Geeking with Destination Venus Episode #42: Giant planes and radioactive hotspots

Regie was in a fairly grim mood this week as he searched for any good geeky news. Click on the image below to go to the download page, listen on Harrogate Community Radio or search for Geeking with Destination Venus wherever you get your podcasts.

The AN225 carrying the Buran Orbiter

We started with the destruction of the AN225. We're not sharing the video of that though. Here is the awesomest of awesome planes in happier times.

You can read more about the destruction of the behemoth of the air HERE.

Staying with the invasion of Ukraine Regie also noted that there has been a massive spike in the radioactivity levels around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant since the Russian invasion. More HERE.

In happier news, Airbus is planning to have a hydrogen powered A380 flying in the next few years. More HERE.