This week in space: GPS satellites to be upgraded for in-space refuelling, ESA to the moon, vast solar filament collapses, and loads more...

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Pick o' the podcasts:

Spacepod: Radar Polarisation with Dr Hickson

From the video store:

Texas, disasters, and the case for beamed energy from space

ESA to the Moon

Vast Solar filament collapses, releasing a raging solar storm:

The filament collapse, above.

The resulting Solar storm, above.

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NASA releases video of Mars landing

Earth from Space: Vancouver, Canada - SpaceRef

NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for 26 February, 2021 - SpaceRef

Reading material:

Did Ancient Martian Life Eat Rocks For Food? - Universe Today

Lockheed Martin to upgrade GPS satellites for in-orbit servicing - SpaceNews

MARSBOX | EurekAlert! Science News

Some Earth Life Could Already Survive on Mars - Universe Today

Mysterious stripes spotted over Russia in satellite images — and NASA is perplexed (msn.com)

Nasa's pioneering black women - BBC News

Nicole Robinson named president of Ursa Space Systems - SpaceNews

Long March 4C launches latest batch of Yaogan- 31 satellites - NASASpaceFlight.com

Automaker Geely gains approval for satellites for self-driving constellation - SpaceNews

Report: Space weapons are a fact of life, but there are many ways to counter them - SpaceNews

Give it time...

Meteorites remember conditions of stellar explosions (spacedaily.com)

Blue Origin delays first launch of New Glenn to late 2022 - SpaceNews

Canada to join US mission to moon (moondaily.com)

NASA Study Finds Reduced African Grassland Fires Contribute to Short-lived Air Quality Improvements - SpaceRef

Virgin Galactic posts revenue loss of $238m in Q4 (spacedaily.com)

Astra, Rocket Lab win launch contracts - SpaceNews

ExoMars Images The Mars Perseverance Landing Site - SpaceRef

NASA spacewalk Sunday will prepare for new solar power (spacedaily.com)

Stoke raises seed round to work on fully reusable rockets - SpaceNews

This week in space: Perseverance on Mars, Cargo Ship to the ISS, Mass Extinctions and Magnetic Fields and loads more...

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 Pick o the podcasts

From the video store:

Perseverance rover on Mars:

4K images from Mars over the years:

Around the Moon:

Earth from Space: Valentine Island, Australia - SpaceRef

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SpaceX launches another 60 Starlink satellites, suffers a (rare) miss on booster landing.

Cygnus cargo ship launches to the ISS

Earth from space: Lusaka, Zambia

Reading material:

A new Approach Could Tease out the Connection Between Gravity and Quantum Mechanics - Universe Today

Investment in Space infrastructure

Quebec and Telesat

New data on mass extinctions

Investigation into SN9 crash closed by FAA

China's Yutu 2 rover finds 'milestone' on far side of the moon | Space

First Black Hole Ever Detected Is More Massive Than We Thought - SpaceRef

This week in space: A busy week at Mars, ABL to launch from Shetland, Europa Clipper to be launched commercially and loads more...

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Pick o the podcasts:

Main Engine: Cut-Off: Falcon 9 fleet, ABL in the UK, Firefly to the Moon

Could tethered SpaceX Starships provide artificial gravity?

From the video store:

Skywalker's battle from The Mandalorian set to his theme. Because it's cool:

Tianwen-1 arrives at Mars

The Al-Amal spacecraft arrives at Mars:

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Reading material:

Lockheed Martin selects ABL rocket for Shetland launches - BBC News

Quantum Theory Proposes That Cause and Effect Can Go In Loops - Universe Today

Could space greenhouses solve Earth's food crisis? | Space

Industry questions U.S. government support for commercial remote sensing - SpaceNews

NASA to use commercial launch vehicle for Europa Clipper - SpaceNews

NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch first Gateway elements - SpaceNews

Virgin Orbit considering moves into adjacent markets - SpaceNews

In space this week: SpaceX flies and detonates another prototype, Biden endorses the Artemis program, National Space Settlement seminar and loads more...

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SATRO

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Pick o the podcasts:

SpacePod: Young stellar objects

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From the video store:

National Space Settlement 2021 seminar

Record breaking SpaceX booster launches even more Starlink satellites

Earth from space: Japan in Bloom

Reading material:

White House endorses Artemis program - SpaceNews

Starlink satellites spotted from England

Firefly space takes commercial lunar payloads contract

ULA’s Tory Bruno warns of ‘overheated’ space launch market - SpaceNews

100,000-year-old story could explain why the Pleiades are called 'Seven Sisters' | Space

Satellite spots SpaceX's Starship SN9 from space ahead of explosive test flight | Space

U.S. military space commanders expect broad continuity in DoD space policy - SpaceNews

NASA appoints climate advisor to prioritize Earth science in Biden administration | Space

Viasat's strategy evolves with changing market conditions - SpaceNews

BluShift Aerospace Launches Stardust 1.0 Rocket - Universe Today

The Earth's Magnetosphere Might be Creating Water on the Moon - Universe Today

Martian Landslides Caused by Underground Salts and Melting Ice? - SpaceRef

Sequencing DNA In Orbit - SpaceRef