This fortnight, Jason and Stephen talk about rockets on drone ships, visiting space via virtual reality and NASA's next launch vehicle, the SLS.

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Links and Show Notes

Liftoff on Twitter: "TWITTER POLL! Which NASA logo is better?"

NASA In-Space Manufacturing Logo Challenge | Freelancer

Liftoff #9: The Space Shuttle - Relay FM

International Space Station panoramic tour / ESA

Blue Origin launches same New Shepard spacecraft for third time – Spaceflight Now

Pluto may once have harbored liquid nitrogen lakes - SpaceFlight Insider

SpaceX on Twitter: "Falcon 9 first stage on our droneship in the Atlantic after propelling the Dragon spacecraft to the @Space_Station https://t.co/Cnnej7zEnt"

CRS-8 | First Stage Landing on Droneship - YouTube

Triangulation 244 Bill Atkinson | TWiT

Oculus Rift | Oculus

The Apollo 11 Experience | Apps | Oculus Share

Space Launch System | NASA

Space Launch System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NASA SLS Fact Sheet (PDF)

Constellation program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Orion (spacecraft) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Orion Service Module - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Space Shuttle external tank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Space Shuttle main engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Solid fuel boosters, not liquid, will likely launch NASA’s giant SLS rocket | Ars Technica

Asteroid Redirect Mission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Falcon Heavy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Is NASA Building a Huge Rocket to Nowhere? - Bloomberg

Orion and SLS: Time to rethink NASA's direction.

Orion test launch success: Will the Space Launch System succeed for crewed flight?

Space KSC: Wait 'Til Next Year