Trailblazer program kickstarts and more debris talk

Published: Dec. 9, 2021, 5:30 a.m.

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The Trailblazer program officially kicked off this week, enabling space companies to now access up to $50 million in government grants to build NASA a rover for the moon.

On this week\\u2019s Space Connect Podcast, hosts Adam Thorn, Bella Richards and Liam Garman discuss what this development means for Australia. They also talk about the university that has already built a navigation system that could be used for the rover.

Next, the crew chatted about the buzz word \\u2018debris\\u2019 again, as the International Space Station was forced to deal with the increasing fears of space junk twice in one week.

Lastly, Liam shares his fact of the week all about space insurance, and what companies really pay to keep their operations in check.

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