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Magnificent Mercury: BepiColombo
Magnificent Mercury: BepiColombo
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Jun 10, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Magnificent Mercury is in full focus. Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham are at the National Space Centre in Leicester with BepiColombo mission scientists Professor Emma Bunce and Dr Suzie Imber. They also visit London's Science Museum to see the newly installed thermal spacecraft model for Europe's first mission to Mercury in October. Expect to hear from ESA's chief scientific advisor, Mark McCaughrean, the low down on a Soviet space toilet in Leicester, and hear why NASA astronaut Chris Hadfield is complete space shambles - in a good way of course... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
Jun 10, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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