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Astronomy Cast Episode 264 from Monday, May 7, 2012, the hazards of spaceflight.

Welcome to Astronomy Cast, our weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos, where we help you understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know.

My name is Fraser Cain, I'm the publisher of Universe Today, and with me is Dr. Pamela Gaye, a professor at Southern Illinois University, Everett's Field.

At Pamela, how are you doing?

I'm doing well, how are you doing?

Good. Well, I hate to sound like NPR or PBS for a second here, but we need to drum up some money for the production of Astronomy Cast.

So we kind of need to ask for some donations.

Please.

So as you know, Pamela and I don't make any money, we do this purely volunteer basis, but we do pay for transcripts, we pay for editing of the show, we have the hosting of the show, and other cool educational outreach programs that we're trying to do as well.

So your donations make all of this in any way possible.

And so if you can see it in your heart to kick us a couple of bucks, that will help us pay for all these expenses.

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So go through either one, they're both tax deductible here in the United States, and we just need your help making ends meet.

So every time you hear us in these live recordings, apologize to Preston while we need to feed Preston.

So please help us feed Preston, we like Preston.

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