{"id":16692,"date":"2018-09-06T14:13:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T18:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16692"},"modified":"2018-09-06T14:15:01","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T18:15:01","slug":"rockets-efs-august-launch-report-everyday-astronaut-tours-spacex-dragon-explaining-rocket-exhausts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16692","title":{"rendered":"Rockets: EFS August Launch Report + Everyday Astronaut tours SpaceX Dragon + Explaining rocket exhausts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michaelsubstance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Space Mike<\/a> reviews rocket launches around the world during August:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jidw-lqaMLs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/everydayastronaut.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Everyday Astronaut<\/a> (Tim Dodd) gives a tour of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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