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The European Space Agency launch a Soyuz rocket with the next satellite for the Galileo GPS system: GIOVE-B.

Hawking calls on NASA to push onward, NASA nanosats, India launches a satellite but we’re not sure if it matters and stop global warming in the news this week. Todays main topic: Politics in space!

We chat with James Smith, the First Chair for the Office of Tomorrows Mars. Think humans won’t travel on Mars in your lifetime? Think again!

In the news: Soyuz TMA-12 Expedition 17 launched and docked with the ISS, Robotic lunar base that can move (um, cool) and we have found a new planet!

Topics of discussion are public or private space travel and how do we get out of our solar system?

Coverage of the Expedition 17 docking with the ISS along with mission meetings , hatch openings and welcomes.

The Soyuz rocket with the TMA-12 capsule launch bringing three new members to the International Space Station. This is coverage from about T-45 minutes up through stage 3 separation and cutoff.

In this episode we cover the successful docking of the Jules Verne ATV with the ISS, XCOR trying to make LYNX a reality, the ISS crew swapping out next Thursday, STS-124 mission getting delayed, 8000 Space/NASA employees to lose jobs and the highlight of the show is Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship 2.

The Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle docked with the International Space Station for the first time today. This vehicle will be the gateway to establishing a base on the moon and getting humans to Mars. The ATV does not require humans to dock one module to another, so we can send supply ATV to Mars and have them automatically resupply ships. Big step for space exploration.