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Podcast: Astronomy Daily: Space News Updates
Episode: S03E29: Sailing on Sunlight & Russia's Rocket Renaissance: The Angara A5M's Ascent
Description: On today's stellar episode of Astronomy Daily - The Podcast, we cast our gaze skyward to marvel at the latest breakthroughs in space exploration and technology. We kick off with NASA's revolutionary solar sail system, set to glide on sunlight from New Zealand's shores, heralding a new age of propellant-free space travel. We'll then rocket to Russia's ambitious Angara A-5M project, a powerhouse launcher designed to thrust the nation's space dreams into orbit. The episode then orbits back to the ISS, where NASA's NICER Telescope awaits a critical spacewalk repair to continue its quest in unraveling the mysteries of...