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2025.11.12 | China’s Shenzhou-20 and Orbital Debris

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Show Notes

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 12 November 2025:

Shenzhou-20 and orbital debris: The launch of Shenzhou-21, debris impact on Shenzhou-20, and options for the continued crew exchange on Tiangong. (Inserts courtesy CGTN)

Turn Back Time — 1970-71: The Luna 17 and Lunokhod 1 mission. (Inserts NZBC, Radio Moscow)

The Kessler Syndrome — Part One: Topic and speakers' introduction; definitions; methodology in defining the hazards of space debris. (Courtesy AGU)

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