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All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio) · May 8, 2026
This Week in Space 209: Astronauts for America
“Jet Propulsion Laboratory operates the Curiosity rover on Mars; featured in discussion of wheel degradation and rover engineering”
Political Polarization and Partisan GridlockConstitutional Democracy and Rule of LawElection Integrity and Voter Education
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The Rich Roll Podcast · May 4, 2026
David Epstein On Why Constraints Drive Creativity, The Myth Of Productive Freedom, & How Limits Make Us Better
“Collaborator with artist Tom Sacks on Mars mission art direction, demonstrating constraint-driven innovation”
Constraints and CreativityDecision-Making and SatisficingScientific Research Integrity
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Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science · Apr 1, 2026
Artemis II’s AVATAR and a sungrazing comet
“Developed synthetic tracking technique adopted by MAPS; employs comet expert Zdenek Sekanina”
Organ-on-chip technology and tissue engineeringPersonalized medicine and precision healthDeep space radiation effects on human biology
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Astrum Space · Feb 19, 2026
We Finally Know Why Phoebe Orbits Backwards
“Managed the Cassini mission's trajectory planning and the Phoebe flyby encounter on June 11, 2004”
Retrograde orbits and captured celestial bodiesKuiper Belt composition and outer solar system formationPlanetary migration and early solar system dynamics
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