NASA’s Silent Moon Orbiter and Historic All-Female Spacewalk

In today's episode, we delve into NASA's efforts to revive the Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter, which has gone silent since its launch. We also celebrate a milestone in space exploration with NASA's fifth all-female spacewalk, featuring astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers. Additionally, we discuss the FAA's grounding of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket following a launch failure, impacting future space missions. Join us for these stories and more on Simply News Radio.



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