<p>This fortnight, Jason and Stephen cover a possible future Pluto mission, SLS delays and the X-37B spaceplane. </p>
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<h4>Links and Show Notes</h4>  <h5><a href="https://www.relay.fm/download" target="_blank">Download - Relay FM</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/1-blog/post/137" target="_blank">LEGO Ideas - Blog - Introducing LEGO® Ideas 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-4657599-Shuttle-Expedition-10231/dp/B004ZWKWQQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=512pixel-20&linkId=79cca344673893bab4d8669e8aa55526" target="_blank">Amazon.com: LEGO Shuttle Expedition 10231: Toys & Games</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.space.com/36697-pluto-orbiter-mission-after-new-horizons.html" target="_blank">Going Back to Pluto? Scientists to Push for Orbiter Mission</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://spacenews.com/nasa-plans-to-delay-first-slsorion-mission-to-2019/" target="_blank">NASA plans to delay first SLS/Orion mission to 2019 - SpaceNews.com</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-kicks-off-study-to-add-crew-to-first-flight-of-orion-sls-as-progress-continues-to-send" target="_blank">NASA Kicks Off Study to Add Crew to First Flight of Orion, SLS | NASA</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-military-spaceplane-idUSKBN1830PF" target="_blank">Unmanned U.S. Air Force space plane lands after secret, two-year mission | Reuters</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1175402/x-37b-orbital-test-vehicle-4-lands-at-kennedy-space-center/" target="_blank">X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-4 lands at Kennedy Space Center > U.S. Air Force > Article Display</a></h5>

47: Eclipses: Orbits Aren't Perfect

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