Weekly Space Hangout – November 25, 2016: Dean Regas and his “Facts from Space”

Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain)

Special Guest:
Dean Regas has been the Astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory since 2000. He is the co-host of Star Gazers (airing on PBS stations around the world), a Contributing Editor to Sky and Telescope Magazine, and a contributor to Astronomy Magazine. Dean is the author of the new book, “Facts from Space! From Super-Secret Spacecraft to Volcanoes in Outer Space, Extraterrestrial Facts to Blow Your Mind!”

Guests:

Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter)
Yoav Landsman (@MasaCritit)

Their stories this week:
Cause of Schiaparelli’s crash: 1 second glitch

Let me tell you what I think of the EM Drive

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