A fortnight of news has passed, and Jason and Stephen are here to talk water in the solar system, Orion's progress, the 15th anniversary of crewed ISS missions and some new job openings at NASA.

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Links and Show Notes

Play "Space Theme" yourself — Hair-Breened Ideas

Live From Mars – We are the Martians! | 12 months, 6 scientists, 1 Hab. Welcome to "Mars"

Dreaming of Blue: Water and Mars | Live From Mars – We are the Martians!

SETI Institute

Allen Telescope Array Checks Out Star KIC 8462852 | SETI Institute

NASA | Thermonuclear Art – The Sun In Ultra-HD (4K) - YouTube

Liftoff #6: The Sun - Relay FM

Space: Water, Water Everywhere — but Does That Mean There’s Life?

Earth's Oldest Crust Dates to 4.4 Billion Years Ago

Earth's Oldest Crust Dates to 4.4 Billion Years Ago

Seven Key Facts About Cassini's Oct. 28 'Plume Dive' | NASA

Deepest-Ever Dive Through Enceladus Plume Completed | NASA

Cassini Solstice Mission: Saturn's Geyser Moon Shines in Close Flyby Views

Saturn's Geyser Moon Shines in Close Flyby Views | NASA

Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy of Europa: The Distinct Spectrum of Large-scale Chaos

Mike Brown's Planets: Whale bones on Europa

Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mission to Europa | NASA

NASA's Orion moves on to full-scale assembly and testing - SpaceFlight Insider

CDR, Orange Rockets And A Sense of “Since” | Rocketology: NASA’s Space Launch System

Space Launch System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Orange tank SLS evolution - Post CDR - Space Launch System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NASA Releases Harrowing New Photos of Last Year’s Antares Rocket Explosion

GoPro Hero Camera Captures Awesome Sight Of Antares Orb-3 Rocket Explosion - YouTube

NASA: AJ26 turbopump likely to blame for loss of Orb-3 Antares - SpaceFlight Insider

NASA Mission Reveals Speed of Solar Wind Stripping Martian Atmosphere | NASA

Mars’ Atmosphere Stripped by Solar Winds, NASA Says - The New York Times

15 Years on Station | NASA

International Space Station program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NASA denies Boeing a billion-dollar contract to resupply the ISS | The Verge

Want to Be an Astronaut? NASA's Looking : Discovery News

Be an Astronaut: NASA Seeks Explorers for Future Space Missions | NASA