Perseverance Rover Gets Busy

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 107*The Perseverance rover collects a second sample of Martian historyNASA’s Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its first pair of rock samples, and scientists already are gaining new insights into the Jezero Crater region of the red planet.*ExoMars 2020 on track for launch a year from nowWell, it was slated to fly in 2020, but ongoing technical delays and the COVID-19 Corona virus pandemic forced the ExoMars 2020 mission to miss its original launch window.*The Hapith I rocket in flames on its Whalers Way launch padTaiwanese company TiSpace’s attempt to launch its new Hapith I rocket has ended in flames with the rocket catching alight on the launch pad.*SpaceX 16th launch of the yearSpaceX has successfully launched another 51 Starlink broadband internet satellites aboard one of its Falcon 9 rockets.*China’s 33rd launch for the yearChina has successfully launched a new direct broadcast telecommunications satellite.*The Science ReportA new study confirms that the Sun's 11-year cycle cannot explain global warming.Study shows 26 out of 27 scientists rejecting COVID-19 lab link were actually linked to the lab.A new species of meat eating theropod dinosaur discovered in southeastern Brazil.A new study has identified seven key personality traits in cats.Alex on Tech: looks at the new iphone13.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Your support is needed...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...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 240 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast (you get a month’s free trial with Supercast to see if it’s really for you or not)....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com Sponsor Details:This episode is brought to you with the support of NameCheap…cheap domain names is just the beginning of your own online presence. We use them and we love them. Get our special deal…just visit: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap and help support the show.For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode: https://www.bitesz.com/show/spacetime/blog/ RSS feed: