đ¨ Space Toilet Steals NASA Mission headlines, $37M Air Force Fraud, Robot War Machines & Iwo Jima Hero
Late For ChangeoverShow Notes
đNASAâs Artemis II is gearing up for its historic trip around the Moonâbut stealing the spotlight is an unlikely hero: a next-gen space toilet engineered for deep-space survival. (05:42) Back on Earth, a former airman admits to a staggering $37 million fraud against the Air Force, exposing major cracks in oversight. (15:10) Meanwhile, the future of warfare rolls forward as AM General unveils an autonomous unmanned ground vehicle, hinting at a battlefield where machines take the wheel. (24:10) And in our Unheralded History segment, we honor the sheer grit of a Marine on Iwo Jima who crossed a live minefield unarmed to destroy enemy defensesâproving that sometimes the most powerful weapon is raw courage. (42:10) https://lateforchangeover.com/
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