12-04-2025
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 156 — Rocket Blast
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On Episode 156 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik welcome Dr. Phil Metzger from the University of Central Florida to discuss the dangerous realities of rocket plumes when landing spacecraft on the Moon and diving into the main topic, the hosts talk about Jared Isaacman's NASA administrator confirmation hearing, Katy Perry's upcoming Blue Origin spaceflight, and a newly discovered comet.
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Dr. Phil Metzger
Swamp Works
Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations (GMRO)
Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory
Helium-3 mining on the lunar surface
Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA
UCF - System Development: Robotics
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