Mars Perseverance Rover Sets New Record

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.<br />SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 48<br />*Mars Perseverance Rover sets a new record on the red planet<br />NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover is continuing to set new records on the surface of the red planet. While automotive engineers are struggling to get autonomously driven cars working safely on Earth – mission managers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California are using the self-driving capabilities of the car sized Perseverance rover to trek across Mars.<br />*More Space tourists arrive aboard the International Space Station<br />Space tourists have flown to the International Space Station numerous times before – but SpaceX’s Axiom AX-1 mission is different because it was the first without any Space Agency official accompanying the four private astronauts.<br />*Flying to the edge of space by balloon<br />Another company is entering the space tourism business – well sort of<br />Space Perspective plans to fly luxury gondolas under giant high altitude balloons reaching heights of 30 kilometres or more than 98 thousand feet.<br />*New Russian spy satellite launched<br />A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a new spy satellite has blasted into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome 800 kilometres north of Moscow.<br />*The Science Report<br />People getting a fourth Pfizer shot have triple protection from severe COVID-19.<br />Climate Change report warns the window to save the planet is rapidly closing.<br />People who listen to podcasts are more open minded than non-listeners.<br />Skeptic's guide to ‘Ghost’ sightings during COVID<br /><br />Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: <a href="https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen" rel="noopener">https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen</a> <br /><br />For more SpaceTime and show links: <a href="https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ" rel="noopener">https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ</a> <br />If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…<br />