Yuri's Night and the 40th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle with Astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan - The Cosmic Companion April 6, 2021
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of human spaceflight and the 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle with former NASA astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan
Hello everyone:
This week, we look forward to Yuri's Night. Monday, April 12th marks the 60th anniversary of the first human space flight, as well as the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the Space Shuttle.
We will visit with three-time Shuttle astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space. She also just became the first woman to ever visit the deepest spot in the Earth's ocean.
But first, we discuss Yuri's Night, and look forward to the return of humans to the Moon. We learn about the International Lunar Research Station, a new plan by Russia and China to place dozens of people on the lunar surface on a permanent basis in the coming years. We will also take a look at the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, one of NASA's next-generation space telescopes, which will soon search our galaxy for unknown worlds. Finally, we journey out to Uranus, where X-rays are seen coming from the ice giant planet for the first time.
Watch the video version of this episode:
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan talks to The Cosmic Companion April 6, 2021 about her flights on the Space Shuttle, launching The Hubble Space Telescope, and visiting the deepest part of the oceans of Earth.
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Join us next week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, when we will talk with Affelia Wibisono of University College London about her work finding X-rays coming from the planet Uranus for the first time. Join us then!
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James