On The Space Show for Wednesday, 26 June 2024:

Space Show News:

Chang’e 6 returns samples from the lunar far side.

Remembering Ed Stone and Voyager - Part Two:

The former director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, professor of physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and for 50 years the Project Scientist for the Voyager spacecraft, passed away on 9 June 2024. (Insert courtesy Caltech)

A great friend of The Space Show, Ed has been on the program no fewer than 30 times in the past 27 years.

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Sir Peter Beck and Rocket Lab:

The announcement that Rocket Lab's founder and CEO, Peter Beck, has been awarded a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours; and the Archimedes engine for the Neutron rocket has begun testing. (Inserts courtesy TV3, RocketLab)

ACRUX 2:

Marking the fifth anniversary of the launch of Melbourne University's ACRUX 1, James Condos and Marshall Poon (Co-leads, Attitude Determination and Control, Melbourne Space Program), describe attitude pointing using magnetic torquing and reaction wheels on the ACRUX 2 satellite being built at the University. (Recorded at Melbourne University)

Starliner CST-100 Crew Flight Test:

The crew of the ISS had spacesuit problems as the test pilot crew of the CST-100 Starliner trouble-shoot thruster and helium leak issues that plagued the spacecraft and delayed their return from space. (Inserts courtesy JSC)