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Saturday 9 March 2024

This week, off world: Solar eclipses with Mars' two moons, how to photo the ISS and loads more...

  Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims... 

...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.



    


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From the video store:


Perseverance Sees Phobos, Deimos and Mercury Passing in Front of the Sun - Universe Today

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SpaceX launches 53 satellites on Transporter-10 rideshare flight, nails rocket landing (video) | Space

SpaceX launches Crew-8 astronaut mission to ISS (video) | Space

SpaceX's Crew-8 Dragon capsule docks at the ISS | Space


SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites during 3rd launch in under 24 hours | Space



Photographing the International Space Station (ISS) - My First Ever Attempt!


Submarines in space:




Reading material:


Satellites Step Up After Red Sea Internet Cables Get Severed (gizmodo.com)


Satellite images show how North Korea has transformed its border with China (msn.com)


Widespread solar storm struck spacecraft near the sun, Earth and even Mars | Space


Betelgeuse's Surface is Boiling Furiously - Universe Today


Drones Could Help Map the Lunar Surface with Extreme Precision - Universe Today


China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026 - SpaceNews


First Apex spacecraft working well after launch - SpaceNews


Space Force's weather-imaging mission takes flight again after initial setback - SpaceNews


U.S. general warns of Russia's enduring space threat despite Ukraine woes - SpaceNews



Saturday 24 February 2024

Friday 16 February 2024

This week, off world: A new private Moon mission, Russia developing a nuclear based space weapon and loads more...

  Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims... 

...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.



    


 Pick o' the podcasts:


 




From the video store:


Russia launches Kosmos 2575 military satellite atop Soyuz rocket


Russia 'developing space-based nuclear weapon' to target US satellites, sparking security concerns | US News | Sky News


NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth (msn.com)


Vulcan Cert-1: Behind the Scenes with ULA's Launch Conductor Dillon Rice


The New Space Shuttle | Sierra Space's Dream Chaser




Trillion-tonne iceberg A23a spins on the spot - BBC News


SpaceX launches classified USSF-124 satellites on secret Valentine's Day mission for US Space Force (video) | Space


SpaceX launches private 'Odysseus' lander on pioneering moon mission (video) | Space



SpaceX launches Starlink batch on 3rd mission in less the 24 hours, nails landing

Progress MS-26 launch


Chinese astronauts light candle with match on Tiangong space station to show flame behavior 



Reading material:


Varda gets reentry license for space manufacturing capsule - SpaceNews


Future military target-tracking satellites to be operated by U.S. Space Force  - SpaceNews


Mongolia in talks with SpaceX to launch first national satellite (msn.com)


Orbital Composites and Virtus Solis announce space-based solar power demonstration - SpaceNews


China launches 20 satellites on separate inland and sea rocket launches - SpaceNews


Satellite phone networks can democratize global communication - SpaceNews


Cosmic Dust Could Spread Life from World to World Across the Galaxy - Universe Today



Friday 2 February 2024

This week, off world: Japan's SLIM lunar lander recovers, Sierra-Nevada's Dreamchaser spaceplane unveiled, and loads more...


   Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims... 

...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.



    


 Pick o' the podcasts:









From the video store:


Sierra Space unveils Dream Chaser space plane ahead of 1st flight to ISS | Space



NG-20 S.S. Patricia Hilliard Robertson Cygnus capture


Rocket Lab launches 4 satellites, recovers booster from the sea | Space



Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 BJ


SpaceX completes Starlink doubleheader with launches from Florida and California


Virgin Galactic customer Ron Rosano's civilian spaceflight experience (usatoday.com)



Reading material:


Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission... ...then snaps final pics before going dormant (photos) | Space


Starlab commercial space station to launch on Starship - SpaceNews


Lockheed Martin’s misplaced satellite to fall back to Earth next month - SpaceNews


Exotrail developing space tug to carry small satellites to geostationary orbit - SpaceNews


Space Force Guardian to reach orbit for 1st time on SpaceX's Crew-9 astronaut launch | Space


Asteroid Ryugu Contained Bonus Comet Particles - Universe Today




Should We Send Humans to Mars? - Universe Today




How Did Life Get Started on Earth? Atmospheric Haze Might Have Been the Key - Universe Today




Asteroid Ryugu Contained Bonus Comet Particles - Universe Today




Space Junk is Going to be a Problem for Vera Rubin - Universe Today




Northrop Grumman's orbital refueling port selected for U.S. military satellites - SpaceNews