February 7, 2015 9:45 pm

What’s this Sunday’s episode of StarTalk Radio all about?

The name says it all: Cosmic Queries: Rocket Science Is Hard.

 

Photo of Space Shuttle Challenger accident. Credit: NASA.

STS51L Challenger explodes after launch. Credit: NASA.

Antares begins to fall and debris rains over the launch pad. October 28, 2014. Credit: ©Elliot Severn/ spaceflightphotography.com. All Rights Reserved.

Antares begins to fall and debris rains over the launch pad. October 28, 2014. Credit: ©Elliot Severn/ spaceflightphotography.com. All Rights Reserved.

GIF showing the descent path of Rosetta's Philae lander to Comet 67P.

The descent path of Rosetta’s Philae probe to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Credits: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA

NTSB image of wreckage of SpaceShipTwo.

NTSB Go-Team inspects a tail section of the crashed VSS Enterprise, a SpaceShipTwo spaceplane. Image Credit: National Transportation Safety Board (Public Domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

Photo of STS-107, Columbia’s last launch. Credit: NASA.

Columbia’s last launch, STS-107. Credit: NASA.

Artist's concept of Curiosity being lowered to the surface of Mars via the Sky Crane Maneuver. Credit: NASA-JPL

Curiosity Sky Crane Maneuver Artist’s Concept. Credit: NASA-JPL.

Shown: animated scene of the airbag landing for Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Credit: NASA.

Screen capture from animation depicting airbag landing for Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Credit: NASA.

Join host Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Chuck Nice, and special guest Bill Nye tomorrow night, February 8 at 7:00 PM ET on our website, iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud and TuneIn.

That’s it for now. Keep Looking Up!
–Jeffrey Simons

 

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