On this week’s Space episode 113, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik welcome back Space.com’s astronautics editor Mike Wall to discuss the latest on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, the possibility of aurora observations due to increased solar activity, and China’s ambitious lunar exploration program.
The conversation focuses on China’s upcoming Chang’e-6 mission, its capabilities, and the implications of a growing Chinese presence on the lunar surface. The moderator also touches on the nationalistic aspects of the new space race between the United States and China.
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This Week in Space we cover the new Space Age. Every Friday we take a deep dive into a topic of interest. What’s happening in the new race to the Moon and other planets? When will SpaceX actually send humans to Mars?
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Rod Pyle is an author, journalist, television producer and Ad Astra Magazine. He has written 18 books on the history, exploration, and development of space, including Space 2.0, Innovation the NASA Way, Interplanetary Robot, Battle Star Blueprint, Amazing Stories of the Space Age, First landing on the moonand Destination: Mars
Rod has previously produced numerous documentaries and short films for the History Channel, Discovery Communications and Disney, as well as worked in visual effects. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine And that Battlestar Galactica He has also appeared in reboots and various sci-fi television pilots, and his most recent television appearance was in a National Geographic documentary about Tom Wolfe’s iconic book. The right one.
Tariq Malik, responsible for Space.com’s editorial vision, has been Editor-in-Chief of Space.com since 2019 and has 18 years of experience covering space news and science. He joined the Space.com team in 2001, first as an intern and then soon after as a full-time spaceflight reporter, covering human spaceflight, exploration, astronomy and the night sky. He became Editor-in-Chief of Space.com in 2009. As an on-air talent, he has presented space news for CNN, Fox News, NPR and more.
Tariq is an Eagle Scout (yes, he earned the Space Exploration Meritorious Service Medal), a Space Camp veteran (four times as a child and once as an adult), and had the ultimate “vomit comet” experience while covering a zero-gravity fire. Prior to joining Space.com, he was a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, covering cities and education. He holds journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University.
