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Over the past few decades, the International Space Station has allowed astronauts to live, work and conduct research in microgravity. But with the station's planned retirement by 2030, private companies are being asked to create the next generation of space habitat.

Welcome to Episode 29 of What about it!? In this Episode, we will take a look at the SpaceX Starhopper 150 Meter Test Flight summary. We will go in depth on what happened and maybe even more importantly, we will look at brand new info on what's next! There is a new date for the Starship Presentation 2019 and lots more! Last but not least, we will have a look at Cargo Dragons recent unberthing from the ISS and its return to earth. 

Expedition 59 Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Anne McClain of NASA and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency landed safely near the town of Dzezkazgan Kazakhstan June 24th after bidding farewell to their colleagues on the complex and undocking their Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft  from the Poisk Module on the International Space Station.

It was a dizzying day for NASA. First, NASA executives announced that the space agency will open up parts of the International Space Station to more commercial opportunities, including hosting private astronauts, allowing companies unprecedented use of the space station's facilities, including filming commercials or movies against the backdrop of space.

We’re at a really exciting time where the number of crewed vehicles going to the international space station will go from just one to three!. The Soyuz’s 8 year monopoly for getting humans to the ISS is coming to an end.

Welcome to Episode 40 of What about it!?

In this Episode, we will explore the ESA Open Day 2019, see interviews with Walter Cunningham and Scott Manley, peek inside the ISS Columbus Module and explore Moon bases and Mars rovers. We will also take a look at the latest progress on SpaceX's Starships and at SpaceX's progress at Pad 39A.

We only had one launch with the Atlas V this week, but we did have an unusual ISS departure in the form of Cygnus leaving -- But not coming back to Earth.

Welcome to another Episode of What about it!? In this episode, we'll talk about a privatized ISS, a funding for Starlink, A Helicopter for Mars and the most expensive Falcon 9 Launch in Space's history, Radarsat!

NASA's first spacewalk of the year got underway Friday as two astronauts ventured out to upgrade a crucial power system on the International Space Station.