Starship, Starliner, a Nova, and a naming contest, this week on planetary radio.

I'm Sarah Al Ahmed of the Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across our

solar system and beyond.

Last week was a big one for Commercial Space.

Our senior communications advisor, Matt Kaplan, kicks off this week's show with the successful

launches of the Boeing Starliner and SpaceX's Starship.

Then Acesstahl, our science editor, lets you know how you can observe the upcoming Nova and Corona Borealis.

You may remember a few months ago when Radio Labs Lautif Nasser joined us to discuss the hilarious tale of the naming of Venus's

Quasimoonsuevay. He's back with a new public naming contest for a quirky quasi-moon of

Earth. Then we'll dive into some of the weird naming conventions for space objects in

what's up with our chief scientist Bruce Betts. If you love planetary radio and

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awe-inspiring ways to know the Cosmos and our place within it.

Speaking of knowing our place in space, one of the greatest mysteries facing humanity is whether there's life beyond our planet.

Next week the Planetary Society is launching a new class for our members in our community app on the search for life.

I'm looking forward to taking that class myself.

Also, accidental astronomy by our guests last week Chris Chris Lynn Taut just came out.

If you read the book, I'd love to hear about your favorite accidental space discovery.

Now let's get into it.

Last week we witnessed the first crewed flight test mission launch of the Boeing Starliner, and the fourth launch of SpaceX's Starship, this time without any explosions.

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