{"id":200,"date":"2014-12-01T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/?p=200"},"modified":"2019-06-03T19:52:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T19:52:32","slug":"30-december-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/index.php\/2014\/12\/01\/30-december-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"#30 &#8211; December 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe style=\"display:block;\"  src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3212766\/height\/360\/theme\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/\" height=\"360\" width=\"100%\" placement=\"top\" theme=\"standard\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"podcast-class\" frameborder=\"0\" custom_color=\"75942D\"><\/iframe><br \/><br \/><br \/><a class=\"libsyn-download-link\" href =\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/awesomeastronomy\/Episode_30.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download Episode!<\/a><br \/>\n<p>The Discussion: The historical landing of the Philae probe on Comet 67P, lunar imaging and astronomy outreach in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The News: In the news we relive the events around the comet landing and the latest science findings from Churyumov Gerasimenko, the upcoming first test flight of America\u2019s new manned space capsule Orion and the tragic accident aboard Virgin Galactic\u2019s Spaceship Two, resulting in the death of one of the crewmembers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 5 Minute Concept: Fresh on the heels of the European Space Agency\u2019s latest successful mission, Paul turns his attentions this months to the beacon of knowledge, space exploration and engineering that rose from the ashes of Europe\u2019s darkest days: ESA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Interview: Ralph speaks with NASA\u2019s Orion Project Manager, Paul Marshall, about the upcoming test flight and the future of manned American space exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q&amp;A: Listeners\u2019 questions via email, Facebook &amp; Twitter take us on a journey into the astronomy issues that have always plagued our understanding or stretched our credulity. 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