The European Space Agency enters the race to Apophis, this week on planetary radio.

I'm Sarah Alej of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

If you've been paying attention to commercial space these days, it's been eventful to say the least.

Matt Kaplan, our senior communications advisor, returns with an update on the fate of the Boeing Starliner astronauts.

The imploding and exploding

adventures of Blue Origins New Glen rocket, and a brief look forward to SpaceX's

Polaris Dawn mission. Then Acesstahl, our science editor, shares the good news about the European Space Agency's

Ramsey's mission, which hopes to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis before its close pass by Earth in

2029.

And since we're talking about asteroids coming closer to Earth

than our geostationary satellites, it's a perfect moment for Kate Howls, our

public education specialist, to talk about her new article. What would happen if we nuked an asteroid?

I'm looking at you Bruce Willis. We'll end our show with Bruce Betts, our chief scientist,

and a new random space fact. If you love planetary radio and want to stay informed about the

latest space discoveries, make sure you hit that subscribe button on your favorite

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Cosmos and are placed within it.

Those who are chronically online, like me, have probably noticed an increase in interest in the story of Sunita Williams and Butch

Wilmore, two astronauts that launched to the International Space Station in June on the first

crude test of Boeing Starliner. I've seen everything from cat videos to conspiracy theories

about whether or not we're going to be able to bring these astronauts home. Rest assured,

it's all going to be okay. Issues with their launch vehicle have left them on an extended stay

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