Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Private Spacewalk Raises Legal Questions, Voyager 1 Overcomes Thruster Challenge
Is the US breaking a 50-year-old space law with the upcoming Polaris Dawn private spacewalk? NASA's Voyager 1 probe successfully swaps thrusters in a tricky fix. Also, China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket test marks a breakthrough in the space race.
Sources:
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/9/12/polaris-dawn-spacewalk-is-the-us-breaking-a-50-year-old-space-law
https://www.space.com/voyager-1-interstellar-space-thruster-fix
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3278193/landspaces-zhuque-3-reusable-rocket-test-breakthrough-china-space-race
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/9/12/polaris-dawn-spacewalk-is-the-us-breaking-a-50-year-old-space-law
Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:47) Polaris Dawn spacewalk: Is the US breaking a 50-year-old space law?
(00:02:49) NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space
(00:05:55) LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 reusable rocket test a ‘breakthrough’ for China space race
(00:08:24) Polaris Dawn spacewalk: Is the US breaking a 50-year-old space law?