Are We There Yet? podcast

Another Starliner delay and an update from Mars

2024-06-18

Are We There Yet?

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After helium and thruster malfunctions, Boeing’s Starliner has been delayed once again, with the crew still on the International Space Station. Plus, the rovers on Mars have been hard at work drilling on the red planet to find answers to how and why water flowed abundantly on Mars in the past.

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