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This week, the guys record a short episode. Just kidding! The guys cover a range of topics, from Buzz Aldrin's call for a presidential commitment to humans on Mars and a space technology smuggling ring bust in Texas. We also see the return of Listener Submitted Topics, the results of the favorite planet vote, and an announcement about the eclipse that you won't want to miss.   Links: Listener Submitted Topic What about an episode on commercial contracts to design the living comforts for space modules and habitats? IKEA designers spend a week inside a Mars simulation NASA NextSTEP program   Latest from Washington Rogers and Cooper argue that Space Corps will solve DoD space problems America’s future is both commercial and traditional Space News Highlight of the Week Buzz says US should pivot back to the Moon International News Plano man admits illegally smuggling U.S. space technology to China, Russia Latest in Tech Spotlight on the Ninth Planet EVIDENCE FOR A DISTANT GIANT PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM