JWST Delays, NASA Going to Venus, and Jeff Bezos in Space!

It's no surprise, but JWST will be delayed again. Now we're looking at a November (at the earliest) 2021 launch thanks to problems with the Ariane 5 rocket. NASA has selected two missions to go to Venus and Jeff Bezos will get into his own rocket.

Timestamps for Episode 102 on Space Junk Podcast

1:25 – Highlights of this episode

1:57 – JWST delays due to mechanical issues and the new launch date

5:11 – NASA going to Venus to investigate if Venus ever had an ocean and more!

8:16 – Billionaires going to space !/?

What are your thoughts on billionaires going to space? Let us know in the comments below.

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