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Saturday 22 August 2020

This week in space: U.S. military takes an interest in lunar resources race, some solar systems may have several habitable worlds, a second satellite servicing 'tow truck' launches to orbit, and loads more....


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 Pick o' the podcasts

Main Engine cutoff: Small commercial launcher updates


Off nominal:


Planetary Radio:


From the video store

Northrup-Grumman's second 'space tow truck', MEV-2, launches along side two communications satellites. 


SpaceX does another Starlink internet satellite launch...


...and it's drone-boat catches the rocket's nosecone covering ('fairing') for re-use: 


Scotland's highland spaceport gets approval:


Reading material

Blacksky satellites return images only 2 days after launch


Arecibo radio telescope damaged by snapping cable


A private mission to Venus


Rocket Labs to attempt recovery of one of its boosters, a big step towards re-use


Russia's new space station science lab is readied for its mission


Tropical storm Isaiha tracked in visible light and water vapour emission


Cape Cod bay from orbit


Aguas Zarcas meteor may contain building blocks of life


SNC grows tomatoes in test of space garden


Altius Space Machines to support Artemis


White house memo makes LEO research a priority


Scotland's spaceport plan gets approved


Satellite images capture struggle to move stricken ship


Skysat constellation complete


US military eyes role in international competition for lunar resources


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