Looking Up - 08 May 24 - New Boeing Starliner capsule

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Two items: the recently postponed launch of the new Boeing Starliner capsule and what will those astronauts wear? Plus, a new find: a very massive stellar black hole in our galaxy, 33 times the mass of our Sun.

8 May English South Africa Places & Travel

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