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This Week in Space 180: NASA is Closed for Business

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This week we cover the headlines, from the shutdown of NASA, to the risky dismantling of the space shuttle Discovery (because Texas insists), to a rogue exoplanet's weird weather, and much more. Should we be worried about China investing in SpaceX? How about those close-up shots of the interstellar visitor 3I/Atlas? And are asteroids hiding out near Venus a threat to Earth? All this and more on episode 180 of This Week in Space.
Headlines:

  • NASA Suffers Major Disruption Amid Government Shutdown
  • Shuttle Discovery Faces Potential Forced Dismantling for Texas Move
  • China Might be Eying Perseverance Mars Samples in Race to Retrieve Martian Rocks
  • Near-Venus Asteroids Pose Hidden Threats to Earth
  • Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Gets Close-Up for Mars Orbiters
  • Concerns Over Chinese Investments in SpaceX
  • China Fast-Tracks Lunar Landing Systems and Rocket Tests
  • James Webb Telescope Delivers First Rogue Exoplanet Weather Report

Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik

Download or subscribe to This Week in Space at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space.

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This week we cover the headlines, from the shutdown of NASA, to the risky dismantling of the space shuttle Discovery (because Texas insists), to a rogue exoplanet's weird weather, and much more. Should we be worried about China investing in SpaceX? How about those close-up shots of the interstellar visitor 3I/Atlas? And are asteroids hiding out near Venus a threat to Earth? All this and more on episode 180 of This Week in Space.
Headlines:

  • NASA Suffers Major Disruption Amid Government Shutdown
  • Shuttle Discovery Faces Potential Forced Dismantling for Texas Move
  • China Might be Eying Perseverance Mars Samples in Race to Retrieve Martian Rocks
  • Near-Venus Asteroids Pose Hidden Threats to Earth
  • Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Gets Close-Up for Mars Orbiters
  • Concerns Over Chinese Investments in SpaceX
  • China Fast-Tracks Lunar Landing Systems and Rocket Tests
  • James Webb Telescope Delivers First Rogue Exoplanet Weather Report

Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik

Download or subscribe to This Week in Space at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space.

Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts!
Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit

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