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title: Chandra and space junk with Jonathan McDowell.
description: In his day job, Jonathan McDowell works at the Chandra X-Ray Center, but in his spare time, he is the leading expert on tracking space debris.
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# [Chandra and space junk with Jonathan McDowell.](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/ds59)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | Jul 27, 2024 6:00:00 AM

Summary

Our guest today is Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell. In his day job, Jonathan is an astronomer at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian working on the Chandra X ray Observatory Space Telescope, but it’s his out of hours work that attracts the most attention. Jonathan has become the leading voice in the US for chronicling the history of the space program and keeping track of space debris. 

You can connect with Jonathan on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-mcdowell-19b0997/), and learn more about his work on his [website](https://www.planet4589.org/index.html).

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