<p>This fortnight, we catch up with New Horizons, Dawn and Mars 2020.</p>
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<h4>Links and Show Notes</h4>  <h5><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/18/12213488/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launch-landing-photos" target="_blank">These are the spectacular photos from last night’s SpaceX rocket launch and landing | The Verge</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/os-spacex-landing-pads-space-coast-20160718-story.html" target="_blank">SpaceX seeks approval for two additional landing pads on Space Coast - Orlando Sentinel</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-do-we-beam-pictures-back-from-jupiter-it-takes-a-village/" target="_blank">How Do We Beam Pictures Back From Jupiter? It Takes A Village | FiveThirtyEight</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/07/a-cold-war-mystery-why-did-jimmy-carter-save-the-space-shuttle/" target="_blank">A Cold War mystery: Why did Jimmy Carter save the space shuttle? | Ars Technica</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/2016seniorreview" target="_blank">2016 Senior Review of Operating Missions | Missions - NASA Solar System Exploration</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-horizons-receives-mission-extension-to-kuiper-belt-dawn-to-remain-at-ceres" target="_blank">New Horizons Receives Mission Extension to Kuiper Belt, Dawn to Remain | NASA</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_MU69" target="_blank">2014 MU69 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/09011608-new-horizons-extended-mission-pt1.html" target="_blank">New Horizons extended mission target selected | The Planetary Society</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/feature/one-year-later-new-horizons-top-10-discoveries-at-pluto" target="_blank">One Year Later: New Horizons’ Top 10 Discoveries at Pluto | NASA</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Mission/Where-is-New-Horizons/index.php" target="_blank">Where is New Horizons now?</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/1/12085358/nasa-ceres-dawn-probe-mission-extension-asteroid-adeona" target="_blank">NASA's Dawn spacecraft won't be leaving dwarf planet Ceres | The Verge</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news-detail.html?id=6553" target="_blank">Dawn Mission | News | Dawn Completes Primary Mission</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/news/whatsnew/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=1922" target="_blank">NASA's Next Mars Rover Progresses Toward 2020 Launch - Mars 2020 Rover</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/files/mars2020/Mars2020_Fact_Sheet.pdf" target="_blank">Mars 2020 Fact Sheet (PDF)</a></h5>

26: The Journey to Mars

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