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  • THE WEEK IN SPACE -- {USAGM}
  • March 23, 2023
  • Content Type Package
  • Language English
  • Transcript/Script THE WEEK IN SPACE (TV) HEADLINE: 3D-Printed Rocket Falls Far Short of Orbit TEASER: Uncrewed mission sees initial success before terminal failure PUBLISHED AT: 3/23/23 BYLINE: Arash Arabasadi CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Washington VIDEOGRAPHER: AP/ SPACEX/ RELATIVITY SPACE/ NASA/ JAIME HERNANDEZ SCRIPT EDITORS: Reifenrath, Bowman VIDEO SOURCE (S): AP/ SPACEX/ RELATIVITY SPACE/ NASA/ JAIME HERNANDEZ PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO __ TRT: 2:39 NOTE: VID APPROVED BY: Reifenrath TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: )) ((INTRO)) [[A 3D-printed rocket goes up before crashing right back down. Plus, a new spacesuit designed with women in mind, and mysterious objects streak the California-night sky. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi brings us The Week in Space.]] ((NARRATOR)) ((Mandatory CG: SpaceX)) We begin this week, as we often do, with private spaceflight company SpaceX successfully blasting off from Earth. From Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the space-launch juggernaut sent another batch of its Starlink satellites into orbit, marking the 77th mission in support of the global broadband network. This was the first of two launches on the same day. ((NARRATOR)) ((mandatory CG: SpaceX + YouTube logo)) And this was the second, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral. The two missions on the same day marked SpaceX’s 18th and 19th missions so far this year. ((end courtesy)) ((NARRATOR)) ((mandatory cg RELATIVITY SPACE)) In other news, American aerospace manufacturer Relativity Space launched a rocket primarily made from 3D-printed parts. The company sought to place its first metal 3D- print in orbit 200 kilometers up. But after about three minutes of flight, things went south. The rocket’s upper stage appeared to ignite and shut down, bringing the mission to a watery close in the Atlantic Ocean. The California-based company came within a half-second of launching earlier this month, but onboard flight computers canceled the countdown. Despite the failed tests and recent failed launch to orbit, the company’s CEO sees a bright future ahead. ((end courtesy)) [RADIO TRACK: Relativity Space CEO Tim Ellis ahead of the first launch attempt speaking with the Associated Press.] ((Tim Ellis, Relativity Space CEO)) “This is the world’s first 3D-printed rocket. It is by far the most amount of 3D-printed content of any other product ever made that we’re aware of. So it’s the largest 3D- printed object in the world out of metal. So lots of firsts on 3D printing and demonstrating the viability of that technology.” ((NARRATOR)) ((mandatory cg RELATIVITY SPACE)) CEO Tim Ellis added that the company’s rocket may potentially be the first rocket to use liquid oxygen and liquid methane as propellants, which could provide cleaner-burning options for fuel. ((NARRATOR)) ((mandatory cg NASA)) Also this week, and falling right in the middle of Women’s History Month in the U.S., Axiom Space and NASA revealed the next generation of spacesuits to be worn in lunar exploration. The suits are more flexible than previous versions and are a better fit for women astronauts. The suits will ultimately be white like their predecessors to keep moonwalkers cool, but here an outer layer shields the prototype’s proprietary design. ((NARRATOR)) ((mandatory cg: JAIME HERNANDEZ)) Finally this week, California sky gazer Jaime Hernandez captured this video of objects streaking the night sky. Answering an online poll about the mysterious objects, astronomer Jonathan McDowell said he’s 99-point-9-percent sure the streaks were burning space debris from hardware once used to relay information to the International Space Station. Arash Arabasadi, VOA News
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
  • Network VOA
  • Location (dateline) Washington D.C.
  • Embargo Date March 23, 2023 16:18 EDT
  • Byline Arash Arabasadi, VOA News.
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English
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