Space Junk Destroys Satellite

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.<br />SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 99<br />*Space junk destroys satellite<br />It now looks like space junk from a 1996 Russian rocket may be behind the destruction of China’s Yunhai 1-02 weather satellite earlier this year.<br />*More delays could push Starliner’s launch to next year<br />The long awaited second orbital test flight of Boeing’s new CST-100 Starliner to the International Space Station may be delayed until next year following discovery of a critical technical issue with the spacecraft while it was on the launch pad preparing to blast off.<br />*New study says Warp drive to remain science fiction<br />The idea of faster than light travel has been a key feature of science fiction for decades. It’s the “Given” needed to make most sci-fi stories work. After all, without warp drive Kirk and Picard could never boldly go where no one has gone before – and the Enterprise would take four and a half years just to reach Alpha Centauri.<br />*Vega’s second launch of the year<br />A Vega rocket has blasted off from the European Space Agency’s Kourou Space Port in French Guiana carrying the new Pleiades Neo 4 Earth observation satellite.<br />*The Science Report<br />New study shows that 2 to 3 days after first symptoms is when you’re most likely to pass on COVID.<br />A new study warns that extreme El Niño and La Niña events will become more common.<br />A new study has identified the 26 species of Australian frogs at greatest risk of extinction.<br />Paleontologists have identified two new species of giant sauropod dinosaurs.<br />*Skeptic's guide to how psychic crimes pay<br /><br /><br /><br />For more SpaceTime and show links: <a href="https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ" rel="noopener">https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ</a> <br /><br />Your support is needed...<br />SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meani