (22nd!) intake and what skills are needed to become an astronaut</li> <li>OSIRIS-REx now has a target for return samples on asteroid Bennu</li> </ul> <p><!-- /wp:list --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Main news story: Boeing’s test of its Starliner space capsule</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Q&A</span>: <em>Why does NASA search for signs of life rather than directly looking for life?</em> From Gavin Price in the UK on Twitter (@pilliarscreatio)</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>