The Space News Podcast
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 156
*Equatorial Launch Australia unveils its plans for new spaceport launch pads
Equatorial Launch Australia has unveiled the final plans for its spaceport launch pads at the Arnhem Space Centre east of Darwin.
*Rocket Lab back in space
Rocket Lab has returned to flight status successfully launching an electron rocket from its Mahia Peninsula space port on New Zealand’s North Island.
*North Korea's launches its biggest ICBM
North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un has vowed to accelerate his country's nuclear build-up after overseeing the launch of the solid-fuelled Hwasong-18 – Pyongyang's most powerful ballistic missile so far.
*January Skywatch
The Earth enters perihelion, a look at Sirius the dog star and the brightest star in the night skies, and the Quadrantids Meteor Shower are among the highlights of the January night skies.

This week’s guests:
Fermi Deputy Project Scientist Judy Racusin from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
And our regular guests:
Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.life
Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics
Science writer Jonathan Nally from Sky and Telescope Magazine

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