This week, Stephen and Jason are joined by space and technology reporter Swapna Krishna to catch up on a whole bunch of news, including the James Webb Telescope's latest schedule slip, SpaceX's recent tangling with NOAA, Commercial Crew changes and more. Also, the introduction of Liftoff merchandise!

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Guest Starring:

Swapna Krishna

Links and Show Notes

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Swapna Krishna

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Slips to 2020, and Astronomy Suffers - Scientific American

NASA, Boeing add option for extended Starliner Crew Flight Test - SpaceFlight Insider

NOAA didn't notice years of illegal SpaceX Falcon 9 video — Quartz

WSJ: SpaceX not to blame for 'Zuma' spy satellite disaster

Virgin Galactic chalks up successful supersonic test flight - CBS News

Virgin Galactic completes first powered test flight since 2014 crash

SpaceShipTwo - Wikipedia

Chinese Space Station Tiangong 1 Falls to Earth - Scientific American

The First Naked-Eye Superflare Detected from Proxima Centauri

@EvryscopeCTIO Tweet about Proxima Centauri

A new startup wants to launch a luxury space hotel into orbit

NASA may use swarms of robotic bees to study Mars